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SOMERVILLE NEWS GARDEN INFORMATIONAL MEETING (AUG. 8)
A News Garden for a (Potential) News Desert
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART VI
Residents vent on issues related to arts, artists, and artisans
THE RIGHT QUESTION FOR THE BROAD LEFT
On July 5, start asking the Democrats, “What policies will help working families?”
HAMPDEN COUNTY’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM
Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities
FEATURE FOLLOW-UP: THE ROAD TO ZERO
Despite a relative win for recycling workers, living wage advocates pledge to keep on fighting
MAKING FOIA WORK: THE METHODS AND DESIGN BEHIND OUR INVESTIGATION INTO GUN PROCUREMENT IN MASS
A single convenient clearinghouse for all of the material we produced—from links to features in English and Spanish, to a detailed Participatory Design Process Book
MORE DYSFUNCTION THAN DIVERSITY
“I get calls from lifers every week that feel they have not gotten a fair hearing by the parole board.”
BINJ RESTORATIVE JUSTICE STORY ON NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS
An Arlington, Massachusetts police lieutenant who was put on paid leave after writing a column filled with controversial statements about violence, immigrants and more is
RESTORATIVE RUCKUS
Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents
A MODERN METCO
After more than 50 years of addressing racial disparities, the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity recommits and reexamines its approach
BINJ REPORTING HIGHLIGHTED NATIONALLY
While we can use all the local push that we can get, we are thrilled that The Appeal and The Marshall Project—both leading sources
TWO BINJ PROJECTS WIN AWARDS
We are thrilled to learn that Tibisay Zea has been given this year’s Rhode Island for Community & Justice Metcalf Media Award for Diversity