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Remembering Arnie King, Who Chronicled The Lives Of Those Dying In Prison

Arnold Leroy King, iconic prisoner rights advocate, fought for “lack of commutations being granted to exceptional and deserving individuals who are aging in the state’s overcrowded prison system.”

CHRIS FARAONE February 27, 2025

Photo of Boston University Professor Jeremy Menchik in his office.

A Conversation With Jeremy Menchik

International relations professor organizing the 2025 Conference on the Jewish Left, happening this Friday, Feb. 28 at BU

AVARY AMARAL February 25, 2025

photo of Ipswich, Mass. farmer Shendel Bakal holding up some beets

Rain, Rain, Gone Away: Massachusetts Farmers Struggle Amid Worsening Drought Crisis

Massachusetts Farmers Struggle Amid Worsening Drought Crisis

OLIVIA CAFARELLI MANZI February 6, 2025

Drone Contractor Gets “Rare” Permission To Follow Individuals And Vehicles In Boston

When it comes to private companies working with local cops to conduct mass aerial surveillance, Massachusetts is the “wild west”

CHRIS FARAONE January 27, 2025

Photo of an Emerson College building entrance.

Emerson Students, Staff, And Faculty Face Restrictive New Policies Born From Gaza Protests

The Emerson College administration put rules in place in response to last year’s campus unrest that some community members say violate their First Amendment rights

MADISON LUCCHESI January 23, 2025

The Fight For Psychedelics In Massachusetts Continues On Beacon Hill

Bay State lawmakers file multiple natural medicine-related bills in wake of ballot measure defeat

JACK GORSLINE January 20, 2025

A New Governor’s Council Already Made History; But Will It Bring Change To Massachusetts?

Influential body welcomes first members of color in 30-plus years, plus vets groundbreaking transgender judicial nominee

JEAN TROUNSTINE January 13, 2025

Organizers, Lawmakers Propose “Clean Slate” For Eligible Past Offenders

Legislation would create “modern, automated system to seal Criminal Offender Record Information” (CORIs), clearing barriers to housing, employment, and more

DANA FORSYTHE January 12, 2025

(Left to Right): Paul Hammersley, founder of Malden Cares, recovery coaches Kenny Gumes, Sandra Wood and PJ Bell. The Malden Cares recovery coaches go around Malden, knocking on doors to provide residents with addiction recovery resources. Photo courtesy of Malden Cares/Paul Hammersley.

Malden Cares Offers Recovery Lifeline

The organization, which works out of the Health and Human Services Department, has helped cut opioid overdose numbers in half since it began in 2021

EMMA SIEBOLD January 9, 2025

Assessment Of An Economic Hit Man: John Perkins On Trump’s Panama Play

The bestselling author and whistle-blower recounts past US efforts to control the Panama Canal, and assesses the threats of a looming Trump administration: “I would be worried.”

ADAM SENNOTT January 9, 2025