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EXIT DRUGS IN THE GREEN ZONE

Written by EMILY ARNTSEN Posted April 17, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

From the doc’s office to the dispensary, Mass continues to fight opioids with cannabis

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: addiction, cannabis, Dispensaries, Dr. Uma, FBI, Heroin, Marijuana, Mass, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, medicine, opiates, opioids, Oxycontin, recreational, statistics

LAW ENFORCEMENT, ANTIFA, AND THE SO-CALLED ALT-RIGHT

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted February 19, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis

Pop culture embraces Trump’s “both sides” narrative as alt-right grows increasingly dangerous

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis Tagged With: 60 Minutes, Ann Coulter, antifa, Countering Violent Extremism, Donald Trump, FBI, Jordan Jereb, MAGA, Nikolas Cruz, ROF, William Edward Atchison

THE FBI AND DIRTY COPS

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted February 14, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis, NEWS+OPINIONS

The Memo hysteria and a Baltimore corruption trial highlight the state of law enforcement in 2018

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Baltimore, CIA, Derek Hines, dirty cops, Donald Trump, FBI, Leo Wise, Police

SOMERVILLE MAYORAL RACE: ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

Written by M.J. TIDWELL Posted September 13, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

“It’s hard to judge because we haven’t had a mayor’s race in 10 years.”

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: assembly row, Assembly Square, bowling alley, Curtatone, development, extortion, fake news, FBI, FRIT, SOMERVILLE, Somerville City Hall, Somerville News, Somerville News Weekly, Somerville Times, The Somerville Files, William Tauro

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: ‘I WILL MANAGE THIS PROCESS’

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted September 5, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The emails from Felix Sater—a convicted criminal and informant with longtime ties to Trump and his organization—promising Trump’s lawyer that Putin would help get the Donald elected are only the most recent example of the Trump/Putin nexus of political crime.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: authoritarianism, Donald Trump, FBI, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County, media, pardon, sater, White House

LO KEY ENDORSEMENT

Written by CAROLYN BICK Posted August 29, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Why would Somerville Mayor Curtatone be seen with this guy?

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: assembly row, Ball Square, Ben Echevarria, bowling alley, Brawl for City Hall, Curtatone, davis square, Elio LoRusso, extortion, fake news, FBI, FRIC, Matt McLaughlin, SOMERVILLE, Somerville City Hall, Somerville News, Somerville News Weekly, Somerville Times, The Somerville Files, Welcome Project, William Tauro

BULL: DECIPHERING THE VIRAL ‘SOMERVILLE NEWS WEEKLY’ STORY ABOUT AN ALLEGED FBI PROBE OF CURTATONE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted August 13, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

All this says is that Tauro contacted and complained to the FBI. Which is different than an FBI investigation, or so we thought.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: Ball Square, bowling alley, Curtatone, davis square, extortion, fake news, FBI, SOMERVILLE, Somerville City Hall, Somerville News, Somerville News Weekly, Somerville Times, The Somerville Files, William Tauro

ON WHY MOST OUTLETS AREN’T EQUIPPED TO COVER THE POTUS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted July 18, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

Mainstream journalists have seen some ugly shit. From shootings to bombings, even the most superficial morons on the evening news may need some therapy. At the same time, while they are often numb to conventional horrors, many have reactionary impulses that result in the wrong kind of attention being given to countless issues.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: authoritarianism, Donald Trump, FBI, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, media, White House

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: HOOVER, DAMN!

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted June 13, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Amid Comey chaos, lessons from the history of America’s secret police

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: authoritarianism, Baynard Woods, Democracy in Crisis, Donald Trump, FBI, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, White House

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: WHOSE AUTOCRACY IS IT ANYWAY?

Written by BAYNARD WOODS Posted May 15, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

13 Authoritarian jokes on America

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: authoritarianism, Baynard Woods, Democracy in Crisis, Donald Trump, FBI, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, White House

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