Or: Free the Wu Train The hits just keep on coming from climate scientists—as they drop big global warming studies with increasing regularity. Fielding data and projections that look ever more depressing. Most recently, a new report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services says that not […]
GROSS POINTS BLANK: BOSTON’S TOP COP SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE BASHING THE ACLU
BPD Commissioner William Gross has had a bad few days. Last week, ACLU Massachusetts sued the city of Boston for using “a system—nicknamed the ‘gang packet’—which awards points for choice of clothes and social media selfies, and [is] used to designate ‘gang affiliation’ without any accompanying allegations of criminal activity,” according a Guardian article […]
SURPRISE! STUDY FINDS MASS CATHOLICS SUPPORT EXPANSION OF ABORTION RIGHTS
In a new study released this month, polls revealed high levels of support for abortion access among the state’s Catholic constituents.
THE SEAPORT FLOOD IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Unless Boston builds proper defenses against global warming-driven sea level rise So, Boston’s Seaport District flooded early this month during a bad snowstorm in the midst of several days of arctic temperatures. And nobody could be less surprised than me. Because I’ve spent a lot of the last quarter century closely following developments […]
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.
