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BEYOND BLM HEADLINES: ON SEARCHING FOR MEANING IN FLAME WARS

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted August 12, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

It was easy to take one look at the headlines, glance through Twitter, and #FTP all over the place.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, BLM, Facebook, flame wars, Korryn Gaines, police brutality, Twitter

THE HIGH AND THE MARTY

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted July 28, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical, NEWS+OPINIONS

Boston Mayor Walsh is a lousy anti-addiction spokesperson

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Boston, cannabis, DNC, Marijuana, Marty Walsh, opiates, Oxycontin

AFTER STANFORD: CONTINUING THE CAMPUS CONVERSATION

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted June 15, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

In case you already forgot about the story that rocked headlines before the worst mass shooting in American history unfolded in Orlando, or if you somehow managed to miss the important lessons that emerged, here’s a snapshot of the media attention on the outcome of the Turner case.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Brock Allen Turner, campus sexual assault, rape, sexual assault, stanford

ABOUT THOSE OUTSIDE AGITATORS

Written by ALEX PRESS Posted June 2, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

The flimsiness of this lie was clear to anyone who saw photos of the youth at either walkout, and Walsh was ultimately forced to dial back his remarks to avoid looking too condescending toward the youth of our city. But his administration’s instinctive denial of the organic nature of protests goes beyond these walkouts.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: #blacklivesmatter, Boston, BPS, MLK, outside agitators, police brutality, schools. Marty Walsh

THE BPD CAMERA PILOT PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREATED WITHOUT THE INPUT OR APPROVAL FROM THE VOICES IN THE COMMUNITY WHO KNOW THE MOST ABOUT THE ISSUE

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted May 12, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

Another case of a camera shy BPD

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Boston, BPCAT, BPD, Britni de la Cretaz, law enforcement, police cameras, William Evans

THE RIGHTS STUFF: FELONS EVERYWHERE NEED VOTE IN ORDER TO HAVE VOICE

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted May 5, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

Don’t get me started on Florida.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Clinton, Democrats, Election 2016, felons, Massachusetts, Republicans, Trump, Virginia, voter suppression, voting, voting rights

A DEPARTURE: AFTER FOUR YEARS OF BLISTERING COLUMNS, A FREE RADICAL CHANGE

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted April 20, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

I’m glad this column has allowed me to shine a light, however small, on the ills that plague the city. But we need more voices like mine, and more willingness to take risks.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: BINJ, Boston, Boston 2024, columns, criminal justice reform, Emily Hopkins, FOIA, gentrification, Journalism, the Marshall Project

PAST INCARCERATION: REMEMBERING CHARLESTOWN’S FORGOTTEN PRISON

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted April 5, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

“The observant citizen outside the walls has long been forced to the conclusion that the grim institution does not perform its primary purpose"

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Boston, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Charlestown Prison, Emily Hopkins, Massachusetts History, Prison Reform

WHY BOTHER? ON RENEWING URBAN RENEWAL IN BOSTON.

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted March 8, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

Do we need the BRA or urban renewal for the city to reap the benefits of large-scale, complex development projects?

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Ayanna Pressley, Boston, Boston City Council, BRA, Brian Golden, Josh Zakim, Mayor Mary Walsh, Tito Jackson, urban renewal

THE THIN BLUE PAYWALL

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted February 23, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

If my public records request had been an embryo, my paper baby would be a month old by now.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Boston, Boston Police Department, BPD, filming police, FOIA, Henry Staines, Police, public records

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