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Opinion: Change Boston’s Manufacturing Strategy Or We’ll Miss Out On High-Paying Jobs

Written by ED GASKIN Posted April 26, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Many in government wrongly believe Boston can’t become a manufacturing hub

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: economy, jobs, news, opinion, Tech

EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SUSPENDING PRINT EDITION, GOING DIGITAL-ONLY (AGAIN)

Written by CHRIS FARAONE, JOHN LOFTUS, AND JASON PRAMAS Posted April 19, 2022 Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

DigBoston box among the boxes of defunct newspapers in Union Square, Somerville, Mass. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

But with your support we can bounce back fast!

Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: business, Chris Faraone, coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, criticism, DigBoston, digital-only, donation, economy, editorial, EIDL, fundraising, government, help, investment, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, loan, media, news, newspaper, pandemic, PPP, print, small business, solidarity, support

‘FAIR SHARE’ AMENDMENT CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO WIN VOTERS’ APPROVAL IN 2022

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted June 14, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Our traffic congestion has been an enormous problem that's holding back our economy."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Campaign, economy, fair share ammendment, taxes

FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COULD HELP EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted May 3, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

How investing in local institutions could benefit students and employers.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: community college, economy, education, student

WHAT THANKSGIVING AND THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SHARE

Written by JOSEPH NEVINS - SUREN MOODLIAR - ELENI MACRAKIS Posted November 24, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics

Massasoit statue, Plymouth, MA. Photo courtesy of the authors.

[B]oth the holiday’s development and epidemiological reasons for its present-day decline are rooted in a settler colonial project centered on the pursuit of wealth and ecological exploitation

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, economy, Health, history, Massachusetts, Massasoit, National Day of Mourning, opinion, Plymouth, Politics, public health, thanksgiving, Wampanoag

PART OF THE PROBLEM

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 13, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

From racist real estate practices to bigoted laws, the Boston suburbs are largely white for a reason

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Black Lives Matter, Boston, Column, Democracy, economy, gentrification, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, Politics, racism, slider, suburbs

HARVARD AND MIT MUST HELP THEIR WORKERS AND AREA HOMELESS NOW

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 22, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS

Institutions with more wealth than many nations have no excuse for inaction during a pandemic

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Cambridge, Column, contractor, coronavirus, COVID-19, criticism, Democracy, economy, employee, endowment, Harvard University, higher education, Homeless, Jason Pramas, L. Rafael Reif, labor, Larry Bacow, layoff, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, news analysis, pandemic, power, public, Shelter, slider, student, wealth, worker

MASS COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM EXAMPLE OF LARGER PROBLEM

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 19, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon

Government bailouts for the wealthy and crumbs for the masses aren’t going to save our society

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, criticism, economy, epidemic, justice, Massachusetts, Politics, slider

MASS CREATIVES ARE STRUGGLING THROUGH CORONAVIRUS. HERE’S HOW.

Written by DIG STAFF Posted March 13, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, MUSIC, News to Us

DJ WHYSHAM

"Within four minutes, my housing, food, and mental health all played ping-pong with each other determining what will be the next steps. You can plan for rainy days, but as an artist each day is a rainy day.”

Filed Under: A+E, MUSIC, News to Us Tagged With: arts, coronavirus, economy, Health, Music, news, news to us

RESPONSES TO OUR “CULTURAL REHASH” EDITORIAL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 9, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, COLUMNS, Editorial

Practice Space's closing message. Photo courtesy Practice Space and Boston Hassle.

A range of views from readers

Filed Under: A+E, COLUMNS, Editorial Tagged With: Art, arts, Boston, community, critique, culture, Dance, David Shaughnessy, DigBoston, Don DiVecchio, economy, editorial response, Emily Bass, engagement, feature, feedback, Film, global, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, Politics, readers, theater, Tim Devin, United States, visual art, world

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