DIG 22.32 – 8/13/20
It was easy to take one look at the headlines, glance through Twitter, and #FTP all over the place.
BEYOND BLM HEADLINES: ON SEARCHING FOR MEANING IN FLAME WARS
Free Radical
THE HIGH AND THE MARTY
Boston Mayor Walsh is a lousy anti-addiction spokesperson
AFTER STANFORD: CONTINUING THE CAMPUS CONVERSATION
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.
ABOUT THOSE OUTSIDE AGITATORS
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.
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
Another case of a camera shy BPD
THE RIGHTS STUFF: FELONS EVERYWHERE NEED VOTE IN ORDER TO HAVE VOICE
Don’t get me started on Florida.
A DEPARTURE: AFTER FOUR YEARS OF BLISTERING COLUMNS, A FREE RADICAL CHANGE
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.
PAST INCARCERATION: REMEMBERING CHARLESTOWN’S FORGOTTEN PRISON
“The observant citizen outside the walls has long been forced to the conclusion that the grim institution does not perform its primary purpose"
WHY BOTHER? ON RENEWING URBAN RENEWAL IN BOSTON.
Do we need the BRA or urban renewal for the city to reap the benefits of large-scale, complex development projects?
THE THIN BLUE PAYWALL
If my public records request had been an embryo, my paper baby would be a month old by now.
