They poison our Facebook and Twitter feeds, struggling to channel their emotions and be heard. But while they’re willing to piss into the bottomless rhetorical ocean that is social media, they’re not willing to pull the singular lever that has measurable impact. Imagine the nerve.
THE WELCOME BACK COLUMN
Please take seriously that this is an amazing city because of the eclectic and kaleidoscopic mix of people who contribute to their neighborhoods and assist their communities.
EVERY INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST’S WORST NIGHTMARE HAS BECOME REALITY
How the New York Times just hobbled nonprofit reporting incubators nationwide
MASS (KIND OF) HAS WEED, STILL OTHERS SUFFER ELSEWHERE
The hypocrisy and stubbornness is only compounded when pondering the plight of veterans, who in many cases literally have to break the law in order to get much-needed relief for injuries sustained while serving Uncle Sam and all of us.
SOMETHING POSITIVE (FOR CHANGE)
I have been wanting to share thoughts along these lines for weeks now, but it’s never the right time. Either white supremacists are rumored to be coming into Boston, or President Not-See himself says something insanely hurtful or ignorant. Or both.
HOW THE MEDIA FOLLOWED TRUMP IN COVERING #FIGHTSUPREMACY
Commercial media needed to pin a medal on somebody, and that person wasn’t going to come from any of the many groups that peaceably managed tens of thousands of people.
WELCOME TO BOSTON, NOW GET OUT! (AN ALL-DAY ‘FREE SPEECH’ RALLY DISPATCH)
Counter-protesters chase ‘free speech’ rally goers out of town, but endure police aggression after peaceful march
IN BOSTON, CONTROVERSIAL ‘FREE SPEECH’ RALLY GETS PERMIT WHILE CANNABIS ADVOCATES ARE DENIED
For decades, and under three different mayoral administrations, organizers of the Boston Freedom Rally from the cannabis advocacy group MassCann/NORML have been denied permits for their annual event.
WHOSE VOICES WILL BE HEARD IN BOSTON THIS WEEKEND? WHOSE WON’T?
In the interest of doing better than those who are paying more attention to right-wing extremists than they are to the Bostonians speaking out, here are some of the points coming from the groups that are planning a counter-protest and march starting in Roxbury tomorrow at 10 am.
A QUICK AND HANDY GUIDE FOR GETTING HIGH AT PROTESTS
Like your kindergarten teacher always challenged, if you don’t bring enough for everyone, then don’t you dare show off your stash in class.
