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RESTAURANT COVERAGE IN MASS IN THE WAKE OF THE TANTRUM GOURMET
POLICE VIOLENCE HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR YEARS. IT’S A GOOD THING THEY’RE LISTENING NOW.
The report noted “substantial problems in the leadership and management,” and found “a disturbing pattern of allegations of violence toward citizens by a small number of officers.”
DEAR READER: THE DIG IS BACK IN PRINT AND IN STREET BOXES THIS WEEK
Whether or not it is prudent to reopen, there is yet another epidemic raging that must be considered, and of course that is the problem of police violence.
POLICE ARE AT WAR WITH THE PUBLIC AND POLITICIANS WON’T STOP THEM
Mass spends millions every year replenishing its weapons stockpiles, as do municipal police agencies. In almost every instance, there is little to no oversight.
PLEA TO OPEN RESTAURANTS NEXT WEEK FUELED BY STUPIDITY AND DESPERATION
None of the segments or articles amplifying the push to reopen restaurants sought input from a medical professional or anyone else who might suggest that opening the doors next week is reckless.
NEW STUDY: 1-IN-3 WHO THINK THEY KNOW ABOUT COVID-19 DON’T KNOW SHIT
MASS CONTINUES DRUG-TESTING PROBATIONERS DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
According to one probationer who I spoke with for this column, that routine—which they had to go through twice last week—involves waiting in a lobby close to other people, riding in an elevator with an Averhealth employee, pulling their pants down and shirt up, peeing in a cup, and handing over the goods.
IN ATTUCKS COMMEMORATION, NATIVE AMERICANS NOTE INJUSTICE THEN AND NOW
“There’s a lot of money being thrown at the Harbor Islands now—they want to put hotels there and all kinds of things, but there were burials all over there, so that’s a battle we’re going to have.”
IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS FOR A BROKEN PAROLE SYSTEM
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In the process of editing this week’s cover feature by Jean Trounstine, a collaboration with the ...
