Living on Earth

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 Hosted by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth delves into the issues facing the increasingly interdependent world we inhabit, with features and commentary on everything from culture, economics, and technology to health, law, food, and transportation. It covers topics from the small challenges of everyday life to the future state of the environment and the health and well-being of the world's inhabitants.

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Local Voices

Big Government


By Kerry Healey

by Kerry Healey
Government needs more than its current two gears: inert and glacial. It needs to be nimble enough to actually respond to real national emergencies; not in months, weeks or days, but in hours.

GREATER BOSTON

Have You Heard? Study Says Gossip Protects You


MORE GREATER BOSTON
By Sanjay Salomon
It’s no secret that dishing the dirt on the latest scandal is fun. But a Northeastern Study says gossip literally changes how we see others — and it’s meant to protect us.
Local Politics

State Senate Budget Give Unions 'Voice But No Veto'


By Sarah Birnbaum
Last month, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a measure that would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights over health care benefits. The move infuriated unions. On Wednesday, Senate leaders unveiled a similar measure, though it gives unions some more room to negotiate.

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