longform Archives

FENTANYL IN THE FAMILY

Ben Westhoff’s dive into the ‘deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic’ is the most frightening book of the year, and it’s mandatory reading

CHRIS FARAONE September 3, 2019

THERE’S MUCH MORE TO THE MASS STATE POLICE SCANDAL THAN IS BEING REPORTED

“Pullman, Lynch and others were also allegedly involved in a scheme to defraud two different companies that sought to do business with the Commonwealth.”

CHRIS FARAONE August 21, 2019

SEX, DRUGS, AND FENTANYL

Among the nightmares of an unprecedented epidemic, sex work gets more dangerous for opioid addicts

ANA GONI-LESSAN August 17, 2019

THE NEW POLLUTANTS

A growing body of research suggests that, in and around traffic, what you can’t see may be killing you

VINCENT GABRIELLE August 9, 2019

UNBEARABLE PRESSURE

For members of the Asian LGBTQ community, Boston can be solid ground for personal discovery and advocacy. Still, some stories remain untold.

YIDAN SUN August 1, 2019

HAMPDEN COUNTY’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM

Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities

SETH KERSHNER July 3, 2019

MORE DYSFUNCTION THAN DIVERSITY

“I get calls from lifers every week that feel they have not gotten a fair hearing by the parole board.”

JEAN TROUNSTINE June 25, 2019

RESTORATIVE RUCKUS

Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents

LAURA KIESEL June 12, 2019

A MODERN METCO

After more than 50 years of addressing racial disparities, the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity recommits and reexamines its approach

BRENDAN MCGUIRK May 29, 2019

The Bay State has a fraught history of sentencing people to serve life without parole. Now lawmakers have a chance to end the bad deal Beacon Hill made to trade the death penalty for natural life sentences.

JEAN TROUNSTINE May 22, 2019