With legalization looming, another glorious bonanza
SIX SHOT: ALL-STAR CREW WRITES NEW CHAPTER IN LONG HISTORY OF HEALING HUB THROUGH HIP-HOP
“Our movement is awareness. We’re talking for the people who you aren’t going to hear elsewhere.”
RUTHLESS PEOPLE: ON THIS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF TUPAC’S DEATH, AN IMPORTANT NEW BOOK TAKES A GRITTY LOOK AT LOS ANGELES HIP-HOP
‘Original Gangstas’ is sure to age like a Dre track.
INTERVIEW WITH MIKE CONNOLLY: THE FIRST OCCUPIER ON BEACON HILL
“I guess you’d have to ask those institutions what they didn’t see.”
LONG ISLAND, LONGER STRUGGLE
In the interest of reminding readers that the promise of Long Island is still a life or death issue, some cogent testimonies from Monday’s Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee speakout
THE BOSTON GLOBE AND JOHN OLIVER: WHICH ONE IS FULL OF CRAP ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS?
He’s a shameless mouthpiece for the businesspeople aiming to shift more public dollars toward institutions that are not accountable to taxpayers.
AGE OF RAGE: MASS NATIVE PENS DEEP, COLORFUL PORTRAIT OF TRUMP NATION
‘I would never discount or downplay the racism and “authoritarianism” swimming in Trump’s base, but I also wouldn’t reduce it to those things.’
STATE OF THE POLICE STATE: FROM THE BPD TO THE ACA, IT’S A JAILER’S WORLD—WE JUST SQUIRM IN IT
“The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on. We need to get real, we need to tell the truth.”
THE RIPE STUFF: FRESH PRODUCE TURNS 10
‘I gave it all up for the Good Life.’ An aural history.
BLACK AND BLUE: THE DUELING WAYS OF VIEWING COP BEHAVIOR IN BOSTON
In the blue view, Boston is the bright exemption when it comes to rampant bad behavior on the force, and police here typically respect the civil rights of residents.
