Massachusetts

THE DOCKWORKERS’ FIGHT IS EVERYONE’S FIGHT

If union members can’t stop automation from taking their jobs, what chance do the rest of us have?

JASON PRAMAS October 3, 2024

EDITORIAL: STUDENT JOURNALISTS, PITCH US!

New BINJ intern track makes it easier than ever for muckrakers-in-training to work with HorizonMass

JASON PRAMAS September 19, 2024

Action at the New England Rodeo. Photo by Emma Siebold. Copyright 2024 Emma Siebold.

BRAZIL, BULLS, AND BARRELS

The story of New England Rodeo

EMMA SIEBOLD September 19, 2024

INDYMASS: September 19, 2024

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

JASON PRAMAS September 19, 2024

NEW BINJ COLLABORATION WITH INVISIBLE INSTITUTE

The lack of comprehensive employment history data in Massachusetts is driven home by the launch of a data tool for exactly that information from 17 other states this week

CHRIS FARAONE September 18, 2024

Half The Story: A Deep Dive On What’s Come Of Police Reform In Massachusetts

Massachusetts passed historic police certification reform. But even with the POST Commission, the public can’t see which cops have been part of the “officer shuffle.”

CHRIS FARAONE AND SAM STECKLOW September 18, 2024

The map you got in your college welcome packet. Collage by Jason Pramas. "Boston ONS Neighborhoods" map by Goran tek-en, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

WELCOME TO BOSTON, NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS!

(Run.)

JASON PRAMAS September 5, 2024

Cape Cod visiting nurses union picket sign. Photo by Mary Randolph. Copyright 2024 Mary Randolph.

CAPE COD VISITING NURSES UNION AUTHORIZES STRIKE

The home health organization can’t afford to lose more nurses … but nurses can’t afford to stay

MARY RANDOLPH September 5, 2024

Book Ends in Winchester, Mass. Photo by Aashna Miharia. Copyright 2024 Aashna Miharia.

BOSTON-AREA BOOKSTORES TAKE ON AMAZON

Despite the saturation of competitive indie bookstores in and around the Mass. capital, many are forming alliances and fostering community to keep the local literary culture alive

AASHNA MIHARIA September 5, 2024