“These dramatic wealth gains are unseemly in the face of the loss of over a million lives and millions of livelihoods.”
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OPINION: UMASS BOSTON COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS BY CLASS OF 2022 JFK AWARD WINNER
“We cannot capitalize off of our diversity while the individuals that make us diverse are fettered by debt.”
Welcome and nyob zoo*, fellow graduates of UMass Boston’s Class of 2022. Welcome and thank you, friends, family, faculty, staff, and community members for joining us today on this momentous occasion. As a first-generation ...
Mass Orgs Push for Increased Voter Access, Fight for ‘Fair Share’
"It would make voting by mail and expanded early in-person voting permanent in Massachusetts."
Inbox: “Advocates Confident In Override of Governor’s Driver’s License Veto”
"Over 270 businesses, organizations and public servants remain firmly committed to expanding driver’s license access, regardless of immigration status"
Local Photographer Lives with War at a Distance
Karyna Oliinyk raises donations for her mother in Ukraine to distribute to people in need through a "vast" personal network
State Wire: Wraparound Services Spotlighted For Community Action Month
"We are serving more people today than we ever have, and it's just, instead of getting better - I had hoped by the time I retired, that we wouldn't need food banks."
Diabetes Researcher Claims She Was Unlawfully Denied Entry To US
“I was hoping to utilize this opportunity upon my return to Canada and help diabetes patients in Canada.”
Inbox: “Reformers Vow To Press For Changes In the Massachusetts Democratic Party”
"We found that many DSC members and delegates believe we need a party that can hold Democrats – both those elected and our candidates – more accountable to our platform."
MA Lawmakers, Advocates Say Steps Needed To Tackle Ghost Guns
"Police are on track to have recovered even more weapons that have no serial numbers, no way of tracing."
Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Alert!
Mass. agriculture department warns that egg masses may have been accidentally brought in on nursery stock imported from other states
This just in from state officials: Beware the spotted lanternfly!
According to a Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources press release, MDAR leadership “is asking the public to keep an eye out for the invasive pest known as spotted lanternfly (SLF, scientific ...