Parole In Massachusetts: Ignored, Misunderstood, And Misrepresented
How executive indifference, an overburdened board, and a sensationalist media are failing the promise of parole in the commonwealth
Grokipedia And Me
Like many journalists, I have alerts set up on major search engines watching for any mention of my name on the Internet—to keep track of who might be trying to sue me or have me fed to sharks at any particular moment. A system that used to work better when search engines were still just […]
IndyMass: January 15, 2026
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! EDUCATION Mayor plans to revamp Boston’s school assignment policy The Flipside (Boston) BIPOC parents concerned their kids will end up in substandard resegregated schools. ENVIRONMENT What’s next for Lexington’s waste? The Lexington Observer Wealthy suburb learns about […]
Homeland Security Searches Lesley University Dormitory
Federal search of Cambridge building ignites debate over police cooperation and transparency
Opinion: Teachers Shouldn’t Fund Genocide With Our Pensions
As a Massachusetts educator and proud member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, I am heartened that our union recently voted to support Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven’s (D-Somerville) bill, H.2984: An Act Relative to Pension Divestment from Companies Providing Military Equipment to the State of Israel. This bill represents a simple but powerful principle: our retirement savings […]
The Trump Justice Department’s Alarming Lunge For Massachusetts Voter Data
Secretary Galvin, AG Campbell, commonwealth civil liberties attorneys square off against federal government targeting blue state election info
On Venezuela, On Minneapolis, Protest Matters … Keep It Up
Running a news weekly as I do, it’s always interesting to watch the narrative around developing stories that I might comment on as a journalist change quickly over days or even hours. Such is the case with two big national and international stories of great interest to Massachusetts residents this week: the capture of Venezuelan […]
Cambridge’s Comedy Studio Hosts Hump! Festival
No matter how much porn you’ve watched, it’s almost certain you haven’t seen the clips in Hump!, the touring DIY film festival coming to Cambridge this spring. The annual festival—screening twice April 16 at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square—packs a veritable orgy of tones and types into 24 films over 90 intermission-free minutes. The […]
Massive File From J6 Insurrection Trials Goes Live On Internet Archive
SAN FRANCISCO – The Internet Archive marked the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol as one might expect: launching an upload of publicly accessible materials from the trials of 1,575 defendants who took part in the attempted overthrow of America’s government to keep President Donald Trump in power after he […]
Court Rules For Reporter In Case Where DA Used Taxpayer Money To Shield Troubled Cops
“We hope that other district attorneys will abide by this ruling if they receive similar requests in the future.”