
With follow-through, Boston could have a BPD that resembles the force that officials have always pretended we have.
The Dig - Greater Boston's Alternative News Source
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
With follow-through, Boston could have a BPD that resembles the force that officials have always pretended we have.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
What Mayor Walsh’s annual address didn’t say about global warming
Written by JOE RAMSEY Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed
At this year’s UMass Boston Convocation ceremony, special guest Mayor Marty Walsh was greeted by a multimedia musical performance that captured both what is so precious about UMB and what is now under threat.
First came the music: The UMB Chamber ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Some thoughts about last Saturday’s counterprotest
Written by GINO CANELLA Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Activists from 19 grassroots organizations marched through downtown Boston Sunday afternoon to protest the American Correctional Association (ACA), which was holding its annual conference at the Hynes Convention Center.
The ACA is one of the largest ... read more
Written by COLE ROSENGREN Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Despite a relative win for recycling workers, living wage advocates pledge to keep on fighting
Written by COLE ROSENGREN Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
For the first time in the city’s history, Boston’s living wage ordinance might finally get applied to low-paid workers sorting the city’s recycling ...
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Readers might feel that this should be a time for me to take a victory lap. The GE Boston deal that I criticized from the moment it was made public in January 2016 ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
When writing about human-induced global warming on a regular basis, it’s a good idea to pace oneself. Because it’s such a relentlessly depressing topic that highlighting it too often can backfire. Faced with an existential threat of such magnitude that ... read more