No predictions, no resolutions
Jason Pramas
DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH (THE YEAR IN KRAMPUS)
In 2015, Krampus is slaking America’s thirst for red-cheeked justice
GO BIG OR GO HOME: TOWARDS A MASS CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT
Political organizing is tough work … until it isn't. Until a movement that dwarfs anything ever seen in human history rises and sweeps through the entire population.
GROUNDED MONKEYS: MILLIONAIRES UNLIKELY TO FLEE COMMONWEALTH IF RAISE UP MASS WINS TAX ON 1 PERCENT
That’s basically what I would expect rich people to do if the amendment passes. They’ll play games that allow them to report as little income as possible.
REMEMBRANCE AND PROTEST: THANKSGIVING THEN & NOW
A number of Native American nations were for all intents and purposes destroyed—at least as political entities. The rest were assimilated or marginalized.
LEFT BEHIND: THE PARIS ATTACKS AND THE NEED TO FUND A MASS INDEPENDENT AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA
News Corp succeeds in pulling public discourse far to the right in the absence of major outlets willing to confront them when it matters most.
APPARENT HORIZON: BOSTON ARTISTS UNITE
Two Activist Events Coming Up for Area Creative Pros
APPARENT HORIZON: SHUT PILGRIM NOW … AND SAVE MASS FROM NUCLEAR DISASTER
Given that there are no evacuation plans for the less densely populated communities near Pilgrim, what exactly would we do in Boston if Pilgrim were to suffer a similar disaster?
APPARENT HORIZON: INTRODUCING #BINJBADBOSS
Boss screwing you over? Drop a dime online.
APPARENT HORIZON: A NORTH-SOUTH RAIL LINK WON’T DO ANY GOOD UNDERWATER
Image via ELM Action Fund
When I heard that two former Massachusetts governors — Michael Dukakis and Bill Weld — are both pushing for a North-South Rail Link between North Station and South Station in downtown Boston, my first reaction was, “I guess they didn’t get my memo.”
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