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Opinion: Trouble with a Capital T

Written by PAT JEHLEN Posted September 6, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Sen. Pat Jehlen and Reps. Mike Connolly, Paul Donato, and Steve Ultrino on a trip to see how the Orange Line shuttle would work. Photo courtesy of Sen. Pat Jehlen.

"The Fair Share Amendment is our best chance to raise more revenue and say that safety, public transit, education, and our future are worth paying for."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: analysis, background, crisis, Gov Charlie Baker, legislature, Massachusetts, MBTA, opinion, Politics, public transportation, Sen. Pat Jehlen, SOMERVILLE, transit

NO MOONSHOT REQUIRED

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 24, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

MBTA Red Line train on the Moon (with astronaut and Moon Lander)

 

Can a neoliberal columnist for a billionaire’s newspaper understand that a better MBTA is possible if we tax the rich (and make public transportation truly public)?

 

It’s hardly a secret that I’m no fan of Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung’s writing on matters political and economic. Which clearly reflects her belief that bringing big corporations to Boston and shovelling public money at them is the best way ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Amazon, Apparent Horizon, Boston Globe, Civil Rights Movement, Column, Democracy, General Electric, Gov Charlie Baker, Jason Pramas, MBTA, Moon, neoliberal, neoliberalism, public transportation, Shirley Leung, socialism, socialist, Suren Moodliar, Wayfair

BROKEN MEDIA, BROKEN POLITICS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 1, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Charlie Baker

 

If Mass journalists were doing their jobs, Baker would not be so popular

 

It’s always funny to hear that Charlie Baker is a very popular governor… The most popular governor in the country at the moment,  ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Amazon, Apparent Horizon, biotechnology, boondoggle, Boston, Charlie Baker, Column, convention, corporate, corruption, economy, General Electric, Giveaway, higher education, Jason Pramas, Journalism, journalist, Massachusetts, MBTA, media, news, Politics, public, public transportation, Republican Party, taxes

APPARENT HORIZON: PROGRESSIVE CONFUSION

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 10, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Only multiparty democracy will ensure that left policies are enacted in Mass

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Beacon Hill, capitalism, General Electric, Jason Pramas, neoliberalism, public colleges, public housing, public transportation, social democracy, third way

#MBTASUCKS: THE SHIRT YOU NEED AFTER ATTEMPTING THE GREEN LINE THIS WEEK

Written by DIG STAFF Posted February 3, 2015 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop

If you were one of the many, many Green Line riders who today found themselves suffering once more at the hands of an under-serviced and stretched-thin MBTA service, we have your new favorite shirt.

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop Tagged With: blue line, buses, delays, green line, ladies, mayor Marty Walsh, MBTA, mens, orange line, out of service, public transportation, red line, service interruption, shuttle service, Silver Line, t-shirt

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