As the one-time corporate behemoth slinks away from the chaos it created in the Bay State (yet again)
While my DigBoston and BINJ colleagues and I do occasionally skewer the Boston Globe ...
The Dig - Greater Boston's Alternative News Source
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics
Mass rideshare, delivery, and real estate industries gearing up propaganda campaigns to convince working people to vote against our own interests
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
A brief defense of AOC’s critique of billionaires
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
In the 2020 election, working voters need to focus on candidates’ platforms… and actions
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial
Many people have taken to loudly bemoaning the supposedly sudden arrival of “fake news” since the 2016 presidential election… while becoming belatedly aware of the accompanying slow decline of print newspapers that are—whatever else one might say ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Some of the many details the corporate media isn’t telling you.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS
News Corp succeeds in pulling public discourse far to the right in the absence of major outlets willing to confront them when it matters most.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Images by Chris Faraone unless otherwise noted
First some disclaimers for positive measure …
This post is not intended to suggest or imply either bonds or divisions between movements or organizations. Members of some groups we included may have ideological differences with ... read more
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS
Image of stop-and-frisk outside the Boys & Girls Club on Talbot Ave in Dorchester (Nov. ’14)
Just a few months ago, the Boston Globe informed us of an ACLU study about the epidemic of stop-and-frisk in the Hub. From their reporting:
Boston police officers disproportionately ... read more
Written by SUSANNA JACKSON Filed Under: Film
It’s a teenager’s guide to propaganda and revolution, but for those who are familiar with these narratives, its lesson feels heavy-handed, like a fictional—but not exactly literary—application written specifically for a history book.