POLITICALLY CONNECTED CONSULTANTS WIN LARGE COVID SCHOOL CONTRACTS IN MASS
Like the state government’s contract for no-bid saliva tests, the contract with McKinsey was issued without going through the standard bidding process
WHEEL CHANGE: BOSTON BIKE ADVOCATES SPIN PANDEMIC SHORTAGE INTO POTENTIAL
“People need to reimagine what’s possible in terms of exercising outside, riding to work when it’s colder.”
“COMPELLING” CASE MADE IN 5-PLUS HOUR COMMUTATION HEARING
“I cannot be silent when I helped to bring about the conviction of a man for the wrong crime”
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: HOW SERVICE WORKERS HAVE CREATIVELY COLLABORATED TO WEATHER THE PANDEMIC (SO FAR)
“We’ve been dealing with the looming reality. The real concern is how the staff can survive with no income for several weeks.”
A TEST-BY-TEST CHRONICLE OF THE COVID-19 CATTLE CALL ON CAMPUS
Do not touch the top of the vial. Do not snap it with just your thumb. Your morning starts at home. Patient Connect, the website on which all post-COVID campus life at Boston University hinges, tells you that you’re overdue to fill out your daily survey. Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms: A […]
REVOCATION NATION: REINCARCERATION FOR TECHNICAL PAROLE VIOLATIONS IN THE AGE OF COVID-19
Jonathan Best had been out of prison for two years when he ended a rocky relationship with his girlfriend. Like many men and women on parole—a form of early release, in which the remainder of one’s sentence is served in the community—he suffered from depression and anxiety. At the time, Best often had to […]
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: RESTAURANTS AND BARS SEEK SOLUTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS
“If you’re going to take this chance with us, there will be a cooking class, for free.”
DATA ANALYSIS & REPORT: THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IN MASSACHUSETTS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Why did Massachusetts’s nursing homes fail so profoundly? And how can we prevent this from happening again?
JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL EVENT ABOUT “TECHNICAL PAROLE VIOLATIONS” AND MASS INCARCERATION
How is this adding to mass incarceration and what does this mean during a pandemic?
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: GREATER BOSTON RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SURVEY
A survey about life and livelihood in local area bars and restaurants, and what we need to make both of those things a continued possibility in the not-too-distant future.