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Mayor Walsh and various police agencies were no friends of civil liberties at Boston’s monster protests against the ultra right
Despite the “mission accomplished” happy talk ...
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Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized
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Written by ROD WEBBER Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The panicked calls came from my friends and family—including my poor old mother, who was afraid I would be shot—right around the time that I arrived on Boston Common on Saturday.
Written by JONATHON FEINBERG Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
I helped organize a suburban Mass Guitar Center. Here’s what I learned.
Written by NATE HOMAN Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Where were these nazis anyway? Where were they coming from? Did they take Uber?
Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Boston nazi hunt a major disappointment for many
Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
That’s when the man in the MAGA hat took off, attempting to run from the cops, who chased after him. He was apprehended just a short distance away, police confiscating his firearm and taking him into custody.
Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
How a Boston demonstration first planned before Charlottesville answered the call to become something much, much bigger
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Counter-protesters chase ‘free speech’ rally goers out of town, but endure police aggression after peaceful march
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
For decades, and under three different mayoral administrations, organizers of the Boston Freedom Rally from the cannabis advocacy group MassCann/NORML have been denied permits for their annual event.