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THAT N-WORD AGAIN
A short history of rationalization, hate, and debate
AS A MINISTER IN THE TRUMP ERA, I’VE BEEN RECEIVING LOTS OF QUERIES ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE
I want to ask you, what do you believe will happen in the afterlife? Are we as the human race going to be okay? Should I worry about what's going to happen to me after death? My girlfriend who believes in God but struggles with what to believe in exactly, is she going to be okay?
RAMPANT AND ROUTINE HARASSMENT: ON #METOO AND MUSIC FESTIVALS
Concert organizers should get support to evaluate risk factors for sexual violence—things like rigid gender or other stereotypes, tolerance for harassment and violence, misuse of substances, or lack of oversight in high-risk areas like bathrooms, parking lots, or camping areas.
EDITORIAL: MEDIUM WELL
Democracy requires public control of social media giants
In this edition of DigBoston, our Editor-in-Chief Chris Faraone has already written ...
EDITORIAL: HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT DIGBOSTON
A reader’s guide to building a better news weekly
What does it mean to support a news outlet? Clearly the answer to that question varies widely depending on whether the outlet is big or small, nonprofit or for profit, subscription- or advertising-based.
But in an era when news organizations of all ...
GUEST OPINION: IT’S TIME TO CONFRONT THE POWER IMBALANCE AT EMERSON
"Emerson has an opportunity to lead on issues of gender equity through a good first contract. Unfortunately, the administration is insisting on a compensation plan that still includes merit pay as a significant portion of possible raises, doled out at the discretion of a supervisor."
MLK’S ASSASSINATION REMINDS NATION OF UNADDRESSED GUN VIOLENCE
“By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing, by allowing all these developments, we have created an atmosphere in which violence and hatred have become popular pastimes."
EDITORIAL: FEEDBACK REQUESTED
REVISITING FREDERICK DOUGLASS
If Spicer was telling the truth last year, and the Trump administration wants to highlight Douglass’s invaluable contribution to American history, they should start with his historic 1852 speech.