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Massachusetts

TOM MEYERS

OPINION: Divestment Of Dollars From The Merchants Of Death!

As a retired teacher and proud member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, I am heartened that our union voted to support H.1264/S.767, An Act Promoting Responsible Investment. This legislation would safeguard our pension funds by prohibiting investments in companies that manufacture weapons of mass destruction. Beyond the moral urgency, this is

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TOM MEYERS November 28, 2025
Somerville for Palestine celebrates the 9-2 victory at Somerville City Hall. Photo courtesy of Somerville for Palestine.
JACOB SCHLES

Somerville Council Vows To Implement Popular Call For Divestment

Somerville, Mass – Last night, Somerville city councilors overwhelmingly voted 9-2 in favor of a resolution vowing to implement Question 3, a nonbinding call to end business with companies that “engage in business that sustains Israel’s apartheid, genocide, and illegal occupation of Palestine,” which Somerville voters passed by a wide

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JACOB SCHLES November 26, 2025
JASON PRAMAS

A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University

Last week, when I suggested that the best way for anyone appalled by the actions of the conservative Boston University student I dubbed “the BU Snitch” to combat right-wing anti-immigrant views is to help organize a strong left wing, I was encouraging people to work hard to win political battles

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JASON PRAMAS November 20, 2025
JASON PRAMAS

IndyMass: November 20, 2025

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! HIGHER EDUCATION As contract negotiations stall, UMass union to take “no confidence” vote against chancellor The Shoestring (Western Mass.) Big labor fight brewing at the flagship UMass campus. LIFESTYLE What’s next for

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JASON PRAMAS November 20, 2025
Colleen AF Venable, Tana Ford, and Katie Armour talk Cats in Comic Books. Photo by Mattea Ortiz.
MATTEA ORTIZ

Creators Talk Cats In Comic Books

BOSTON – The Boston Comic Arts Foundation hosted its most recent session of Picture + Panel on Nov. 3, with comic artist, Tana Ford, conversing with comic writer Colleen AF Venable about cats in comic books at the Boston Figurative Arts Center. The panel was moderated by Katie Armour, the

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MATTEA ORTIZ November 13, 2025
People marching on Broadway in East Somerville to support immigrants targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by C. Scott Morris. Copyright 2025 C. Scott Morris.
C. SCOTT MORRIS

A Mobilized Community Is Supporting Immigrant Services. But For How Long?

Somerville, Mass. – Raising handmade signs, waving “No Kings” flags, and playing brass instruments, hundreds of Somerville residents marched across Broadway, sending a message of solidarity and support to immigrant neighbors. The march illustrated a new, but welcomed, problem for immigrant-serving organizations in Somerville: how best to put a new

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C. SCOTT MORRIS November 13, 2025
CELINE HIJAZI

Cambridge Half Marathon Brings Thousands Out For Scenic Run Along The Charles

Cambridge, Mass. – While most of Cambridge was still shaking off the glitter and wigs from Halloweekend festivities, others were up early, basking in the brisk autumn sun to take part in the city’s annual half marathon. On Sunday morning, November 2, thousands of runners gathered in East Cambridge at

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CELINE HIJAZI November 6, 2025
AVA BELCHEZ

A Cup Of Mortality And A Slice Of Chocolate Cake

BOSTON – Diane Barylick, 71, is currently planning her own funeral—a fact that she shared with the 14 people gathered for a Death Cafe at Fenway Community Center on Sept. 28. Barylick wants to have her funeral at her home, be wrapped in dark green velvet (for her birthstone), and

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AVA BELCHEZ November 6, 2025
JASON PRAMAS

IndyMass: November 6, 2025

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! ECONOMY “There’s a lot of money in death”: Funeral home consolidation hits western Mass The Shoestring (Western Mass.) Ace BINJ reporter Jonathan Gerhardson, as seen in BINJ Live #8 this week, just

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JASON PRAMAS November 6, 2025
BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM

New Reporting On Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds

Features by Jacob Schles and Chris Faraone are supported by the Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism

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BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM October 8, 2025
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