Efforts to limit access to abortion could reach strong abortion rights states like Massachusetts if a federal order that would suspend sales of a common abortion pill stands. wbur.org/news/2023/04/0…

Lowell has some of the most diverse schools in Mass. Its teachers don't reflect that, though. This college pathway could be a start. wbur.org/news/2023/04/0…

The Biden administration's proposal would make bans on transgender athletes illegal — but it would permit some restrictions at high school or college levels, NBC Out's Jo Yurcaba explains. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage than genuinely trying to understand the internal workings of extremism, writes Myrieme Churchill of Parents For Peace. wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

New England may be cold, but Virginia native Chris Ritter found "a warmer side to the northern attitude" after moving to the region. wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

Massachusetts joins a handful of other states stocking up on abortion pills amid competing federal court decisions about whether they are legal. wbur.fm/3Gxkv2d

"There was no shortage of people who had noticed the Tsarnaev family’s radicalization. But the only available resource at the time -- law enforcement -- was (and continues to be) largely inadequate for preventive purposes." wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

A national poll finds that a majority of Americans have felt the effects of gun violence in their personal lives. wbur.fm/3KRHVSB

“A song changes when it meets a band,” writes Joanna Weiss. “It grows and moves into unexpected places, just like a friendship. And it always gets better.” wbur.fm/3mfrMwN

"Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon finish line, significant obstacles continue to hamper the public health approach to preventing extremism." wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

A study of 42,000 U.S., Canadian and British college students found that the percentage of perfectionists among them doubled between 1989 and 2016, which the researchers chalked up to cultural emphasis on “competitive individualism.” wbur.fm/3o0ly4k

"He was larger than life. He was just this beautiful, tall, black man. And you always knew that he was doing something important." wbur.fm/3Mwdhiz

We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage than genuinely trying to understand the internal workings of extremism, writes Myrieme Churchill of Parents For Peace. wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

"The first time I watched the Boston Marathon, the runners passing by my spot at the foot of Heartbreak Hill seemed superhuman," writes Tova Mirvis. "I could no more imagine running 26.2 miles than I could envision flying." wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

"There was no shortage of people who had noticed the Tsarnaev family’s radicalization. But the only available resource at the time -- law enforcement -- was (and continues to be) largely inadequate for preventive purposes." wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

Glamour shot.