The road to the World Cup is paved with promises and press releases. For well over a year before the first kickoff of the most recent tournament in June, FIFA and its hosts published a dizzying amount of…
During a recent community conversation hosted by the Town of Franklin, a Social Prescriptions participant shared how they were previously isolating and not leaving their home. After signing up for the program, though, they began attending arts activities…
The Roxbury International Film Festival returns this week, running in person from June 18 to June 26. The festival reclaims space and culture for people of color around the world. “This year, we were thinking a lot about…
As BINJ has covered more than any other outlet, Massachusetts is receiving a massive influx of money to fight the opioid crisis. The Commonwealth is expecting about $1 billion over 18 years, comprising its share of nationwide legal…
In 2024, Massachusetts voters effectively elected a new Governor’s Council. Five previous members were re-elected—Paul DePalo, Joseph Ferreira, Tara Jacobs, Christopher Iannella, and Terrence Kennedy—while three new candidates won seats. They were Mara Dolan, and for the first…
BOSTON - Speech crackdown efforts at American colleges targeted more than twice as many individuals in 2025 as they did in 2024, according to data from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a First Amendment legal advocacy…
Back then, we did what many said couldn’t be done. Now, we’re doing what we said we wouldn’t do.*
