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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An ode to a cosmic coincidence
For total solar eclipses, everything that had to go just right for us here on Earth to enjoy the view. -
Bravo to Brookline for limiting cigarette sales
Multiple studies have shown that smoke-free campaigns do work, both in getting smokers to quit and keeping others from ever starting to smoke. -
Dropping the ball (and key and olive and pine cone) and welcoming a new year
On Sunday, night millions of Americans turned the page on 2023 by dropping all kinds of items from various locations. -
It's the return of Black Santa season!
I never tire of looking at the hundreds of Black Santas, and I’m pleased by my colleagues’ excitement. -
Keep your chicken coops out of my city
I can’t help but wonder how many of my fellow Cambridge residents clamoring for backyard chickens actually have a clue about the everyday reality of chicken keeping. -
Stop the pink palooza and actually help fight breast cancer
Breast cancer awareness is even more urgent as the disease is on the rise in women under 50. -
The strange case of the disappearing MBTA podcast
In one of the weirder Mass. politics stories this year, the MBTA put out — then took back — a new podcast aimed at transparency. -
Why the US needs the idealism and ambition of Boston’s Big Dig
Why lessons from burying the Central Artery are critical to combatting climate change. Tune in to a new nine-episode podcast from GBH News.
