But one thing I will not cut out are my donations to groups that help the poor, because they need support more than ever right now.
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Our View: Dr. King’s legacy must be honored on a daily basis
Beware the chasm between real steps toward racial equity and false steps. After that, beware the racist response to those steps.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: A happy discovery
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A fascinating, expansive look at the ‘disappearing music of the coast’
In ‘A Foghorn’s Lament,’ writer Jennifer Lucy Allan explores the telltale blast that signaled both hope and fear.
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New biography of Jefferson makes this case: To know the man, read his writing
‘His Masterly Pen’ tackles head-on one of the former president’s central contradictions: How could he declare that all men are created equal and that slavery is immoral and still be a slaveholder?
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Commentary: What Haiti needs is respect and democracy
A Nov. 15 Bloomberg editorial called only for police order, with nary a word about free elections or respect for Haitian independence.
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Leonard Pitts: We owe Holocaust survivors much better than this
Soon, no one will be left to say: This is what happened, this is what it was like.
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Bedside table: Romance! Thrilling war missions! Philosophical questions!
Book recommendations from readers.
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How a forgotten American crisis led to democratic renewal
In “American Midnight,” Adam Hochschild revisits an era almost a century ago when dangerous forces abounded.
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Boston suburb unveils statue of first lady Abigail Adams
The influential wife of one president and mother of another is honored in Quincy.