BINJ SEEKS REPORTING, MARKETING INTERNS
Fall internship cohort to start in mid-September, apply today!
NOT ZERO BY 2050
Mass climate scientists, advocates say current state carbon emission target is too high to prevent catastrophe
THE COHOUSING ALTERNATIVE
An intentional community-based approach to housing
BINJ LAUNCHES HORIZONMASS, NEW STATEWIDE NEWS OUTLET
Digital publication run by interns, freelancers, and staff—friends old and new
FOLLOW-UP: ALLEN CURRY
Subject of BINJ feature who was victim of 1981 attack by fellow firefighters one step closer to full pension We started the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism in 2015 to report stories that weren’t being told about people who were often ignored by big media. That’s become the leading cliché offered by many who have […]
‘BARBIE:’ A PLAYFUL, PINK, GENDER ALLEGORY
Surprise hit film hoists lurking contradictions into plain sight
‘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 and continue to cause harm to families as people are incarcerated.” The packed room at the State House on Tuesday, July 25, was not unusual. Nor was the fact that […]
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 after they used my information in a Department of Homeland Security conference presentation. The department violated transparency laws and their own policies to hide their surveillance of me covering the […]