“We need people. … We must be highly organized, with a comprehensive strategic plan. And we need a lot of money.”
MASS HYSTERIA: FROM GATEHOUSE, TO THE SLAKE HOUSE, TO THE STATE HOUSE
The week Commonwealth residents looked at the encroaching national apocalypse and said, ‘Us too!’
EVITA SO WHITE
Constantine Maroulis (Che) and the cast of “Evita” at North Shore Music Theatre thru October 8, 2017. Photos©Paul Lyden Amid accusations of whitewashing and brownface, North Shore Music Theatre opens Evita With the announcement of North Shore Music Theatre’s cast for Evita earlier this month came nearly instantaneous backlash over the decision to cast […]
LAWMAKERS PUSH TO RENAME THE YAWKEY MBTA STATION
“I think [the proposed bill] makes perfect sense… I’m confused how it’s named ‘Yawkey’ anyway, in light of what we know about him.”
THOUGHTS ON STANDING UP TO RACISM
I will comment on racism, though. And on the courage it takes to stand up to the mobs still among us who reject multiculturalism and denigrate those who don’t look and act like them.
PUBLIC SQUARE: ALLIED FORCES
Who’s moving the needle on racial justice? Who’s not?
INTRODUCING ‘TERMS OF SERVICE,’ A NEW INDUSTRY COLUMN BY HALEY HAMILTON
There are many talented people in the Boston service industry who have chosen this line of work because we like it … and we usually do OK for ourselves financially.
DISSENTING OPINION: SMITH COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENT PROTESTERS RESPOND TO CRITICAL BOSTON GLOBE EDITORIAL
A recent op-ed in the Boston Globe suggests that student activism at Smith College’s School for Social Work is “overwrought,” and advises us as organizers that “not every dispute warrants a social-justice crusade.”
STATE OF THE POLICE STATE: FROM THE BPD TO THE ACA, IT’S A JAILER’S WORLD—WE JUST SQUIRM IN IT
“The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on. We need to get real, we need to tell the truth.”
SILENCE IS COMPLICITY: GREATER BOSTON’S WHITE COMMUNITIES NEED TO SUPPORT #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Walk around these white areas and look for a #BlackLivesMatter or a #JusticeforTamir sign. You will see few—and those mainly outside some progressive houses of worship.
