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Opinion: Act Now to Keep Masks in Healthcare, Virtual Phone Bank Slated for April 20

Written by MARY JIRMANUS SABA Posted April 19, 2023 Filed Under: COVID, Op-Ed

A collection of medical masks. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2023 Jason Pramas.

On Thursday April 20, 1-2 p.m. MACHE will host a phone bank via Zoom: Together participants will call healthcare companies and elected officials, to keep masks in MA healthcare—with the message that masks are a cornerstone of infection control, and that equitable access to all healthcare settings for all residents must be maintained.

Filed Under: COVID, Op-Ed Tagged With: Activism, advocacy, call to action, coronavirus, COVID-19, Health, Healthcare, Mary Jirmanus Saba, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity, opinion

Advanced Manufacturing And A New Foundation For Life Sciences And Clean Energy In Mass

Written by ED GASKIN Posted April 4, 2023 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Workforce opportunities for rural and urban residents, people with CORIs, or other employment challenges

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Opinion: Failed American Dream

Written by JYOTI SINHA AND GOWRI VIJAYAKUMAR Posted March 8, 2023 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Photo courtesy of the South Asian Workers' Center

South Asian Workers’ Center activists call for “a different way of imagining justice” in the wake of CPD killing of Sayed Arif Faisal

Seven years ago, Sayed Arif Faisal immigrated to Somerville from Chittagong in Bangladesh. While he studied computer science at UMass Boston, he worked at CVS. His mother worked at Dunkin Donuts, and his father traveled back and forth to Bangladesh for his job.

On Jan 4, 2023, Arif was in ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Bangladeshi community, Cambridge, Cambridge Police Department, criticism, Massachusetts, opinion, police violence, South Asian Workers' Center

Guest Opinion: The Black Man, Police Brutality, And Tyre Nichols In 2023

Written by TRICIA THOMAS, RN Posted February 8, 2023 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

What systems are in place to stop executions of Black people by way of ignorance, hate, jealousy, outright savagery, and police brutality? 

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Guest Opinion: Promoting Metal Detectors In BPS Perpetuates Dangerous Narrative

Written by JAKIRA ROGERS Posted January 26, 2023 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

When these factors are not explicitly named and acknowledged, one demonstrates a gap in understanding that racism perpetuates disproportionate outcomes for Black and Brown populations.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: BPS, news, opinion

Will Tablets Increase Returning Citizen Success, Or Be Another Way To Exploit Inmates?

Written by ED GASKIN Posted January 12, 2023 Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The corrections system is not known for innovation, but the use of tablets could be a game changer

Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: doc, Massachusetts, news, prisons, technology

Opinion: Economic Development Ideas For Mayor Wu and Governor Healey. Are You listening?

Written by ED GASKIN Posted December 2, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

From cannabis taxes for community programs to preparing Roxbury students for tomorrow’s workforce

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston, cannabis, economics, Governor Healey, Massachusetts, michelle wu

Guest Opinion: Dear Fellow Young Voters—Dems Have Had Our Backs. Now, let’s have theirs.

Written by DAVID FADUL Posted November 7, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

If we can convince Biden to do a 180 on weed, what can’t we do?

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Election, Massachusetts, news, opinion

Video: A Dig Editor’s Guide Through the Mass Ballot Questions

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 31, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

This matrix is especially here to help four groups of people—winos, dentists, millionaires, and/or Trump supporters

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Ballot questions, Election, news, opinion

Guest Opinion: The Real Impact Of Having Fewer and Fewer Local Opening Acts

Written by D-TENSION Posted October 26, 2022 Filed Under: MUSIC, Op-Ed

Local support benefits everyone—the opener gets an opportunity, the headliner gets a warmed-up crowd, the crowd sees a new band, the band gets new fans, the venue gets a longer show …  

Filed Under: MUSIC, Op-Ed Tagged With: Music, opinion, Venues

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