‘Boston Free Speech’ protesters and counter demonstrators both lose the day
Protest
GUEST DISPATCH: SANTANDER PROTEST FRONT
Demonstrators shut down Hub Santander HQ
GUEST OP-ED: THE PARADOX
How do we shine a light on these examples and support each other in creating alternatives to systems of exploitation?
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: PROTEST OR RALLY?
SPECIAL FEATURE: RETURN TO DEWEY SQUARE
In 2011, thousands of New Englanders occupied an obscure slice of Boston and became leaders in a national movement against greed. Five years later, we asked some of those activists to reflect on their radical protest camp experiment.
BLACK AND BLUE: THE DUELING WAYS OF VIEWING COP BEHAVIOR IN BOSTON
In the blue view, Boston is the bright exemption when it comes to rampant bad behavior on the force, and police here typically respect the civil rights of residents.
ECONOMIC VIOLENCE: VERIZON CUTS OFF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS TO STRIKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
That’s why Verizon's union workers are on strike. It’s gotten to the point where they have no choice
ROLLING DEBATE: DISPATCH FROM THE MASSCANN/NORML SONS OF LIBERTY ROAD TRIP
Activists rolled out a 51-foot joint, at which point police stopped the procession.
STRIKE MATTERS: VERIZON’S UNION EMPLOYEES FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS
The general public may be aware that 39,000 unionized Verizon workers (out of a total of 178,000) have been out on strike for a few days—including many here in Boston. But the vast majority of onlookers don’t understand the stakes.
IT’S SPRING (AND DEMOCRACY IS AWAKENING!)
The jig is up, and my time has come. I’m about to be arrested. They’ll be hauling me away in mid-April.