Editorial: BINJ Is In Great Shape … Until Late June
You’d think I wouldn’t be in fundraising mode in mid-February. At the moment, by our modest standards at least, the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism is doing fine. We raised $100,000 during our annual year-end fundraiser. Our new website and new database system are helping all our output from our articles to our newsletters look […]
Candidate Interview: John Deaton Discusses His Second Run For US Senate
In February of 2024, John Deaton announced his campaign for Senate, winning 40.4% of the vote, losing to incumbent Elizabeth Warren. Now, Deaton is running for Senate a second time, challenging Edward J. Markey. Born into generational poverty, relying on government assistance, fighting cancer, and earning a Bachelor’s from Eastern Michigan University and a JD […]
Photos: March For Trans Futures
Advocates announce new “Transgender Health Shield” agenda at the action
Former Mass State Police Union Boss And Lobbyist Finally Sentenced
The media is fixated on Dana Pullman’s reckless spending and behavior. But there’s a deeper story involving weapons procurement that BINJ uncovered prior to his initial arrest
Harry Lighton On BDSM, Trauma, Kink, And ‘Pillion’
New film reveals all the messiness of a first sub-dom relationship
Correcting The Record: Mass Parole Rates For Lifers Are Not Really Rising
State officials and news outlets recently reported that parole rates are on the rise, but data reveals that for Massachusetts lifers, the numbers are actually trending downward under new leadership—amidst mounting delays and stalled clemency petitions
IndyMass: January 29 and February 12, 2026
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #52 and #53. ARTS Art collectors flock to Ipswich bookshop for mini-print vending machine The Local News (Ipswich) Twenty-year-old hipster trend makes it to the outer burbs at last. EDUCATION New school, old question: Where […]
Millions In Opioid Settlement Funds Are Still Sitting Idle In Mass Municipalities
The state tried to withhold information on how cities and towns are spending opioid remediation dollars. From non-spenders to funding of police, here’s what the data shows.
Flock The Globe: Outlet Of Record Pushes Pro-Surveillance Propaganda
Now providing PR for Big Brother, Boston Globe argues that if you support the Fourth Amendment, you’re probably just helping a serial killer
Demonstrators Call For Independent Probe, Firings In Shacoby Kenny Death
Activists revive demands for jail closure following recent death in custody of Suffolk County Sheriff