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‘LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE’
How a revived club, ManRay, remains a champion for the underdogs
MASS ACTIVISTS AND LAWMAKERS RALLY AROUND INDIGENOUS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The raft of five bills is years in the making, and has revitalized community advocacy despite facing an uphill battle in the State House
UNPRECEDENTED TESTIMONY
Prisoners Are Front And Center At Historic Legislative Hearing “It has been proven that these life without parole sentences aren’t improving anything in our communities
THE SEVEN YEARS WAR
Boston police used their fusion center to surveil my journalistic actions. It took nearly seven years for BPD to hold itself somewhat accountable, and only
BOSTON DSA FACTION SHOULD DROP ITS CHARGES AGAINST REP. MIKE CONNOLLY
An apology would also be in order As the saying goes, “we all make mistakes.” And I think the faction of the Boston Democratic Socialists
IMPUNITY SERVICE
The state’s police oversight commission only publicizes cops who have been punished, but there’s a back door to discovering the dirty details of departments that
ART OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
Major Boston A.I. Art Exhibit Draws Crowds, Concerns, And Future Collaborators “Rather than perceiving A.I. as a threat, it can be viewed as a powerful
COORDINATED RESPONSE
Greater Boston bars and venues are grappling with a rise in involuntary drugged drinks, but procedures for addressing future incidents are in sight “When you
DANCING ON BANANA PEELS
Life On Lifetime Parole In Massachusetts “I am now in the same predicament as I was when I first got out of prison.” Khalid Mustafa
STRIKE & FRISK
AG Investigating BPD To Determine If “Gang Unit” Engages In “Unconstitutional Policing” The “review is focused on racial disparities in the rates at which people
CRASH & “ERROR”
Family Of Woman Killed By Commuter Rail Sues MBTA For Crash Records There are many stories about people getting hurt and killed by trains. This
“STATE OF GOOD REPAIR”
With the MBTA still very broken, agency lacks clarity in communications with contractors, commuters “We shouldn’t have to be backtracking and deciphering contract packages to