Ian Prasad Philbrick
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I write Starting Point @BostonGlobe | [email protected] | Previously @nytimes
Boston, MA
Joined July 2016
RT @TalKopan: In a hostile hearing, senators repeatedly questioned RFK Jr.’s statements. It wasn’t just Democrats.
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Kennedy fielded contentious questions from a bipartisan collection of senators who expressed concern with his leadership of the nation's health system.
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As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies to Congress, today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains the 5 major ways he’s dismantling public health as America has known it for decades, including by ousting experts and spouting misinformation
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From changing vaccine rules to spouting misinformation, Trump’s health secretary is undermining the country’s capacity to combat disease, experts warn
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Accidental drownings are one of the leading causes of death among children. Today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains what Boston and Massachusetts are doing to prevent more of those tragedies from happening here
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City and state programs offer free lessons in swimming and safety for kids and adults.
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From smashing car windows to targeting people without criminal records, ICE is embracing more aggressive tactics to drive up detentions in Massachusetts and beyond. Today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains
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From smashing car windows to targeting people without criminal records, ICE is embracing a more forceful approach.
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Students across Massachusetts are encountering a changed landscape as they head back to school. For today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point, I asked @marcelanotes about how everything from immigration enforcement to cell phone use may be different this year
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As students return to school this week, a Globe education reporter discusses how immigration, vaccination, and more may look different this year.
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A hurricane hasn’t made landfall in New England in decades, but the region still bears the material, human, and financial costs of even the storms that largely miss us. Today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains
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Hurricane Erin, which caused rain and dangerous surf, is a reminder of the collective costs of climate change.
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Charities like @bostonfdn and @RIFoundation, blue states, and small donors are trying to offset the Trump administration’s funding cuts and other policy changes — at least as much as they can. Today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains
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From funding research to setting vaccine policy, other entities are trying to fill gaps left by the federal government. It still won’t be enough.
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RT @ChrisBarnettRI: .@IanPrasad talks with us about how philanthropic organizations and a generous public are stepping up to help New Engla….
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From funding research to setting vaccine policy, other entities are trying to fill gaps left by the federal government. It still won’t be enough.
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Why is the WNBA resisting a bid to move the Connecticut Sun to Boston? I discussed the dynamic behind the standoff with my @BostonGlobe colleague @k8tmac for today’s Starting Point
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Despite growing fan and investor excitement, the WNBA remains nervous about overextending.
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Boston may be getting a break from heat waves and smoky air today, but climate change virtually guarantees they’ll be back. Today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains what the city is doing to adapt to a warmer future
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Climate change makes high temperatures and bad air more likely. But the city has ways to help.
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Crime has fallen in the nation’s capital. But Trump has cited two recent cases involving people with ties to Massachusetts to justify federalizing the police and deploying the National Guard, today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains
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Crime has fallen in the nation’s capital, but Trump has cited two recent cases involving people with ties to the state to justify sending the National Guard.
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More than a decade ago, a scandal over fraudulent cancer research unfolded on the watch of MIT’s future president. For today’s Starting Point, I spoke to @mjdamiano, the @BostonGlobe reporter who uncovered new details about the story
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The basics of the scandal have been known for years, but the Globe's reporting uncovered new details.
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Massachusetts gave American democracy a lot. But as today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains, it’s also the home state of partisan gerrymandering
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Elbridge Gerry approved a voting map meant to benefit his political party in 1812, giving a name to a controversial practice that continues today.
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Boston isn’t known for art deco, the famed and flashy architectural style that emerged a century ago. But as today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point explains, there’s still plenty of it to admire here — if you know where to look.
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The city has plenty of the flashy, century-old architectural style to admire — if you know where to go.
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The Red Sox caught fire in July, winning 71 percent of the games they played that month. Today’s Starting Point goes behind the scenes of how a @BostonGlobe photographer captured the thrill of a winning streak
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In one of the Globe’s best photos from July, a player’s elated reaction "helps tell the story."
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Efforts to honor President John Adams with a DC memorial have faltered before. For today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point, I spoke to @JackieCushman of @AdamsMemorial and @RepStephenLynch about what’s different this time
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Efforts to honor the president and Massachusetts native with a memorial in Washington have faltered before. This time, advocates say, it’s real.
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From Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton, Democrats out of power have in the past turned to Southerners to rescue the party’s brand and electoral fortunes. Today’s @BostonGlobe Starting Point asks whether it might do so again, with insights from @ThirdWayMattB
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As Democrats seek a path back to power, some think the party should look southward.
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For part 2 of my @BostonGlobe Starting Point series about how companies are using AI in practice, I visited McKinsey's Boston offices to meet Lilli, the AI platform transforming how the century-old consulting firm works
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I met Lilli in the firm’s Boston offices. It does research, makes slideshows, and talks back.
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Depending on how you count, summer is already halfway over. With the help of @BostonGlobe colleagues, today’s Starting Point lists some overlooked summer stories that will inspire you to maximize what's left
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With the season already half over, here are a few overlooked Globe stories to remind you what it’s all about.
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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: The EPA is planning to revoke the scientific determination that underpins the government’s authority to combat….
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The proposal is President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts and appears to represent a shift toward outright denial of the scientific consensus.
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