Massachusetts dispatched some of its brightest and most motivated students two weekends ago to storm Washington, DC and rally for clean, sustainable energy. Continue reading
Author Archives: ALEXANDRA KIKI TARKHAN
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Tags: Al Gore, Bill McKibben, Clean Air Act, Energy Action Coalition, Issue 13.17, news, Power Shift
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NURSE ALERT: BOSTON’S RNS GETTING RESTLESS
Boston nurses took to the streets last week to protest an upcoming layoff at Boston Medical Center and overworked staff at Tufts Medical Center. As tensions boiled between broke hospitals and exhausted workers, nurses say they may strike, marking the first in 20 years. Continue reading
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BRIMJOB: BOSTON MOVIE TRAILER
The push for us to become movie mecca east has created a stereotypical Boston movie stereotype and now Funny Or Die has compiled all these stereotypical Boston movies and made a stereotypical Boston movie trailer. Continue reading
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Tags: Affleck, Boston, Brimjob, Damon, Funny or Die, Movies, Southie, St.Patrick's Day, Terrible Accents, Walhberg
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SOAPBOX: CHARTER SCHOOLS
As the number of charter schools grow and public schools close, the Boston Teachers Union has complained about the way those charter schools gather their students, alleging that they ignore English language learners and special needs students. Continue reading
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SOAPBOX: GROUP BUYING POWER
Business models that coordinate for collective bargains are growing—you may know them as Groupon, BuyWithMe, LivingSocial, etc. As this local e-commerce takes off, we spoke with an economics professor who specializes in consumer spending, out friend Spencer Welch and comedian Nick Palm. Continue reading
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Tags: BuyWithMe, collective bargains, ecommerce, Groupon, Issue 13.7, LivingSocial, Localization, Mr. Groupon, Nick Palm, small businesses
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SOAPBOX: I THINK I CAN
Monday, January 24th, gave us our coldest day in six years, and the skies continue to dump snow on our heads as we ponder our cosmic insignificance and impotently wonder if the T will ever arrive. To get a grip on these big life questions, we talked to the MBTA’s spokesperson to find out why, no matter how shitty conditions get, the T will never stop running. Continue reading
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Tags: Bus, Delays, Green Line, Issue 13.5, LIRR, MBTA, MetroNorth, Orange Line, Red Line, Snow, Soapbox
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SOAPBOX: UNDERAGE DRINKING
As America’s pre-eminent college town, our boozy youngsters well outnumber the national average. So Mayor Menino has begun 2011 with a month-long campaign in partnership with Patrón Spirits, reminding our city that you’ve got to be 21 to get sauced. Continue reading
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GETTING BETTER ALREADY: The local story behind HIV prevention
One pill a day proved 43.8 percent effective in preventing HIV infection, marking a milestone for both science and LGBT communities. It made headlines around the world.
(And you helped.) Continue reading
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HOT TOPIC: HOLIDAY SPENDING
It’s Christmas (Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Yule) time again, Charlie Brown, and before you toss your last nickel into Lucy’s cup to lament the rapacious commercialization of the season, take some advice right here for free. Continue reading
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SOAPBOX: VIDEO GAME REGULATIONS
On November 2nd, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments for Schwarzenegger v. EMA. We had a lawyer help us wade through the legalese and predict the verdict, and we looked in on GAMESMASTERS FORUM for an alternative perspective. Continue reading
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GENTRIFICATION IN ALLSTON
In this week’s Dig This 2010 issue of the Weekly Dig, our Soapbox feature was on the gentrification that is rapidly transforming Allston. While Boston in general has always has concerns over the G-word. Allston is being effected now more than ever. We spoke with Allston Village Mainstreets and–our man on the street: Claydon Kelley. Continue reading
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AUTOREGISTRATION IS THE FUTURE
It’s been one of our state’s most scrutinized gubernatorial races, complete with partisan conspiracy, betrayal and lawsuits. But has the drama been enough to get the attention of the 18-34 Demographic? In a town which is largely composed of students who aren’t originally from the Bay State, what does it take to get the masses of smarty-pantses from beirut tables to the polls? Continue reading
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