"From my experience, the ones who are still Haitian have too many things to worry about here to take the risk of going down to Haiti and voting in the elections."
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THE ELEDONKEY SHOW: A DISPATCH FROM THE BAY STATE’S PITIFUL POLITICAL AWARDS
Back at the event that good government forgot, the night ended with the patronizing presentation of the “Broken Glass Award."
AU CONTRAIRE GRANDE FRERE: MASS OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO THREAT AT HOME FOLLOWING PARIS ATTACKS, YET PUT FORCES ON INCREASED ALERT ANYWAY
It’s never easy criticizing vigilant Big Brother while the crime scene is still bloody.
HOW TO SPEND $1 BILLION IN ROXBURY (WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME ON ROXBURY)
CDCs have total control of who they put on their teams. In exercising this freedom, MPCDC and the BHA have chosen exclusion, and they’re not the exception.
IN SEARCH OF COMMON UNITY: A CONVERSATION WITH HAWAH KASAT ABOUT YOUTH VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE
Without creative constructive time, we’re just going to keep losing young people in the cracks. These are the bigger questions in these cities where you see high dropout and suicide rates and crazy amounts of bullying—and it’s spread out in the suburbs now too.
CHARTER TANK: A ROUNDUP OF ARCANE AND ONGOING ‘SCHOOL REFORM’ SNOW JOBS IN MASS AND BEYOND
As one of the few writers who cover charter shenanigans, I’ve become something of a “Dear Abby” in this niche.
APPARENT HORIZON: SHUT PILGRIM NOW … AND SAVE MASS FROM NUCLEAR DISASTER
Given that there are no evacuation plans for the less densely populated communities near Pilgrim, what exactly would we do in Boston if Pilgrim were to suffer a similar disaster?
LET’S TALK ABOUT CHECKS: MEET THE MASSACHUSETTS POLITICIANS WHO TAKE MONEY FROM THE OXY LOBBY
From 2005 to this year, Purdue Pharma alone spent more than $700,000 hiring four outfits to push its agenda on Beacon Hill.
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE LAND BOSTON FORGOT
Hundreds of Allston residents fought in the streets to save their neighborhood. Now, after a series of land swaps, Harvard’s ivy vines are creeping in again. This is for those who fought, and who fight, for their homes.
WEN, THE LEVEE, BREAKS: A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR WEN STEPHENSON ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK ON CLIMATE JUSTICE
We asked Wen about what he describes as “waking up, individually and collectively, to the climate catastrophe that is upon us."