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Ian Prasad Philbrick

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I cover politics for Slate and write the Slatest, our daily evening newsletter. Reach me at ian.philbrick@slate.com. Also a Mainer and a New York Times and Boston Globe alum.

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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oops! Donald Trump’s new government A.I. chatbot says climate change is real, Americans pay the costs of tariffs, and Barack Obama was born in the U.S. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Someone In the Administration Is Finally Willing to Tell Donald Trump the Truth. It’s a Robot.
Trump's chatbot knows who won the 2020 election—and where Barack Obama was really born.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I chatted with Jim about his superb profile of Susan Collins for today's @slate.com Slatest newsletter. Come for the electoral prognosticating, stay for the insider sauce on how Mainers who might need federal money someday don't want to criticize Collins on the record... slate.com/news-and-pol...
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He Spent a Month Investigating How Susan Collins Keeps Beating Democrats. Here’s What He Found.
Slate's Jim Newell talks about his opus on one senator's seemingly inexplicable success.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
All roads lead back to newsletters! Thrilled to say I’ve taken over the Slatest, @slate.com’s daily evening newsletter. We’ve revamped each send to help you understand the day’s biggest news — while also giving you tools to enjoy a fulfilling, doomscroll-free rest of your night slate.com/theslatest
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Individually, all the reporters calling Trump’s personal cellphone aren’t getting consistent answers about his plan for Iran. But collectively, they are revealing something useful: more evidence that he doesn’t really seem to have one slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Reporters Keep Calling Trump’s Cell. The Answers He’s Giving Them Are Revealing One Core Truth.
Everyone has Donald Trump’s digits. And he keeps picking up.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I really enjoyed getting to pick your brain about this, @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social!
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Went outside my comfort zone to argue that “A House of Dynamite” is, despite its Oscars snub, the most important movie of the past year:
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The discourse about whether Trump can TACO his way out of war with Iran is flawed on two levels. First, Iran (and maybe other countries, too) gets a say. And second, as a descriptor of how Trump actually behaves, “TACO” isn’t really true. My latest for @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
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As the Iran War Fallout Widens, Trump Seems to Be Turning to an Old Tactic. He’s in for a Rude Awakening.
Can you TACO a TACO?
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Americans think Donald Trump is focusing too much on international issues and not enough on domestic concerns like the economy. It’s a temptation several of Trump's predecessors have fallen into — to their and their parties’ political detriment slate.com/news-and-pol...
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This Presidential Pitfall Ensnared Wilson, Bush, and Biden. Now Trump’s Falling Into It Too.
Why is the “America First” president so focused on the rest of the world?
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
My first story for @slate.com (at least in a while) is about the double dose of bad economic news this week that cast new doubt on Donald Trump’s boast of delivering the “greatest economy ever” slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Donald Trump’s Greatest Promise Is Looking More Disastrous for Him by the Day
Is it good politics to preside over job losses and rising gas prices? We’ll find out!.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
After an eventful year @bostonglobe.com, I’m heading back to @slate.com to be a senior politics writer covering *gestures at all this.* I’m psyched to get started, so drop me a line at ian.philbrick@slate.com
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Bill Hanage @billhanage.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Key line from @assoumou.bsky.social “If you don’t come into my ICU because you were vaccinated, that’s a win.”
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
During Covid, more Mass. residents got flu shots. But fewer are now choosing to get them even as a bad flu batters the state. For today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point, @billhanage.bsky.social and @assoumou.bsky.social helped me think through why that might be www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/n...
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Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting flu shots. It might be another legacy of COVID — or RFK Jr. - The Boston Globe
Despite a bad flu season, the share of residents choosing to get vaccinated against the virus has fallen. Here are 4 possible reasons why.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The mayors of Lewiston and Portland, Maine are warning that immigration agents may soon descend on their cities. For today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point, I asked them about the intel behind their warnings, how residents are reacting, and what may come next www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/20/n...
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‘I’m afraid, too’: Why two Maine mayors decided to warn residents about ICE coming to their cities - The Boston Globe
Immigrant communities in Portland and Lewiston are bracing for federal agents to descend on the city as soon as this week.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The killing of Boston philanthropist John Axelrod and his dog, allegedly by a man struggling with mental illness, seems likely to renew hard discussions about the link between mental illness and crime. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point lays out what we know www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/08/n...
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After the killing of John Axelrod, what do we know about the links between mental health and crime? - The Boston Globe
Most struggling people aren’t violent. Research suggests that severe mental illness can increase the risk — but also suggests ways to reduce it.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New year…old stories? I asked my @bostonglobe.com colleagues about the New England storylines they closely followed in 2025 and plan to keep covering this year. See their answers in today’s Starting Point: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/n...
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7 stories Globe journalists obsessed over in 2025 — and are following into 2026 - The Boston Globe
From women’s sports to a long-awaited star turn for Boston’s best restaurants, pay attention to these storylines as the old year gives way to the new.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The public reaction to Jan. 6 began as something close to collective horror. Five years later, Trump’s historical revisionism has destroyed any shared national understanding of what happened that day, today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/n...
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Trump’s campaign to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 attack has largely succeeded. Here’s why. - The Boston Globe
Five years after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol to try to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss, Americans lack a shared understanding of what happened that day.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Venezuela wasn’t a major focus of the 2024 campaign, and the explanations for the US campaign that culminated in Nicolás Maduro's ouster keep shifting. That makes it even harder than usual to guess what comes next, today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/05/n...
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What’s next for Venezuela? Trump’s shifting explanations make it hard to say. - The Boston Globe
The South American country wasn’t a big focus of the 2024 campaign, so it’s difficult to assess Trump’s goals in ousting President Nicolás Maduro
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I’ve been reading The Best American Short Stories for years and was intrigued to find this year's collection full of stories and authors with New England ties. I called series editor @nicolealamy.bsky.social to discuss for today's @bostonglobe.com Starting Point www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/31/n...
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New England helped make short stories an art form. A new anthology reflects those regional roots. - The Boston Globe
This year’s “Best American Short Stories” collection features New England-based editors, authors, literary journals, and stories.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I’ve been curious about how Providence is coping — and the questions residents are asking themselves — since the Brown University shooter was found. So I asked @bostonglobe.com reporter @alexagagosz.bsky.social, who’s based there, for today’s Starting Point: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/30/n...
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‘Could this happen again?’ Providence confronts hard questions after the Brown University shooting. - The Boston Globe
Nervous looks, flowers left in tribute, and other scenes from a still-edgey community just starting to process the violence that shattered it.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Russia’s war in Ukraine isn’t just about land; it’s also an effort to erase Ukrainian culture and national identity. That’s one reason why a deal to end the fighting remains elusive, as today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/n...
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Why the war in Ukraine has been so hard to end - The Boston Globe
Russia’s invasion is more than just an attempt to conquer territory. It’s a fight to erase Ukrainian culture and national identity.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
At this point in President Trump’s first term, scandal and backbiting had cost many top administration officials their jobs. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains why internal chaos (Signalgate, Wiles in VF, etc.) hasn’t had the same effect this time www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/n...
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Trump, famous for firing people, has parted with few top aides this term. Why? - The Boston Globe
Staff turnover and chaos dominated the headlines during Trump’s first presidency. This time he has an administration full of MAGA loyalists.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
In a recent poll, 76 percent of Americans said they didn’t think Trump had explained the goals behind his pressure campaign against Venezuela. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explores his possible motives, ranging from regime change to oil: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/n...
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What is Trump really trying to accomplish in Venezuela? Here are a few possibilities. - The Boston Globe
His pressure campaign has included a buildup of forces and strikes on alleged drug boats. Regime change, oil, and countering China are among the mentioned motives.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I've said it before: Talking out ideas with my colleagues and sharing them with Starting Point readers is among the most rewarding and fun parts of this job. If you're looking to understand how the Pats turned things around this year, @christopherprice.bsky.social has you covered.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
For today’s Starting Point, @theatlantic.com is in the @bostonglobe.com! The magazine founded in 1857 by a group of Boston literary luminaries is going on tour, and I chatted with @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social about coming back to the town where it all began www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Boston luminaries founded a magazine dedicated to American ideals 168 years ago. Last week, it came home. - The Boston Globe
"If you stray too far from your DNA, you run the risk of losing yourself," said Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg as the magazine kicked off a nationwide event series in Boston.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Something different for today’s Starting Point: a lesson in (literally) rising above Boston’s infamously bad traffic from the legendary @bostonglobe.com photographer Stan Grossfeld www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/09/n...
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High above the Boston traffic, a Globe photographer captured the choreography of modern travel - The Boston Globe
Stan Grossfeld went to take photos of the moon. He ended up beholding something less natural but still pretty majestic.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
If Trump and his allies prevail, you’ll soon see his name on the Kennedy Center, a football stadium, and an airport. As today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains, Trump’s branding efforts put him in the company of history's strongmen, not past US presidents www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/08/n...
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From Roman emperors to tinpot dictators, strongmen have long named things after themselves. Now Trump has, too. - The Boston Globe
Trump and his allies’ efforts to name things in the president’s honor are a break from American history and a sign of Trump’s governing style.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
What makes a workplace good? As @bostonglobe.com rolls out its annual list of Massachusetts’ top places to work, I put that question to resident expert @ktkjohnston.bsky.social for today’s Starting Point: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/n...
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Thoughtful leaders, strong values, and ‘meaningful perks’: These qualities make for a good workplace - The Boston Globe
A Globe reporter discusses the companies that made our list of the top places to work in Massachusetts this year.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
An emboldened Trump is stretching the pardon power in new ways: nakedly helping allies, accusing the previous administration of selective prosecutions, and placing a loyalist in charge. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/n...
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As Massachusetts knows, going easy on criminals can sink politicians. Will Trump’s controversial pardons do the same? - The Boston Globe
Presidential aspirant Michael Dukakis learned that lesson the hard way in 1988. But partisanship may shield the White House’s current occupant from similar consequences.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Brian Walshe’s murder trial is underway in Norfolk Superior Court. If you’re just catching up with the case, today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains what you need to know: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/01/n...
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Did Brian Walshe kill his wife? What does the evidence suggest? Here’s what to know as his trial begins. - The Boston Globe
The murder case, which starts with opening statements in Suffolk Superior Court today, has drawn significant public attention.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Eel broth, salmon fishballs, and vermicelli “pudding”: To whet your appetite, today’s Starting Point catalogues the many strange ways New Englanders’ Thanksgiving menus have changed over the decades using recipes shared by @bostonglobe.com readers past www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/n...
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Turkey, stuffing, and … vermicelli pudding? Some of these Thanksgiving delicacies past are downright bizarre. - The Boston Globe
To mark the holiday, we’re serving up a slice of unusual New England culinary history.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Democrats and Republicans who have defied Trump have gotten bomb scares, death threats, and been swatted in recent days. And as today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains, a crackup in the Trump coalition could intensify America's political violence problem www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/n...
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From bomb scares to swatting, the threat of political violence seems to be getting worse - The Boston Globe
Democrats and Republicans alike who defy Trump are getting death threats, and new divisions in his coalition could intensify the problem.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Very grateful to @weatherken.bsky.social for chatting with me about the outlook for New England this winter (spoiler: it’s looking snowier and colder than recent years) and how he does his job for today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/n...
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‘The scale of weather is widening’: A Globe meteorologist on how climate change makes his job harder - The Boston Globe
Ken Mahan explains the “tug of war” that will determine our winter weather, when to know what you’re in for this Thanksgiving, and how he tracks changing conditions.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
As the penny vanishes into history, it has become a window into a vanished America. For today’s Starting Point, I dove into the @bostonglobe.com archives and found the humble coin embedded throughout our national story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/n...
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The penny may be history, but it’s leaving a mark on American culture, economics, and morality - The Boston Globe
The US has stopped minting pennies after 232 years, turning the copper-plated coin into a relic — and a window into a vanished world.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Former Treasury secretary Larry Summers and Elisa New, the poetry expert he’s married to, were paid to be discerning. So why did they keep in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for so long? Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explores a few possibilities: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/n...
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In the Epstein emails, a parable of intellectual clubbiness, proximity to power, and money - The Boston Globe
Why did Larry Summers and Elisa New keep in touch with Jeffrey Epstein long after he pleaded guilty to sex crimes?
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The war in Sudan has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, yet compared to Ukraine and Gaza it’s gotten a fraction of the public’s attention. As today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains, the Sudanese community in Massachusetts hopes to change that www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/n...
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Sudan’s civil war is arguably the world’s worst conflict. But few Americans know about it. - The Boston Globe
Sudan’s long-running civil war, overshadowed by Ukraine and Gaza, is a victim of global inattention and changing US priorities.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Season 2 of “The Harvard Plan,” a @bostonglobe.com and @wnyc.org podcast about Trump’s war on Harvard, has wrapped. I called up host @ilyamarritz.bsky.social to discuss Harvard-educated conservatives and how the school is responding to public backlash www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/n...
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Is Harvard to blame for the public’s turn against universities? Inside Trump’s war on the school. - The Boston Globe
“The Harvard Plan” host Ilya Marritz discusses Claudine Gay vs. Alan Garber and how the administration is disrupting a decades-old consensus on higher education.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Newly released emails suggest that Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s behavior than he has let on. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains what might happen next www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/n...
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Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein are under new scrutiny. Here’s what to know — and what’s next. - The Boston Globe
Newly released emails are renewing scrutiny on Trump’s ties to the late sex offender, and a newly sworn-in congresswoman could soon force a House vote on the issue.
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Spoiler: I said yes.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Many Democratic voters are frustrated with their leaders, much as Republicans were in the 2010s. For today's @bostonglobe.com Starting Point, I asked @amandalitman.bsky.social whether a liberal Tea Party is brewing bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/newsletters/starting-point-democrats-shutdown-tea-party
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Is the Democratic Party headed for a Tea Party moment of its own? Some Democrats hope so. - The Boston Globe
From the shutdown deal to older politicians running for re-election, Democratic voters are angry. Some say their party should borrow tactics that remade the GOP in the 2010s.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Maine's Aroostook County, where a fifth of residents get SNAP, overwhelmingly backed Trump last year. But as his administration cites the shutdown to try to cut benefits this month, Aroostook is struggling. Today's @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/n...
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This Trump-voting county in Maine heavily relies on food stamps. The shutdown is hitting it hard. - The Boston Globe
About 20 percent of Aroostook County residents rely on SNAP benefits, which lapsed Saturday. The gap is too much for food banks to make up.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Streaks — and the photos that capture them — don’t just happen. So today’s Starting Point takes you behind the scenes of how “prepared luck” helped @bostonglobe.com photographer Matt Lee capture a moment of triumph for a team that’s been on a roll: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/n...
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As the Patriots streak, a Globe photographer shoots - The Boston Globe
We’re taking you behind the scenes of how our photographer captured a moment of celebration as the Pats win game after game for the first time in years.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Today’s highest-profile races might not be in New England, but some of the country’s best pollsters are. For today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point, I spoke with them about where they think the biggest races stand www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/n...
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For New England pollsters, Election Day ‘is a lot like the Super Bowl.’ Which will reign supreme? - The Boston Globe
The region’s large number of universities has made it a hotbed for political polling. But which will come the closest to the actual results?
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Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem @burhanazeem.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Great convo about literally building a better world. “I am a progressive in the literal sense of the word, which is like, you need progress. [...] We will see if there’s pushback in Cambridge or not. [...] are people more scared about change than they are about the problem of high housing costs?”
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The intra-Democratic debate over “abundance” can feel lofty and abstract. So for today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point, I asked Cambridge city councilor @burhanazeem.bsky.social about how the zoning law he passed this year put abundance principles into action: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/n...
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The ‘abundance’ movement wants to build more housing, mass transit, and more. Can it save Massachusetts — and the Democrats? - The Boston Globe
A Q&A with Burhan Azeem, a Cambridge City Councilor whose new housing law marries abundance with economic progressivism
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Bill Belichick’s second career — coaching collegiate football at UNC — is off to a bad start. But as today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains, Belichick is hardly the first star to struggle after making a career pivot www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/n...
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It’s not just Bill Belichick. Career pivots sometimes flop, even for the rich and famous. - The Boston Globe
Stars like Michael Jordan and Beyoncé have struggled to branch into new areas, too. But there also some common pitfalls to avoid.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Will Massachusetts’ new pay transparency law, which takes full effect today, succeed in reducing gender and racial wage gaps? Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explores: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
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Massachusetts’ wage transparency law takes effect today. Here’s what that means for you. - The Boston Globe
Requiring companies to post salary ranges may help boost earnings for women and people of color. But questions remain about how it will actually work.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
“For hundreds of years we’ve been bending water to our will,” my colleague @shankman.bsky.social told me for today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point about the threat that flooding poses to Massachusetts. Now “the water is pushing back.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/n...
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‘The water is pushing back’: A Globe reporter on how rising seas and heavy rains threaten Mass. communities - The Boston Globe
Climate change is bringing about a wetter New England. In some Boston neighborhoods and Massachusetts towns, that future is already here.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The ongoing government shutdown is just the latest partisan fight over Obamacare, which continues to loom over our politics 15 years after it became law. And as today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains, Massachusetts is a big reason why: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/n...
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All these years later, we’re still fighting about Obamacare. Is it Massachusetts’ fault? - The Boston Globe
Mitt Romney’s model, Ted Kennedy’s death, and the health care compromises that help explain the partisan standoff over funding the federal government.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
ICE has detained several Brazilian teenagers living in Mass. in high-profile cases this year. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point tells the story of how so many Brazilian immigrants came to live here in the first place: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/22/n...
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Trump’s immigration crackdown has targeted Brazilian communities in Massachusetts. Here’s how they got here. - The Boston Globe
The story of how so many Brazilians came to live in the state helps explain why several have been at the center of recent high-profile ICE detentions
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Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is cruising to a second term even as the leaders of other Democratic cities struggle. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explores 4 reason why: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/21/n...
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Michelle Wu is bucking the trend of unpopular Democratic mayors with smart politicking, good optics, and a bit of luck - The Boston Globe
As Wu is set to clinch a second term unopposed next month, she has a level of support that would thrill a third-world dictator.
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