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HOPING FOR A ‘HOT SPRING’

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 21, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

"Hoping for a Hot Spring." Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

If we want to live in a democracy, we all have to take to the streets … and stay there

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: abortion, anti-racism, Apparent Horizon, Attorney General Maura Healey, Boston, Column, contingent work, coronavirus, COVID19, debt, Democracy, Democratic Party, DoorDash, evangelical, gig work, Healthcare, Instacart, Jason Pramas, loan, Lyft, Massachusetts, Medicare for All, middle class, military, Peace, Politics, President Joe Biden, Protest, public health, racism, Republican Party, Russia, student, Uber, Ukraine, United States, voting rights, war, Women, worker, working class

THERE IS NOTHING ‘VOLUNTARY’ ABOUT WORKING BAD JOBS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 28, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

A brief defense of AOC’s critique of billionaires

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, Apparent Horizon, Ben Shapiro, Bernie Sanders, Boston Herald, co-operative, Column, contingent work, criticism, Democracy, DigBoston, Elections, Jason Pramas, jobs, labor, Mondragon, policy, Politics, propaganda, social democracy, socialism, worker

NONPROFIT MODEL NOT A PANACEA FOR AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 10, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bad jobs, capitalism, commission, contingent work, Democracy, economy, Jason Pramas, Journalism, journalism commission, labor, Massachusetts, neoliberal, news, news desert, NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America, newspaper, Politics, Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Sen. Brendan Crighton, state government

PROPOSED STATE JOURNALISM COMMISSION NEEDS BROADER MEMBERSHIP

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 20, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Sandstorm State House collage by Jason Pramas

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bad jobs, boston university, capitalism, Column, commission, contingent work, Democracy, economy, emerson college, Framingham State University, Harvard University, Jason Pramas, Journalism, journalism commission, labor, Massachusetts, neoliberal, news, news desert, NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America, newspaper, Nieman Foundation, Northeastern University, Politics, Rep. Jim Hawkins, Rep. Lori Ehrlich, SAG-AFTRA, Sen. Brendan Crighton, Shorenstein Center, socialism, state government, UMass Amherst

WHY GATEHOUSE’S BOSTON ‘MEGACLUSTER’ IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 23, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

No corporation should own most newspapers in a region

 

In last week’s Apparent Horizon, “GateHouse Editorial Flacks for Mass Retailers ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bad jobs, Cambridge Chronicle, capitalism, child labor, Column, contingent work, economy, Fortress Investment Group LLC, GateHouse Media, history, Jason Pramas, labor, Massachusetts, megacluster, neoliberal, New Media Investment Group Inc, news, newspaper, Politics, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, socialism, SoftBank Group Corp, subminimum wage

GATEHOUSE EDITORIAL FLACKS FOR MASS RETAILERS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 16, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

Calls for undermining the rising statewide minimum wage with a subminimum wage for teens

 

A couple of days back I picked up a Cambridge Chronicle newspaper at a takeout joint I frequent. Opened it up. Skimmed the top story, and the week’s arrests. Then moved ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bad jobs, Cambridge Chronicle, capitalism, child labor, Column, contingent work, economy, GateHouse Media, Jason Pramas, labor, legislation, Massachusetts, minimum wage, neoliberal, Politics, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, socialism, subminimum wage

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