Activism
A WORD ABOUT RICH KIDS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
WILL BOSTON SET A NEW REGIONAL PRECEDENT AND FINALLY PAY RECYCLING WORKERS A LIVING WAGE?
For the first time in the city’s history, Boston’s living wage ordinance might finally get applied to low-paid workers sorting the city’s recycling ...
BOSTON’S ‘RADICAL BLACK GIRL’ BUILDS ARTISTIC PLATFORMS WHERE THEY DIDN’T EXIST
“I teach with the intention of helping other people enjoy being in their bodies."
SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SUMMIT: CONVENING A CITY TO IMPROVE ITS NEWS MEDIA
EDITORIAL
Last Saturday, DigBoston, our nonprofit wing Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism ...
THE GUN VOTE: IS MASSART LISTENING TO STUDENTS WHO ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT ARMING OFFICERS ON CAMPUS?
Students who are part of MassArt’s POC community have especially expressed fears over the potential repercussions of arming MassArt police, citing experiences of being racially profiled.
THIS PLACE/DISPLACED: A SPOTLIGHT ON DISPLACEMENT, GENTRIFICATION, AND HOUSING INEQUALITY IN BOSTON
In preparation for this run, ATB producers went to City Life meetings to partner with those who were interested in sharing stories of displacement. In doing so, they were shocked by the number of people who wanted to participate.
ACCESS THE VOTE: AT LONG LAST, ACTIVISTS WITH DISABILITIES CONNECT LOCALLY, NATIONALLY
“We started Access in January after we had had enough. … They treat you like you are the only one, but then you see that there are others. We’ve been on our own, so now we’re trying to work together.”
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: LIVING ON SCRAPS
Boston is aiming to achieve “zero waste,” which some say can create more living-wage jobs. Is part of this lofty goal rooted in the region’s dirtiest hypocrisy?
‘WALK THE TALK’
Mayor Walsh needs to act faster to mitigate regional global warming threats
Environmental groups protested Mayor Marty Walsh last week during the International Mayors ...