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EDITORIAL: FAKE LEFT AND BREAK RIGHT

Written by JASON PRAMAS and CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 17, 2020 Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

"Clothes Pins on a White Background" by wuestenigel is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

[W]hen you vote for Biden—whether you “hold your nose” or not when doing it—remember what you’re going to get with the next Democratic administration: a nicer Trump administration.

Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Chris Faraone, criticism, Democracy, Democrat, DigBoston, Donald Trump, editorial, Jason Pramas, Joe Biden, neoliberal, Politics, presidential election, Republican, vote, voting

SIDDIQUI TAKES A DIVE: JOINS MAYOR MCGOVERN, OTHER CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS IN GREENLIGHTING BACKROOM COURTHOUSE DEAL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 25, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Cambridge City Hall by Vitor Pamplona CC-BY-2.0. Modified by Jason Pramas.

 

The fix was in.

 

While the world was gearing up for the global climate strike last week, the years-long fight over the future ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Anthony Galluccio, Boston Democratic Socialists of America, Cambridge, Cambridge City Council, corruption, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui, Courthouse, Democracy, East Cambridge, economy, Election, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Mayor Marc McGovern, neoliberal, news, news to us, Our Revolution Cambridge, Politics, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

NO MOONSHOT REQUIRED

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 24, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

MBTA Red Line train on the Moon (with astronaut and Moon Lander)

 

Can a neoliberal columnist for a billionaire’s newspaper understand that a better MBTA is possible if we tax the rich (and make public transportation truly public)?

 

It’s hardly a secret that I’m no fan of Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung’s writing on matters political and economic. Which clearly reflects her belief that bringing big corporations to Boston and shovelling public money at them is the best way ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Amazon, Apparent Horizon, Boston Globe, Civil Rights Movement, Column, Democracy, General Electric, Gov Charlie Baker, Jason Pramas, MBTA, Moon, neoliberal, neoliberalism, public transportation, Shirley Leung, socialism, socialist, Suren Moodliar, Wayfair

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, labor, Massachusetts, neoliberal, news, news desert, NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America, newspaper, Politics, Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Sen. Brendan Crighton, state government

IT’S TIME TO BRING BACK RENT CONTROL IN MASSACHUSETTS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 27, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bill, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, capitalism, Column, corruption, Democracy, economy, greed, Housing, Jason Pramas, labor, legislation, Massachusetts, neoliberal, Politics, poverty, Real Estate, referendum, rent control, Rep. Mike Connolly, socialism, SOMERVILLE, 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, 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

PUBLIC BAD. PRIVATE GOOD? BOSTON HERALD’S ATTACK ON MASSHOUSING HIGHLIGHTS DOUBLE STANDARD IN AMERICAN JOURNALISM

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 6, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

Over the last several days, the Boston Herald has had its knives out in no less than three articles and two editorials against MassHousing—an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts.

 

 ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston Herald, Braintree, business expense, capitalism, Column, Digital First Media, economy, government, hotel, Jason Pramas, Journalism, labor, leased car, Massachusetts, neoliberal, news, newspaper, per diem, Politics, public, racism, travel

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

TOWNIE: UMB DRUBBING, PAWSOX GRUBBING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 27, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie

 

University cuts and a (possible) corporate scam just in time for the holidays

 

UMass Boston admin lays off more staff, unions push back

The neoliberal war on public higher education continues unabated ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie Tagged With: Boston, budget, debt, economy, Giveaway, Jason Pramas, legislature, Massachusetts, neoliberal, PawSox, Politics, public, taxes, Townie, trustees, tuition, UMass, Worcester

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