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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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THE RECOVERY DRUG COMMERCIAL YOU WON’T SEE ON TV

Written by F.I.G.H.T. Posted January 15, 2020 Filed Under: Media Farm, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

This interpolative remix of Indivior’s Sublocade commercial was written and produced by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism as part of its Film Intervening Getting High Team (F.I.G.H.T.) initiative.

Filed Under: Media Farm, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: addiction, addicts, china, commercial, criminal justice, Donald Trump, drugs, F.I.G.H.T., fight, opiates, opioids, Recovery, recovery drugs, Sublocade, Suboxone

SPECIAL FEATURE: FENTANYL IN THE FAMILY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted September 3, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Books, FEATURES, Non-fiction

Ben Westhoff’s dive into the 'deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic' is the most frightening book of the year, and it’s mandatory reading

Filed Under: A+E, Books, FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: addiction, addicts, arts, Ben Westhoff, books, Brookline Booksmith, china, criminal justice, Donald Trump, drugs, F.I.G.H.T., Fentanyl Inc., fight, opiates, opioids, Oxycontin, Recovery, Suboxone, upcoming events, Walter White

STANDOFF AT THE GATE: HONG KONG PROTESTS SPILL INTO BOSTON, RIGHT DOWN TO THE HARASSMENT OF ACTIVISTS

Written by MEAGHAN TAO Posted August 22, 2019 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The heckler returned soon after, and as the rally drew to a close, he lingered nearby, closely watching Hui and her posse of volunteers and organizers. When she began to leave the scene, he stayed on her tail, continuing his shout, “Hong Kong belongs to China!”

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boston, Boston Common, china, Hong Kong, protests, State House

SPECIAL FEATURE: UNBEARABLE PRESSURE

Written by YIDAN SUN Posted August 1, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

For members of the Asian LGBTQ community, Boston can be solid ground for personal discovery and advocacy. Still, some stories remain untold.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Asian, Asian Community, Boston, Boston Pride, Cambridge, china, gay, gay community, LGBTQ, Massachusetts, Pride, Pride Parade, Taiwan, Taiwanese, Thai, Thailand

TAIWAN, OUT OF THE CLOSET AND INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

Written by BOSTON TAIWANESE FOR EQUALITY Posted June 13, 2019 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

 

This year, Boston Taiwanese for Equality marched in the Boston Pride Parade for a second year. The diversity, love, resilience, and solidarity displayed at the parade reaffirm our individuality, and inspire us to continue to build a more fair and inclusive world. ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston Taiwanese for Equality, china, criticism, Democracy, feminism, gender, LGBTQ, opinion, Politics, Pride, Taiwan

2019: WE HAVE 11 YEARS TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 26, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

In last week’s column looking back at “2018: The Year in Global Warming,”  I reviewed the dire threat posed to humanity and our environment by climate change, and concluded with the following:

 

The big question for Bostonians and anyone ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: 2030, adaptation, Apparent Horizon, Boston, china, Climate Change, coal, Column, development, Fourth National Climate Assessment, france, gas, Germany, global warming, IPCC, japan, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, migration, new england, news, oil, Paris Agreement, Politics, poor, survival, third world, UK, united nations, United States, US

DIGBOSTON JOINS MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 30, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

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News weekly feels the threat of cataclysmic war is grave enough to warrant direct action

 

DigBoston—and this should be obvious, but it bears stating plainly—is against the US or any nation, organization, or individual having nuclear weapons. Because the longer anyone has them, the more likely ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: abolish, arms control, Barack Obama, china, Democracy, DigBoston, disarmament, Donald Trump, editorial, ethics, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, nuclear weapon, Peace, Russia, treaty, United States, war

GUEST OP-ED: STATEMENT OF TAIWAN DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS ON THE TRUMP PHONE CALL

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 22, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

If Americans really care about Taiwan’s situation and the difficulties it is facing, the best way to help is to “Urge the Normalization of US-Taiwan Relations.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: china, Lin Fei-Fan, Sunflower Student Movement, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen

SPECIAL FEATURE: HOW TO SAVE THE PLANET FROM ENVIRONMENTAL RUIN IN THE AGE OF TRUMP

Written by ALASTAIR BLAND Posted November 16, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

“First we need a president who acknowledges that climate change exists.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: acidification, Barack Obama, china, Climate Change, climate change deniers, Environment, global warming, japan, Paris Climate Talks, Sabbatini, U.S. Department of Agriculture

THE DISAFFECTION OF TIBETAN ELECTIONS

Written by JOSHUA EATON Posted March 30, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Part III in ‘A Higher Allegiance: The Rise of a Transnational Identity in Boston’s Immigrant Communities,’ a BINJ series

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: A Higher Allegiance, Beacon Reader, Bernie Sanders, BINJ, Boston, Boston Common, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Central Tibetan Administration, china, CTA, Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, immigration, Joshua Eaton, Journalism, Kaydor Aukatsang, Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Lukar Jam Atsok, Massachusetts, Penpa Tsering, Tibet, Tibetan Election, Tibetan Uprising Day

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It’s the second time in less than a year that pr It’s the second time in less than a year that progressives have been dealt a bitter defeat in a crowded primary race. https://digboston.com/trump-guy-wins-the-democratic-primary-to-fill-deleos-seat/ #politics #election #Democrats #primary #legislature #Winthrop #Revere  #Massachusetts #MAGA #herp #derp
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