Inflation, economic instability, and the climate crisis affect all areas of the Commonwealth and require statewide solutions. One of the most effective solutions to address all three of these issues is one often missing from policymaker proposals: meaningful and equitable investments in public transportation.
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BOSTON WILL LIFT ITS INDOOR MASK MANDATE
Starting this weekend, masking will still be recommended but will no longer be required in indoor, public spaces
CITY’S B TOGETHER POLICY LIFTED
An update to COVID-19 practices in Boston
MA SCHOOLS NEED FREE HIGH-QUALITY MASKS NOW
And the federal government should start providing them for all US residents ASAP
A NOTE TO WEALTHY SOCIALISTS: DON’T LIE ABOUT YOUR CLASS BACKGROUND
[T]he arrival on the scene of tens of thousands of young socialists has understandably resulted in some growing pains for the American socialist movement of today.
BEWARE ASTROTURF GROUPS
Mass rideshare, delivery, and real estate industries gearing up propaganda campaigns to convince working people to vote against our own interests
EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SEEKS CLIMATE IDEAS FOR MAYOR KIM JANEY
Environmental organizations and individual activists invited to submit opinion articles for publication
THERE’S A CURE FOR AMAZON’S SNAP ABUSE
The labor movement needs to fight harder for justice for gig workers
GUEST OPINION: ENACTING “MILLIONAIRES’ TAXES” WILL SET BACK STATE RECOVERIES
Connecticut’s travails in recent years, combined with the unprecedented mobility of wealth, makes it clear that millionaires’ taxes are a 20th-century solution to a 21st-century problem. Embracing them would only prolong states’ long-awaited recovery from the economic effects of COVID-19.
AS LABOR SECRETARY, WILL MARTY WALSH REPRESENT ALL WORKERS?
Or just unionized construction workers… and the corporations that fund the Democrats