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PRESS FAIL: AS GE CEO STEPS DOWN, BOSTON JOURNALISTS MUST DO THEIR JOB
June 14, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS A recent column by the Boston Globe‘s Shirley Leung perfectly encapsulates the problem with local media cheerleading for General Electric’s
INTERSECTIONAL POLITICS (A CRASH-NOT-ACCIDENT REPORT)
When it comes to bike safety and infrastructure in Greater Boston, there’s a dangerous gap between the promises that cities make and the reality where
IT’S ART, IT’S QUEER. IT’S HERE TO STAY
From “Momentum” at Kayafas Gallery | Photo by Nathaniel J. Fink Inclusivity (finally) hits Boston’s art scene, plans for longevity BLAA’s planning committee meets, as
LOBOTOMASS
From mind control experiments to taxpayer-funded black magic to housing Nazi scientists in Boston Harbor, the Commonwealth has an unparalleled dark side to its noted
THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET
A better way forward for the federal government May 30, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS At this point, anyone who pays attention to current affairs
BATTLE OF THE NOOBS
Photo by Luke O’Neil ‘Boston Free Speech’ protesters and counter demonstrators both lose the day May 17, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS Last week’s right-wing Boston Free
FACING THE END ALONE
The second in a series profiling aging lifers seeking commutations from Mass prisons This is the second installment of Rolling Along as Long as It Lasts,
PROGRESSIVE CONFUSION
Only multiparty democracy will ensure that left policies are enacted in Mass May 10, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS There is a persistent myth that Massachusetts
HOW TO BUILD A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE IN MASS …
… In four easy steps In 2014, natural gas giant Kinder Morgan came to Sandisfield, a small town in Western Mass, to propose its Connecticut Expansion Project
AROUND MY WAY: AVENUE
Photos by John Brewer South End rapper Avenue wants to tell you a story about how it all got started way back when The slice
EIGHT ISN’T ENOUGH
A Somerville Housing Needs Assessment report notes that the majority of units at risk of losing their affordability are located in Union Square (pictured), as
WHEN SLOGANS REPLACE BIRTHRIGHTS
How corporate ed reform threatens democracy April 25, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS Over the last couple of decades, it has become fashionable for Americans