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RACHEL LEDOUX

Opinion: How Better Data Could Protect Religious Freedom

The federal government relies on data to understand inequality in America. Race, color, national origin, sex, disability and age are all tracked through major surveys that inform civil rights enforcement and public policy. One protected class, however, remains largely absent from that picture: religion. That gap is not accidental. For

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RACHEL LEDOUX January 22, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

Editor’s Note: One Of Those Weeks

Well, I was under the weather for a couple of days this week—badly enough to throw off my busy work schedule. Which left me little extra time to write anything substantial. So, no grand pronouncements from me this time out. But folks should be aware that I’ve been keeping a

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JASON PRAMAS January 22, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 15, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 15, 2026
TOM MEYERS

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

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TOM MEYERS January 14, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 8, 2026
CHRIS FARAONE

Who Is Watching The Officials Who Select The Watchers?

How the secretive procurement teams approving hundreds of millions for Mass surveillance are incentivized to spend

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CHRIS FARAONE January 5, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

Editor’s Note: BINJ Annual Fundraising Drive Was A Success!

Once again, as has been our practice for the last five years, we asked our audience to support the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism every week in November and December and a bunch of you came through. We’re still waiting for any late checks to arrive, but we already know

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JASON PRAMAS January 2, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

IndyMass: January 2, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! And, wow, this is the 50th installment of this little secondary column of mine. Tempus fugit (time flies)! HOUSING New Bedford awarded $2.5 million to help ease housing shortage The New Bedford

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JASON PRAMAS January 2, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

Editor’s Note: Happy Holidays!

On behalf of the entire Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism staff, board, and “intern army, ” I send our best wishes for a happy holiday and a most excellent new year to all our readers. As journalists, we may often report the worst, but know that we always hope for

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JASON PRAMAS December 27, 2025
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