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.
Politics
PART OF THE PROBLEM
From racist real estate practices to bigoted laws, the Boston suburbs are largely white for a reason
BACKGROUND, RESIDENCE AT ISSUE IN SOMERVILLE RACE FOR OPEN HOUSE SEAT
Katie Wallace is a veteran local campaign organizer who met with each of the candidates shortly after they entered the race. After making the rounds, Wallace said, “I felt confused about some of the things that Erika said that did not make sense to me. I felt that she was not being transparent.”
CAMBRIDGE POLS, POLICE COMMISSIONER MELT DOWN OVER BLM DEBATE
Motion over redirecting $4.1M in police funding causes council to explode in anger, accusations
REPUBLICANS GET MAULED IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS
Dems now hold 128 of 160 seats in the House. “Two areas that were strong for Trump a few years ago came back home and voted blue.”
CHECK OUT EPISODE 2 OF DIGBOSTON’S NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOW, INDIGNATION!
Interviews with CHA nurse Susan Wright-Thomas and presidential candidate Vermin Supreme
DEATH THREAT AGAINST MASS POLITICIAN IS A BAD SIGN
Should violence replace political debate, democracy could end
INTRODUCING INDIGNATION: DIGBOSTON’S NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOW!
Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas host weekly streaming program
CAMBRIDGE TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTER OPENS DAY LATE AFTER TESTING MANDATE
A temporary homeless shelter opened Saturday night at the War Memorial Recreation Center in Mid-Cambridge—after two weeks before city councillors and a day late after a last-minute change requiring guests to test negative for COVID-19. Results from tests at the city’s warming center for the homeless Thursday did not arrive until Saturday afternoon.
CAMBRIDGE PLAN TO WAREHOUSE HOMELESS COULD SPARK COVID OUTBREAK
City Council, Gov. Baker have the power to force universities—Harvard, MIT, and Lesley—and hotels to provide better alternatives