Pandemic Democracy Project Archives

INOCULATION HUB

Greater Boston’s murky world of open-source COVID-19 vaccine research

TADHG LARABEE December 1, 2020

MASS MUNICIPALITIES BRAVE ZOOM LEARNING CURVE IN PANDEMIC TIMES

“Our goal was to really make the meetings and the access to the public as similar as possible to the way it’s been.”

ADAM SENNOTT November 17, 2020

POLITICALLY CONNECTED CONSULTANTS WIN LARGE COVID SCHOOL CONTRACTS IN MASS

Like the state government’s contract for no-bid saliva tests, the contract with McKinsey was issued without going through the standard bidding process

DAN ATKINSON November 1, 2020

WHEEL CHANGE: BOSTON BIKE ADVOCATES SPIN PANDEMIC SHORTAGE INTO POTENTIAL

“People need to reimagine what’s possible in terms of exercising outside, riding to work when it’s colder.”

POLINA WHITEHOUSE October 29, 2020

A TEST-BY-TEST CHRONICLE OF THE COVID-19 CATTLE CALL ON CAMPUS

Do not touch the top of the vial. Do not snap it with just your thumb. Your morning starts at home. Patient Connect, the website on which all post-COVID campus life at Boston University hinges, tells you that you’re overdue to fill out your daily survey. Are you experiencing any

RHIAN LOWNDES October 9, 2020

SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: RESTAURANTS AND BARS SEEK SOLUTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS

“If you’re going to take this chance with us, there will be a cooking class, for free.”

HALEY HAMILTON September 9, 2020

DATA ANALYSIS & REPORT: THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IN MASSACHUSETTS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

Why did Massachusetts’s nursing homes fail so profoundly? And how can we prevent this from happening again?

BINJ ONLINE September 5, 2020

JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL EVENT ABOUT “TECHNICAL PAROLE VIOLATIONS” AND MASS INCARCERATION

How is this adding to mass incarceration and what does this mean during a pandemic?

BINJ ONLINE September 5, 2020

KRAFT GROUP AMONG BUSINESSES SELLING PPE TO MASS W/ NO-BID CONTRACTS

While not all of this spending is coronavirus-related, it’s easy to see how some vendors have found new opportunities with the pandemic.

DAN ATKINSON August 18, 2020

FOR SOME SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, “IT’S JUST NOT WORKING”

“I feel like as parents we are not being heard enough when it comes to our special needs kids.”

GRACE SYMES August 12, 2020