City Council, Gov. Baker have the power to force universities—Harvard, MIT, and Lesley—and hotels to provide better alternatives
CAMBRIDGE PLAN TO WAREHOUSE HOMELESS COULD SPARK COVID OUTBREAK
policy
MASSACHUSETTS WAS NOT READY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
But we can be ready for the next one
MASS: EXPAND PAID SICK TIME & START MEDICAL LEAVE NOW
More state support needed to help stem the coronavirus tide
THERE IS NOTHING ‘VOLUNTARY’ ABOUT WORKING BAD JOBS
A brief defense of AOC’s critique of billionaires
DON’T FALL FOR PROPAGANDA, VOTE BASED ON FACTS
In the 2020 election, working voters need to focus on candidates’ platforms… and actions
DON’T BUY WHAT CAMBRIDGE MAYOR MCGOVERN IS SELLING
An East Cambridge courthouse update
It’s sad when a local public official claims powerlessness before real estate developers, the market, and state government. But that’s exactly what Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern is doing in the latest round of the already half-century long East Cambridge ...
CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS CAN STOP UNDEMOCRATIC COURTHOUSE DEAL
Four votes against the proposed leasing of city parking spaces should do the trick
MORE ACTIVISM NEEDED IN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS
STOP THE ELECTRIC SCOOTER SCAM
A WINDOW INTO THE STATE HOUSE
Rep. Mike Connolly’s blog offers a critical look behind the curtain of Mass politics
The Massachusetts State House is not a bastion of democracy. I think a growing number of people in the Commonwealth are pretty clear on that fact. Dominated for decades by a series of imperial House speakers, and to a lesser extent by its Senate presidents, ...
