Boston Archives

A BINJ Video Follow-Up On The Situation At South Bay House Of Correction

“The sheriff [of] South Bay jail, and the guards—they’re still there. And nobody’s outraged,” Brown said.

ELIZA DEWEY November 5, 2026

Editor’s Note: Welcome New BINJ.News Subscribers!

Recently we’ve had a big spike in new subscriptions to BINJ.News, thanks to some much-needed assistance we’ve been getting from a specialist firm recommended to us by a colleague from a major news outlet. So my BINJ colleagues Chris Faraone, John Loftus, Linda Pinkow and I just wanted to welcome

JASON PRAMAS October 22, 2026

South Bay Guards Killed Shacoby Kenny Last December. Why Are They Still Working?

BINJ is providing a fuller description of those events here based on the accounts of two witnesses, in order to inform the public about the extent of mob violence that witnesses say the guards used throughout the incident.

ELIZA DEWEY October 5, 2026

A Masterclass In Stereotyping

As an aging townie, a handful of figures have been fixtures in Boston journalism since I was a teenager. Howie Carr, who is a good deal older than me, is one of them. An early example of the “angry white guy” type of conservative commentator, he’s unusual among adepts of

JASON PRAMAS September 11, 2026

No, Boston Police Didn’t Really Turn Against Big Brother After A Brighton Drone Crash

As for Boston police and their beef with advanced drone technology … I assure you it has absolutely nothing to do with privacy concerns

CHRIS FARAONE September 10, 2026

Yellow Skies Are Not Pretty

BOSTON – Many older environmentalists, myself included, have been trying to warn our fellow human beings about the danger of global warming since the 1980s. Back then, there were fewer signs that what the vast majority of climate scientists were already saying about the then-looming crisis would come true. Over

JASON PRAMAS July 17, 2026

Mass Pledged Geographically Diverse World Cup Event Funding. In Reality, Boston Got Almost Everything.

Wake of the World Cup: How a “geographic equity” mandate was legally bypassed to keep World Cup cash in Boston

CHRIS FARAONE July 15, 2026

Free Speech Crackdowns On The Rise At Boston-Area Colleges Amid National Spike

BOSTON – Speech crackdown efforts at American colleges targeted more than twice as many individuals in 2025 as they did in 2024, according to data from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a First Amendment legal advocacy group. Boston area colleges have not been spared. The number of college

JACK SCHWED June 4, 2026

Straying From The Flock: The Potential Of Black-Bagging Surveillance Cameras

Flock Safety has a $7.5 billion valuation, a massive drone lab, and a brand-new Boston office. It can also be defeated by a fifty-cent piece of plastic.

CHRIS FARAONE June 1, 2026

Photos: Boston 2026 World Expo

BOSTON – As hobbies go, philately, or stamp collecting as it’s more commonly known, is inexpensive given that the vast majority of stamps on the planet are available for very small sums. I’ve spent maybe $3,000 on it since I started collecting stamps (sporadically) at age 8, about a third

JASON PRAMAS May 28, 2026