

Gross, rumored as mayoral candidate, didn’t register to vote in Hub until October 2019
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Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Gross, rumored as mayoral candidate, didn’t register to vote in Hub until October 2019
Written by OLIVIA DENG Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
“Increased patrols do not protect anyone ... they are actively harmful to poor and oppressed people who are routinely harassed, brutalized, and surveilled by the police in Boston and across the country."
Written by SARA SELEVITCH Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
40 years ago this month, Fred Clay was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. After 38 years behind bars, he’s telling his story and writing another chapter.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
From several dozen troopers facing criminal charges in an expansive payroll fiasco, to drunk-driving drill instructors and other one-offs, the follies continue.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS
Other than some Trump-supporting scoundrels and police who get paid lavishly to make appearances in court after arresting people on small crimes, I don’t know anybody else who thinks the legal system ought to regress. In Suffolk or anyplace else.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
BPD Commissioner William Gross has had a bad few days. Last week, ACLU Massachusetts sued the city of Boston for using “a system—nicknamed the ‘gang packet’—which awards points for choice of clothes and social media selfies, and [is] used to designate ... read more
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: COLUMNS, Critical Mass, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
That’s what’s happening with all three agencies in this case, with each one putting their own unique spin on how to circumvent the rules.
Written by JONATHAN RILEY Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Boston researchers have spent years helping government agencies plan and simulate operations to troll potential terrorists. Despite controversial practices and lackluster results, the covert operations continue.
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
What’s less known is that here in Massachusetts, our feeble public records law is helping to bolster these efforts by obscuring the process through which local officials share information with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).