The general public may be aware that 39,000 unionized Verizon workers (out of a total of 178,000) have been out on strike for a few days—including many here in Boston. But the vast majority of onlookers don’t understand the stakes.
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SOCIAL HIGH TIMES
With Facebook still hostile to cannabis users, an alternative emerges
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.
THE 20 BEST REASONS TO SKI NEW ENGLAND
(This is our list, not the every-damn-bump in between Boston and Canada list)
LET’S TALK ABOUT CHECKS: MEET THE MASSACHUSETTS POLITICIANS WHO TAKE MONEY FROM THE OXY LOBBY
From 2005 to this year, Purdue Pharma alone spent more than $700,000 hiring four outfits to push its agenda on Beacon Hill.
HONEST PINT: NARRAGANSETT TEAMS UP WITH RI DONUT MASTERS FOR LIMITED EDITION BREW
“I said I love porters, but don’t know about double chocolate,” Drescher says. “But I said if [Narragansett’s] brewer thinks it’s a home run to go with it.”
FEDS URINATE IN OPIATE OCEAN
Right now we’ve got a stage four smack problem and a $2.5 million research plan.
SPECIAL FEATURE: MESTRES OF THE UNIVERSE
Capoeira has gained popularity and respect among Bostonians, even as the debate over appropriation kicks in New England.
AND THE AWARD FOR MOST OPPORTUNISTIC USE OF THE BALTIMORE SITUATION FOR CLICKS GOES TO …
In other places, Patch was more reserved in its fraudulence.
LOYAL SERVICE: “COLONIAL-INSPIRED” LOYAL NINE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED TO EAST CAMBRIDGE
"I want people to come here for a special occasion, or twice a week if they want to.”