Columnist
Yvonne Abraham grew up in Sydney, Australia, and has been working at the Globe since 1999. She has covered national and local politics, immigration, and just about everything else over those years.
She has been a Metro columnist since 2007. She writes about local and national politics, the people who make Boston Boston, the ways in which big, abstract decisions affect the lives of actual people (especially women), and whatever else catches her eye.
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Yvonne Abraham
Big companies don’t need our tax breaks
By Yvonne Abraham ,
Are we finally going to see an end to cities and states bowing and scraping and offering massive tax giveaways to attract big corporations?
Yvonne Abraham
To fix Greater Boston’s traffic woes, go big or stay home
By Yvonne Abraham , Globe columnist
Another day, another study telling us what is already blindingly obvious: Boston’s rush-hour is soul-crushing misery. If we don’t make massive changes, it’s going to get worse.
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Universities will take the cash, even if it’s dirty cash
By Yvonne Abraham , Globe Columnist
MIT, Tufts, and other institutions are grappling with an important question: Is it OK to accept tainted money when it funds a just cause?
Yvonne Abraham
To sway doctors, Purdue Pharma turned up the pressure
By Yvonne Abraham , Globe Columnist
Why did so many doctors fall for Purdue Pharma’s pitch? Some were nakedly corrupt. But Purdue put the hard sell on decent health workers too.