"I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
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SJC DECISION SAYS IF YOU CAN’T PAY RENT, YOU CAN’T FIGHT FORECLOSURE
“While we were fighting police brutality and COVID’s disproportionate impact on communities of color, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court put its knee on our necks.”
MEMO REQUIRING SOME STUDENTS TO RETURN TO CAMPUS IN FALL SPARKS OUTCRY
"There is no care in the way we get this important information and it shows that our work is undervalued by the university."
PHOTO RECAP: WHITE NATIONALISTS BACK THE BLUE IN BOSTON
The brigade included members of white nationalist groups, guys wearing shirts that said “Nationalist Social Club,” and one person holding a black sun Nazi flag.
THE STRANGEST DINING ISSUE EVER
The Druids used to mark such events by doing arcane things at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. Around here, one settles for eating light lunches under umbrellas.
FEED THE PEOPLE: HELPING COMMUNITIES, HOSPITALITY WORKERS, AND FAMILIES
“The idea is to link up restaurants, which are currently really suffering in terms of [loss of] revenue, and [labor] unions."
SCHOOL’S OUT: FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED STUDENTS, IT’S TOO RISKY TO RETURN TO CAMPUS
“It’s very dangerous for our children at this time to go back into that type of setting.”
TAKEOUT COCKTAILS COULD BE A HUGE BOOST FOR RESTAURANTS. IF THEY’RE ALLOWED.
“This is something that we need now, this is something we need for years.”
ACT UP FOUNDERS REFLECT ON AIDS ACTIVISM, TALK COVID AND CURRENT PROTESTS
“Anyone who thinks the Black Lives Matter movement is not doing a very good job should pay attention to the astonishing movement in public opinion. Sometimes you have to scream real loud or use a bad word.”
MY PANDEMIC STORY: HOMELESS IN GREATER BOSTON FOR MONTHS DURING COVID-19
The whole time, I was constantly looking for housing, but couldn't find any. I couldn't afford the first and last month’s rent.