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No, Boston Police Didn’t Really Turn Against Big Brother After A Brighton Drone Crash
As for Boston police and their beef with advanced drone technology … I assure you it has absolutely nothing to do with privacy concerns
Editor’s Note: A Democratic Socialist Faction at the State House?
One development seems particularly noteworthy from this week’s primaries: There looks to be an emerging democratic socialist faction at the State House based in Cambridge
IndyMass: September 4, 2026
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World Cup Grant Documents Indicate Lack Of Transparency On Security Spending
A new batch of government documents, obtained through a public information request from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, starts to clarify how
The Boston Globe Partnered With Axon, Maker Of Tasers And Network Surveillance Cameras
The Globe also ran sponsored content online for Axon under the headline, “From call to closure: How a new generation of public safety technology is
Opinion: A Rebuttal To My Opponent In The 26th Middlesex District Race
For the past five months, candidate Neil Miller has made false and distorted claims about my work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in
Elite Socialists Don’t Get It
In a recent Jacobin article, Noah Suárez-Sikes, “an organizer with the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America,” criticized mainstream news outlets for
Documenting The Surge In Harassment Of Vulnerable Young Adults In Harvard Square
Unhoused Trans Women Describe Systemic Targeting, Excessive Restraints, and Unnecessary Warrant Searches in Harvard Square
In New Era For Reproductive Rights In Mass, Same Old Pro-Life Protests Continue
Inside the daily clash on Commonwealth Avenue, where past trauma meets new legislation, and two opposing groups fight to control the atmosphere outside a Massachusetts
Editor’s Note: Now Accepting Applications for the BINJ Fall Internship Cohort
It’s that time again! Are you a young journalist looking for more experience? Then apply to join the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism’s Fall Internship
IndyMass: August 7 & August 21, 2026
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Video: Demonstrators At South Bay Call For Justice In Shacoby Kenny Killing
The latest on the escalating situation in the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department