Boston’s liquor licensing quota was born out of elitism and has fostered a poisonous disparity over the past century. Can lifting the cap break the cycle?
Non-fiction
SPECIAL FEATURE: JOEY’S ANGELS
Joe Donovan beat impossible odds in being paroled from a life sentence. With his release this month, he and his advocates recount the nightmare behind them and brace for a daunting road ahead.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY: AN ATTORNEY GIVES US ANOTHER REASON TO AVOID DRIVING IN MASS ALTOGETHER
You could be walking around with a life worth only four grand and not even know it.
TOO LEGIT TO QUIT: THE HUB’S UNLICENSED RADIO STATIONS SPIN THEIR WHEELS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY
For people who are just starting in the Commonwealth, unlicensed frequencies offer programming that can’t be found elsewhere on the dial.
INTERNALLY BLEEDING: THE STORY OF AL CURRY FROM THE ‘BURY
Allen Curry was the victim of an unspeakable attack at the hands of fellow Boston firefighters. Decades later, his struggle endures, as does the BFD’s diversity problem.
NEW BOOK TELLS STORY OF AARON SWARTZ FROM THE BEGINNING OF HIS STRUGGLE—MORE THAN 200 YEARS AGO
"He wasn’t one for sitting and waiting to change the world by indirect means."
THE REALEST O’NEAL: ALT MEDIA ICON DAN SAVAGE ON CROWDSOURCING, PENETRATING MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES, AND OF COURSE, THE LASTING DEFINITION OF SANTORUM
"Why aren’t we as motivated to vote as the knuckle-dragging, gun-humping Jesus-fellating weirdos are? What’s wrong with us?"
THE SECRETARY OF SECRECY: A NEW COLUMN ABOUT PUBLIC RECORDS REFORM IN MASS, AND JUST IN TIME
There are a few possible solutions. One would be giving Galvin’s office more power to enforce the law. Another would be to streamline the process by eliminating Galvin’s role entirely and having the AG’s office handle the process from start to finish.
OREGON TALE: BACK TO THE RANCH
With an armed militia making headlines in the Wild West, an East Coast writer recalls his journey through the culture and mountains keeping America's attention
THE BARBARISM OF CHARTERISM: NEW YEAR, NEW THEATER IN THE WAR OVER CORPORATE ED REFORM IN MASS
If any of this seems odd, that’s because the education fight in Mass is hard to comprehend, if not impossible to understand for the casual observer—whether they have kids in public schools or not.