The appointed committee invariably doesn’t listen or act on the community’s behalf because they’re not elected, and therefore not accountable, to the community.
GUEST OPINION: VOTE FOR AN ELECTED BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Op-Ed
OPINION: WALKING THE WALK FOR A MORATORIUM ON PRISON AND JAIL CONSTRUCTION
Freeze all new prison and jail construction in Massachusetts for five years
FROM UMB TO THE US CONGRESS: FIGHT FOR HIGHER ED THAT WORKS FOR ALL!
"Decisions about when and how to reopen campuses, modalities of instruction, class size, tuition, campus services and facilities, staffing levels, and working conditions have been dictated not just by the human needs of those who work or those we serve, but by the bottom-line priorities of upper administrators."
GUEST OPINION: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE FINAL CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR
“Police reform must be on the forefront of any mayoral agenda.”
EZMERAI AHMADI: A PERSONAL UPDATE ON AFGHANISTAN
An American mourns the life of a close friend taken by one of the final US drone strikes of a senseless 20-year war
GUEST OPINION: ONCE MORE WITH FEELING
Even in a space for community leaders, in a city facing an affordability and eviction crisis, housing insecurity is a sensitive topic
OPINION: SOMERVILLE COUNCILOR CALLS FOR MORE ACTION ON HOUSING
After dealing with long affordable housing waitlists and navigating endless red tape, I found that keeping our family together was no easy feat.
THE TOPIC THE BLACK CHURCH DARES NOT SPEAK OF HONESTLY
In 2021, I am still asking these three questions …
A VISION FOR PIER 5 IN CHARLESTOWN (AND FOR THE FUTURE OF BOSTON)
Many of us are interested in waterfront accessibility for the general population, attention to social justice, and continuing to provide amenities to disadvantaged community members.
PASTOR MCCLURKIN’S STRUGGLE MIRROR’S THE BLACK CHURCH’S
No applause for this hate-filled coming out party.
