While the opioid epidemic is the most glaring effect, it’s certainly not the only symptom of our societal malaise. Things are getting worse across the board—suicide, homelessness, mass incarceration, ecological disaster. Taken together, all of these factors are making life in 21st century America increasingly untenable.
THE RIGHT QUESTION FOR THE BROAD LEFT
On July 5, start asking the Democrats, “What policies will help working families?” The patriotic season is upon us. With it comes the arrival of the 2020 presidential race—far too early, in my estimation. Which in turn tends to generate conservative political ripples all the way down to the local level in the […]
THOTBOTS AND GLITCH TESTS
Glimpsing Boston’s dystopian future through the eyes of Reagan Esther Myer “IS YOUR THOTBOT GLITCHED?” The question is posed on an ominous neon-green flyer hung on my commute through Harvard Square. I ended up taking the “glitch test” that the flyer advertised during my hour-long ride home and discovered that my ThotBot, […]
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 […]
F.I.G.H.T. SUBOXONE: REAL TALK ABOUT MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT
I got people telling me, “Yes, I’m in recovery, but who the fuck are you to tell somebody how they should recover? Who the fuck are you to tell somebody that they aren’t in recovery because they are on medication?” And I’m like, “Because they’re fucking not! What the fuck are you talking about?”
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
Solely spending your money and free time on presidential pageants is unwise The other day my colleague Chris Faraone made an interesting comment on social media—inveighing against those who lavish money on presidential candidates with the next national elections still a year and a half away: We held a forum for the […]
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 […]
LANDLORDS’ VIEWS ON RENT CONTROL… REFUTED
Or: fun with Boston Globe comments Most everyone has had the experience of reading something particularly enraging in the comment area below many online newspaper articles. I think it’s quite normal to feel frustrated and helpless in that situation. Because the nastiest opinions often appear to be the most popular ones. And there […]
GLOBAL WARMING NEEDS FRONT PAGE COVERAGE
Extinction Rebellion urges the Boston Globe to declare climate emergency For society to undergo the drastic, transformational change required to save our species, respected media like the Boston Globe should lead in communicating the existential risks of climate damage. The Extinction Rebellion is an international mobilization whose first demand is that governments and […]
