Highlights

RETHINKING REENTRY

In a state that sets up former inmates for failure, this program offers hope through education and more

DIEGO MARCANO October 30, 2019

REAL TROOPERS & BEEPER DAYS

Consultants told Mass State Police how to avoid turmoil. The department ignored the advice and spent the following two decades spiraling toward boundless corruption.

CHRIS FARAONE October 10, 2019

GODSMACKED: BOSTON’S HIP CHRISTIANITY BOOM

While attendance at traditional churches is down, the celebrity-studded Hillsong is providing a boost for Boston Christianity, at least for now

ERIN NOLAN October 2, 2019

THE MOST DANGEROUS SQUARE MILE

The centuries-long relationship with Boston that made Chelsea a frontline community for environmental justice

SUREN MOODLIAR September 18, 2019

FENTANYL IN THE FAMILY

Ben Westhoff’s dive into the ‘deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic’ is the most frightening book of the year, and it’s mandatory reading

CHRIS FARAONE September 3, 2019

THERE’S MUCH MORE TO THE MASS STATE POLICE SCANDAL THAN IS BEING REPORTED

“Pullman, Lynch and others were also allegedly involved in a scheme to defraud two different companies that sought to do business with the Commonwealth.”

CHRIS FARAONE August 21, 2019

SEX, DRUGS, AND FENTANYL

Among the nightmares of an unprecedented epidemic, sex work gets more dangerous for opioid addicts

ANA GONI-LESSAN August 17, 2019

THE NEW POLLUTANTS

A growing body of research suggests that, in and around traffic, what you can’t see may be killing you

VINCENT GABRIELLE August 9, 2019

UNBEARABLE PRESSURE

For members of the Asian LGBTQ community, Boston can be solid ground for personal discovery and advocacy. Still, some stories remain untold.

YIDAN SUN August 1, 2019

HAMPDEN COUNTY’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM

Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities

SETH KERSHNER July 3, 2019