
While it’s convenient and cliché to conclude that said intraparty battle has devolved into a Sanders-Clinton-style proxy war, that description would be inaccurate.
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Written by PATRICK COCHRAN Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
While it’s convenient and cliché to conclude that said intraparty battle has devolved into a Sanders-Clinton-style proxy war, that description would be inaccurate.
Written by ANDREA SEARS Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
A new study from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says raising the minimum wage has little impact on teen unemployment, but can have a big impact on teens and their families.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS
The week Commonwealth residents looked at the encroaching national apocalypse and said, ‘Us too!’
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: COLUMNS, Critical Mass, NEWS+OPINIONS
I’ve recently run into back-to-back critical failures that threaten the ability of requesters, be they media or private citizens, to even obtain records at all, let alone obtain them in a timely manner.
Written by MARY KUHLMAN Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
A new study, that includes two unidentified Massachusetts school districts, found when tougher tests were used in districts that already had higher quality teaching, the test-prep instruction was of a lower quality than regular classroom lessons.
Written by ANDREA SEARS Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
"Using that data, you can start to have the conversation of where are the cost drivers, where are the potential savings, and where can we actually streamline the whole conversation to get to guaranteed universal health care without the overhead of the insurance industry."
Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Human rights activist seized by ICE during routine immigration check-in
Written by ANDREA SEARS Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The bill would require the replacement of lead service lines, the largest single source of lead in drinking water, to schools and daycare centers, and installation of filters on taps and fountains.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader
They poison our Facebook and Twitter feeds, struggling to channel their emotions and be heard. But while they’re willing to piss into the bottomless rhetorical ocean that is social media, they’re not willing to pull the singular lever that has measurable impact. Imagine the nerve.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
We really did sit down with 27 candidates for Boston City Council—from at-large contenders to those trying for district seats—to ask about Boston Public Schools.