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Obituary

RADICAL AND RELEVANT: THE LIFE OF HARRY BRILL

Written by GARY ZABEL Posted January 17, 2021 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary, Politics

Harry Brill. Photo courtesy of Gary Zabel.

Harry frequently argued that capitalism is barely distinguishable from organized crime. For example, he investigated the connection between insurance companies and automobile manufacturers on the one hand and car thieves on the other.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary, Politics Tagged With: bay area, Berkeley, Brooklyn College, California, Carol Brill, Democracy, Harry Brill, labor, Obituary, organizer, radical, socialist, sociologist, UCal Berkeley, UMASS-Boston

CHUCK TURNER, 1940-2019

Written by SUREN MOODLIAR Posted December 30, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary

In the long relay race of oppressed communities and the global working class, Chuck Turner picked up the baton in the 1960s as a young activist in the Northern Student Movement (a wing of the civil rights movement). By Christmas Day 2019 when he walked on, that beginning had been eclipsed by a series of powerful base-building projects—many that at once challenged the ruling class while creatively empowering the excluded and the exploited. 

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary Tagged With: activist, african american, antiracist, black, Boston, Chuck Turner, community, justice, labor, Massachusetts, Obituary, organizer, Roxbury

OBITUARY, PALLBEARER, SKELETONWITCH, DUST BOLT @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 16, 2018 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

As a genre, death metal is pretty limiting in terms of creating a giant fan base, despite Jim Carrey’s best efforts at proselytizing. ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: death metal, Dust Bolt, Fotobom, live music, metal, Obituary, Pallbearer, Skeletonwitch, The Sinclair

TOWNIE EXTRA: YASER MURTAJA, PRESENTE!

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 11, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie

Cartoon by Mike Flugennock

The killers of the Palestinian journalist must be brought to justice

 

Typically, I mainly focus on Bay State issues in this column. But I’ll make an exception this time and  ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie Tagged With: Column, demonstration, Gaza, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Jason Pramas, journalist, justice, killing, news, Obituary, Palestine, photojournalist, Protest, rally, right of return, shooting, Townie, Yaser Murtaja

LIVE REVIEW: CANNIBAL CORPSE @ PARADISE ROCK CLUB

Written by DAVE WEDGE Posted February 24, 2016 Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews

Boston frequently loses some of the best metal shows to Worcester, but when a great bill does come through, it’s often a must-see. Case and point: this show.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2016, Allston, Boston, Cannibal Corpse, Dig, DigBoston, live, Live Review, Music, Obituary, paradise rock club, Reviews

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