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DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING KEY TO PASSING JOURNALISM COMMISSION LAW

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 7, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Laura Kiesel and Jordan Frias testify at the second journalism commission hearing, July 10, 2019. Photo courtesy of Sarah Betancourt.

Journalists mounted unusual lobbying effort to help beleaguered local news outlets

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Cambridge Day, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, Free Press, grassroots, Jason Pramas, Journalism, journalism commisison, journalist, law, legislature, lobbying, Massachusetts, policy, Politics, Rep. Ed Coppinger, Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Robert DeLeo, Sen. Brendan Crighton, Society of Professional Journalists

HOW TO DEFEAT THE HARD RIGHT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 12, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, Democracy in Crisis, Election, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Hard right wingers casually tour the Capitol during last week's attack. Via C-SPAN.

Some thoughts on the Capitol attack and building a more democratic nation

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, Democracy in Crisis, Election, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: antifa, Apparent Horizon, attack, Boston, Capitol, Column, conspiracy, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, Democrat, Election, epidemic, fascism, fascist, grassroots, hard right, human rights, Jason Pramas, MAGA, Massachusetts, militia, movement, nazi, Politics, popular, President Donald Trump, President-Elect Joe Biden, QAnon, racism, racist, Republican, right wing, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Ted Cruz, strategy, tactics, Vice President Mike Pence, violence

DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS IN THIS TIME OF GREAT CRISIS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 17, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Image CC-BY Salva Barbera 2010

A holiday message

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, assist, Boston, Christmas, Column, Democracy, donation, friend, Give, global, Hanukkah, help, holiday, holidays, Homeless, hunger, international, Jason Pramas, Kwanzaa, love donate, Massachusetts, neighbor, Ōmisoka, poverty, usa, volunteer, world

STOP COMCAST DATA CAPS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 1, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Heavy pressure will have to be put on the Biden administration to regulate broadband providers

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Ajit Pai, Apparent Horizon, cable, Column, Comcast, coronavirus, COVID19, crime, criminal, Democracy, extortion, FCC, federal, fee, Jason Pramas, Joe Biden, Massachusetts, policy, Politics, profiteering, Xfinity

THANKS, SOCIOPATHS!

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 16, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

More Mass residents have died from COVID-19 than all the Mass soldiers killed in WWII, but let’s “get back to normal,” right?

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Bob DeLeo, Charlie Baker, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, criticism, Democracy, Health, Jason Pramas, mask, Massachusetts, MBTA, policy, Politics, public health, social distancing, tax, taxation, transportation, usa

BETTER BOSTON ARTS: SUMEYA ALI

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 13, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COVID, Interviews, Visual Arts

Addressing the lack of representation of young Black and Brown artists

Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COVID, Interviews, Visual Arts Tagged With: African Community Economic Development of New England, Art, artist, Artists For Humanity, Better Boston Arts, Boston, Center to Support Immigrant Organizing, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, immigration, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, Politics, racism, Somalia, Sumeya Ali, Youth Ubuntu Project

ELECTIONS DON’T SOLVE EVERYTHING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 2, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

nuclear explosion

Push the US govt. to sign the nuclear weapons ban treaty. No matter which party wins this week.

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, ban, Column, Democracy, Honduras, ICANW, international, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Jamaica, Jason Pramas, military, Nauru, news, nuclear weapon, nuke, policy, Politics, treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, UN, united nations, usa

BETTER BOSTON ARTS: JULIA CSEKÖ

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 30, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COLUMNS, Interviews, Politics, Visual Arts

Stealth Latina 2018. Self portrait by Julia Csekö.

Ask artists how we would like our work funded

Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COLUMNS, Interviews, Politics, Visual Arts Tagged With: Art, artist, Better Boston Arts, Boston, Brazil, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, immigration, Jason Pramas, Julia Csekö, Massachusetts, Politics, racism, SOMERVILLE

BETTER BOSTON ARTS: IARITZA MENJIVAR

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 16, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, Interviews, Visual Arts

Iaritza Menjivar. Photo by Elias Williams.

We satisfy “diversity requirements” by ignoring diversity

Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, Interviews, Visual Arts Tagged With: artist, arts, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, DigBoston, future, Iartiza Menjivar, Interview, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, SOMERVILLE, Somerville Arts Council, Vision

BETTER BOSTON ARTS: MARJORIE KAYE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 6, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COLUMNS, Interviews, Visual Arts

Marjorie Kaye

This is our opportunity to start from the ground up

Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COLUMNS, Interviews, Visual Arts Tagged With: artist, arts, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, DigBoston, future, Galatea Fine Art, Interview, Jason Pramas, Marjorie Kaye, Massachusetts, Vision

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