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SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM IN NOV & DEC, FIRST $10,000 MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 3, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Two-month Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism fundraiser supported by the Institute for Nonprofit News and the Miami Foundation

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POOR PROTEST COVERAGE SHOWS NEED FOR MASS JOURNALISM COMMISSION

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 4, 2021 Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Image courtesy of Extinction Rebellion Boston

Environmental zap action in front of Gov. Baker’s Swampscott home gets lots of attention with little useful context due to shrinking local press corps

Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, analysis, Apparent Horizon, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Climate Change, Column, communication, criticism, Democracy, Extinction Rebellion, global warming, Jason Pramas, Journalism, journalism commission, legislation, legislature, Massachusetts, media, news, press, Protest, reform, Rep. Lori Ehrlich, reporting, Sen. Brendan Crighton, Sunrise Movement, Swampscott, transparency, website

A BRIEF MEDITATION ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 20, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Image for Occupy meditation. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2021 Jason Pramas.

And the possibility of its return

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: 1%, 99%, anarchism, Andrei Tarkovsky, anniversary, Apparent Horizon, Arab Spring, Black Lives Matter, Boston, capitalism, Column, corporation, Democracy, Film, future, global warming, history, HOPE, international, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, Meditation, novel, Occupy, Occupy Boston, Open Media Boston, Politics, Protest, rebellion, reflection, Revolt, socialism, Solaris, Stanisław Lem, usa, worker, working class, working people

MA SCHOOLS NEED FREE HIGH-QUALITY MASKS NOW

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 6, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

"3M N95 Particulate Respirator.JPG" by Banej is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

And the federal government should start providing them for all US residents ASAP

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Cambridge, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, faculty, Family, FFP2, Health, Jason Pramas, KF94, KN95, MA, mask, Mass, Massachusetts, N95, pandemic, policy, public health, school, staff, student, teacher, usa

THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER YET

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 14, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Cambridge, MA restaurant sign, June 13, 2021. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2021 Jason Pramas.

Mass residents need to stop running amok in public spaces

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, criticism, Democracy, epidemic, genomic sequencing, Health, Jason Pramas, mask, Massachusetts, pandemic, Politics, public health, testing, usa, vaccination, vaccine

A NOTE TO WEALTHY SOCIALISTS: DON’T LIE ABOUT YOUR CLASS BACKGROUND

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 31, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

"Look familiar? You're a townie." Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2021 Jason Pramas.

[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.

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, criticism, Democracy, ethics, Honesty, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, morals, policy, Politics, socialism, socialist

BEWARE ASTROTURF GROUPS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 3, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Mass rideshare, delivery, and real estate industries gearing up propaganda campaigns to convince working people to vote against our own interests

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, astroturf, Boston, Column, corporation, Democracy, DoorDash, gig work, Housing, human rights, Instacart, Jason Pramas, labor, Lyft, Massachusetts, policy, Politics, propaganda, Real Estate, rent control, renter, Uber, worker

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 19, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Massachusetts National Guard by The National Guard is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Keep wearing masks and social distancing until public health officials say it’s safe to stop

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, cdc, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, discussion, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Family, Health, how-to, Jason Pramas, Johnson & Johnson, mask, Massachusetts, Moderna, pandemic, Pfizer, public health, social distancing, vaccination, vaccine

THERE’S A CURE FOR AMAZON’S SNAP ABUSE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 23, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

"amazon warehouse" by hnnbz is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The labor movement needs to fight harder for justice for gig workers

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: activist, Amazon, Apparent Horizon, Benefits, Column, contingent, contractor, day labor, Democracy, Employment, gig, independent contractor, Jason Pramas, job, labor, legislation, organize, part time, policy, precarious, PRO Act, reform, regulation, temp, union, wages, worker, working conditions

AS LABOR SECRETARY, WILL MARTY WALSH REPRESENT ALL WORKERS?

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 2, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Miami protestors support the “Fight for 15,” a campaign for a higher minimum wage. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Or just unionized construction workers… and the corporations that fund the Democrats

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, building trades, Column, criticism, Democracy, Jason Pramas, labor, laborers, LIUNA, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts, mayor, policy, Politics, President Joe Biden, Secretary of Labor, union, worker

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