The mayor, the music, and a mission under threat 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 Singers, led […]
HOUSING. SURELY WE CAN DO BETTER.
As someone who has lived in the Boston area for the past two decades and often searched for affordable housing, the news that the Boston Housing Authority is “teaming up” with private-sector developers to maintain and upgrade its housing stock left me with mixed emotions. “Yet another stealth rollback!” I murmured to no one […]
TROUBLING TIMES
Massachusetts Would Benefit from the Work and Family Mobility Act We live in some troubling times in America. There is a flood of rhetoric pouring out from the current presidential administration that demonizes and castigates immigrants. This dangerous bombast, undeniably encouraged by Donald Trump and rooted in xenophobia, fans the flames of hate […]
LAST CALL FOR JUSTICE AT THE EAST CAMBRIDGE COURTHOUSE
City council must resist bogus privatization scheme Everyone agrees the state-owned Sullivan Courthouse site in East Cambridge needs to be remediated of asbestos and prepared for redevelopment. The current proposal, backed by the Baker administration and Cambridge’s city manager, would accomplish this goal by transferring ownership of the courthouse to commercial real […]
LABOR ACTION IN LYNN
Union and community activists respond to work accident at luxury development site On June 19, a diverse group of 50 people, union members and community allies together, entered a Transformative Transit Oriented Development meeting in Lynn. They marched into the Lynn Museum in silence, carrying signs linking safe working conditions, affordable housing, and […]
TAIWAN, OUT OF THE CLOSET AND INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
This year, Boston Taiwanese for Equality marched in the Boston Pride Parade for a second year. The diversity, love, resilience, and solidarity displayed at the parade reaffirm our individuality, and inspire us to continue to build a more fair and inclusive world. This spirit applies not only to supporting our LGBTQ community, but also […]
MOULTON FOR PRESIDENT?
Has the “service candidate” from Salem served other veterans well? Did the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race really need a 19th participant, particularly one joining the line-up just before Joe Biden’s much-ballyhooed entry? Last Monday, former Marine Seth Moulton’s answer to that question was “Yes, Sir!” So now the ambitious young […]
FAT PEOPLE FUCK TOO
Tess Holliday in lingerie on the cover of Cosmo is a perfect example of how the sexuality of fat people is valid, present, and obvious. Ya’ll, she looks good.
BREAKING CONCRETE CEILINGS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR COMES WITH A TAX
A response to the Boston Herald In response to the Boston Herald’s overtly racist and sexist article on Masshousing’s dining expenses and the appointment of its executive director’s new role on the MBTA Fiscal Control Board, I felt compelled to express my disappointment in the tired narrative that follows women of color in leadership […]
VOTE NO! HARVARD CLERICAL UNION REP CRITICIZES UNION’S CONTRACT PROPOSAL
Harvard University is one of the largest employers in Massachusetts, with over 18,000 employees. Thousands of Harvard’s workers are “contingent” and don’t have benefits such as health insurance or paid time off. The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) is the university’s largest union, with around 5,000 members. HU’s continuing ability to […]
