Protesters rallied outside South Bay House of Correction last Friday, calling again for justice in the December killing of Shacoby Kenny. (Read prior BINJ coverage here). Kenny’s death was ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner’s office…
Mass respondents shed light on COVID atrocities in new national survey An ongoing survey by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University Medical School is the first of its kind to document conditions for prisoners during…
In a COVID winter, it’s harder than ever to find a public bathroom in Boston. What’s the city doing about it? Anyone who has spent time in downtown Boston can likely relate to the struggle of needing a…
Mayor Curtatone says “We’re taking it seriously and doing our due diligence” An appointed Somerville official who boasted on social media of taking part in Wednesday’s attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol is now under political fire, with…
Operation Crossroads nuclear test | Image via Library of Congress For some with personal connections to past mistakes, the consequences of unfettered ingenuity are no more easily ignored than mushroom clouds on the horizon In early February, shortly…
Image via Muslim Justice League With Islamophobic Trump in rearview, Muslims mobilize politically President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has announced that one of his first acts in office will be to reverse the Muslim ban, a travel and…
Back then, we did what many said couldn’t be done. Now, we’re doing what we said we wouldn’t do.*
