Yvonne Abraham

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Yvonne Abraham

Good news: The Bridge Project is coming to Boston. Bad news: The Bridge Project is coming to Boston. We think of this as a progressive city, with compassionate people who understand the importance of our common good. We’re jammed with universities and other institutions where — for now — the world’s best minds are working on our biggest problems. Yet, for too many children, Boston can be a pretty grim place. About one in four children in the city lives in poverty.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Yvonne Abraham

The Trump administration wants to destroy Harvard. The sooner we recognize what is actually happening here, the more hope we have of stopping this lawless regime and its authoritarian power grab. Attacks by President Trump and his lackeys against the country’s oldest university have been relentless, and come from all corners of the administration.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Yvonne Abraham

OK, so now we do care about an aged president’s mental acuity? Sorry to ask, it’s just so hard to keep up. I know it was a very big deal last summer, when then-President Joe Biden delivered a confused and disastrous debate performance that made even former and future president Donald Trump look coherent. After that, many agreed that Biden was in cognitive decline and had to go. He eventually stepped aside to make way for then-VP Kamala Harris.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Yvonne Abraham

They always attack the arts. Authoritarians know that cultural institutions can be places where dissent and resistance thrive. In museums and concert halls, on stages and streets, art can push boundaries and give voice to people on the margins. Of course, the Trump administration will have none of that. Now, art must be about satisfying Dear Leader, and reflecting his vision of Great America. What does that look like?

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Yvonne Abraham

Among the many rambling statements President Donald Trump made in the Oval Office during his meeting with Canadian PM Mark Carney on Tuesday, one stood out: The president took credit for Carney’s come-from-behind electoral victory on April 28. “I think I was probably the greatest thing that happened to him,” Trump said. For once, the president was telling the truth. According to early polls, Carney and his Liberal Party seemed destined for a humiliating defeat.