Time For ‘No Billionaires’ Rallies
The nationwide “No Kings” actions were a nice start—but we need to shut down the oligarchy we have, not the monarchy we don’t if we expect to make the US a democracy
Coral Moons Talks Nature, Emotion, And New Music
An urban band goes rural
Whistleblowers Claim 2024 Psychedelics Ballot Initiative Violated Campaign Finance Laws
Two staffers of the Yes on 4 psychedelics ballot initiative in Massachusetts filed complaints alleging violations of campaign finance law.
ICE Check-Ins Become Catch-22 For Immigrants
Go and be detained … or stay home and be detained
When Big Protests Come To Massachusetts, How Can Journalists Compete With AI Disinformation?
I don’t know. And, as a journalist, I don’t like that I don’t know.
IndyMass: June 12, 2025
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Somerville Composer Shira Laucharoen To Perform ‘Nocturnes’
Featuring a group of performing artists at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, July 5
BINJ HOSTS LOCAL JOURNALISM STRATEGY CONFAB
The New England Independent News Outlets Conference brought together 18 publications with staffers from two foundations to discuss how to get more financial support from local and regional funders
Inside The Cambridge Life Of The Alleged Tylenol Killer James Lewis
Some of the most interesting moments from the later life of James Lewis in Massachusetts aren’t in the new blockbuster Netflix documentary
Opinion: Endowment Taxes Are A Good Idea, The Republicans’ Version Is Terrible
“Such a tax on the wealth of America’s richest universities could create huge benefits for our society (at least if the revenue is spent properly)”