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APPARENT HORIZON: MASS BAIL REFORM NOW
Cash bail a debtors’ prison in the Commonwealth
APPARENT HORIZON: BOSTON ARTISTS UNITE
Two Activist Events Coming Up for Area Creative Pros
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?
APPARENT HORIZON: SANDERS SHRUGGED
The Boston Globe should foster an honest discussion about socialism (and maybe even give Chomsky a call)
AS THE GLOBE BURNS: NEWSPAPER ALREADY CUT OFF FROM COMMUNITY MAKES DEEPER CUTS
From its paywall to the role of its editorial page as a sounding pad for moneyed neoliberal notions about charter schools and innovation, the grey lady ain’t speakin’ the language of real people.
APPARENT HORIZON: INTRODUCING #BINJBADBOSS
Boss screwing you over? Drop a dime online.
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.
APPARENT HORIZON: UMASS BOSTON WILL ALSO BE USELESS UNDERWATER
UMass Boston was founded with an “urban mission,” that dictates that its primary purpose is to educate Boston residents.
APPARENT HORIZON: A NORTH-SOUTH RAIL LINK WON’T DO ANY GOOD UNDERWATER
Image via ELM Action Fund
When I heard that two former Massachusetts governors — Michael Dukakis and Bill Weld — are both pushing for a North-South Rail Link between North Station and South Station in downtown Boston, my first reaction was, “I guess they didn’t get my memo.”
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