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OPINION: ENTERTAINMENT/POLITICAL BLEED-THROUGH

Written by STEPHEN PROVIZER Posted August 3, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

"Massachusetts Votes to End Animal Cruelty" by Svadilfari is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

Some might say that the success of bringing the ethic of entertainment into news reporting is its own justification and what’s wrong with that, anyway? I say that while it might be over-drawing the case to say that Ed Ansin’s style of news broadcasting led us to the Trump presidency, there’s no question they dovetail nicely.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston, Massachusetts, media, opinion, Politics, slider

SHRED THE GOP PLAYBOOK: RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS HONORS JOHN LEWIS

Written by IRENE MONROE Posted July 26, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

To honor the congressman, let’s make some good trouble this November, and vote out our present Republican thugocracy. 

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: news, news to us, Op-Ed, opinion, slider

BRIDGING THE CHASM BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE: PART 2

Written by BILL SHELTON Posted July 15, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The warrior culture and poor use-of-force guidance are at least two reasons why police in the U.S. kill 1,000 people annually, while in contrast, for example, Great Britain’s police have killed fewer than 60 since 1900.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: opinion, SOMERVILLE

SOLIDARITY BUILDING, COVID-19, AND FRONTLINE WORKERS

Written by JYOTI SINHA Posted July 12, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The mission of building solidarity within the South Asian community is akin to other movements such as Black Lives Matter. How can we learn from them in order to connect our own community? For many South Asians committed to fighting state violence against Black people, it is clear that our work in being allies relies on undoing anti-Black ideologies within our own communities.

Filed Under: COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Massachusetts, Op-Ed, opinion, organizing, slider, South Asian, working class

GUEST OPINION: #CANCELRENT. FOR STARTERS.

Written by MOVEMENT FOR A PEOPLE’S PARTY Posted July 7, 2020 Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

If Democrats and Republicans cannot guarantee healthcare, housing, a basic income, and freedom from police brutality and crushing debt, they will never stand with the people.

Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: guest opinion, news to us, opinion

FORCED BIPARTISANSHIP JEOPARDIZES BILLS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE

Written by ANNIE BENNETT Posted July 7, 2020 Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Unity and nonpartisan efforts are important. However, there are real people and communities at risk that can be assisted by the passing of these bills.

Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: news, news to us, opinion

WHAT, TO BLACK AMERICA, IS THIS 4TH OF JULY?

Written by IRENE MONROE Posted July 4, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

"I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: news, news to us, Op-Ed, opinion

SJC DECISION SAYS IF YOU CAN’T PAY RENT, YOU CAN’T FIGHT FORECLOSURE

Written by ZAKIYA ALAKE Posted July 1, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

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“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.”

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, news, news to us, opinion

PARENTS, PAUSE!: TALKING RACE WITH WHITE AND NON-BLACK CHILDREN

Written by DIVYA ANAND Posted June 18, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

"2012 Christmas" by pennuja is licensed under CC BY 2.0

There is an avalanche of resources flooding the Internet and the market to learn and teach about racism and anti-racism, especially to children. For many white and non-Black parents and caregivers, the past few days following the uprisings have meant that there is a surge of individual and collective ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: anti-racism, education, opinion

BRIDGING THE CHASM BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE

Written by BILL SHELTON Posted June 18, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Part 1:  How do we begin?

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: opinion, SOMERVILLE

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