

Some thoughts on the Capitol attack and building a more democratic nation
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Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, Democracy in Crisis, Election, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics
Some thoughts on the Capitol attack and building a more democratic nation
Written by GINO CANELLA Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
In addition to celebrating Black women, BLM Boston was also gathering to demand the city of Boston redirect the $40.1 million that is budgeted for policing into schools and resources that will benefit the community.
Written by GINO CANELLA and PATRICK FERRUCCI Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed
Written by SAUL TANNENBAUM Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed
It was MIT’s Commencement Day Friday May 24, a bit of a surreal event for a campus that’s largely been evacuated due the COVID-19 pandemic. By all accounts, this virtual event was a tour de force, with technical gimmicks and congratulations sent from space. But it was also held in the shadow of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the ensuing protests.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized
Should violence replace political debate, democracy could end
Written by CLAIRE SADAR Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
For their part, members of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community were surprised that a group had come all the way from Boston just to support them during this difficult weekend.
Written by SETH KERSHNER Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Hampshire County has the most violent small jail in the state, and one of the least transparent
Written by IRENE MONROE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial
“By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing, by allowing all these developments, we have created an atmosphere in which violence and hatred have become popular pastimes."
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Among the many to weigh in on these issues, the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) has released a compelling statement... It’s on the money, and so informative and forward-looking that we thought it was our duty to excerpt it here...
Written by BAYNARD WOODS Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The line connecting Yeats to Didion to us: The center cannot hold. The election should have shown us that clearly. The majority lost and we elected an authoritarian entirely uninterested in compromise.