Commentary: Jesse Jackson’s message of hope lives on
It feels right that he died during Black History Month, because he was Black history.
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With No One Around To Advise Trump On HIV/AIDS, We Risk Upending Past Victories
You don’t hear about HIV/AIDS much anymore. That’s the good and the bad news.Good because the disease that ravaged the country world in the 1980s no… -
UPDATED - The Timid Times: What's Wrong With Political Coverage At Our Leading Newspaper
I’ve been trying for a while to think through a column on what’s wrong with The New York Times’ political coverage. The topic is so broad that it defies… -
Why The 3rd Congressional Race Could Turn Into A Big Bucks Battle
When Niki Tsongas entered Congress in 2007 after winning a special election to replace Marty Meehan, she had been part of a five-person field in a… -
2017 Taught Us That Bad Can Always Get Worse, So Brace Yourself For The New Year
Be careful what you ask for, so the old saying goes. I couldn’t wait to get out of 2016, counting down to the last day of what I thought was the worst… -
Once More With Feeling: My Most-Read Columns Of 2017
The media and “fake news” in the Age of Trump. The long, slow fade of newspapers in the face of technological and social change. The irrepressible urge to… -
Media In The Age Of Trump
One of us begins each morning sipping a perhaps stereotypical cup of espresso at his local Cambridge café while perusing the New York Times and the Boston… -
The Best Commentaries Of 2017
From the investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia to the tax system overhaul to the #MeToo movement, this year had its share of news. To… -
The Best 'IMHO' Segments Of 2017
Many nights on Greater Boston, host Jim Braude takes a moment to share his thoughts on current events and — in the case of the need to ban the “reply-all”…
