I believe my perspective is needed on Beacon Hill, where the voices of the vulnerable are too often drowned out by special interests and bureaucracy.
Old friends, public service and a campaign for the community
They talk about politeness when they mean compliance
The idea of politeness as “professionalism” is a societal delusion, and too frequently the enforcing of a gracious response to malicious policy.
What’s really in Cambridge’s tap water?
A look at what cities do and don’t test when determining that their tap water is safe.
Near possibly the most important election in U.S. history, The New York Times is in a state of quantum news
By deciding which stories to cover and how, our greatest newspaper in content and readership has the power to set the agenda. That’s a concern.
The Renty daguerreotypes find a home, but Harvard’s legal fight lingers
Harvard chose to explore its legacy as an enslaver of 70 or more people at the same time it fought claims by a descendant of slavery.
Somerville could have skipped these police grants that come with strings attached
The Somerville City Council accepted nearly $200,000 for police over two meetings filled with fractious debate. Is this money worth what it costs?
Why Somerville still doesn’t have public toilets
The company that makes the Portland Loo is not licensed by Massachusetts, so its structures are not allowed (except in several neighboring cities).
Protest surveillance: What State Police saw from the sky as we spoke against killings by federal agents
I asked State Police for helicopter flight and mission plans, reports and photographic, video or biometric records captured from protests I went to Jan. 10.
A new tone at Somerville City Hall
The first few meetings Somerville City Council of 2026 have been called “chummy,” but budget season seems likely to strain the cordiality.
Jesse Jackson, a defender for LGBTQ+ rights
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday, advocated for the LGBTQ+ community – especially Black LGBTQ+ people – at a time we had no one.