Commentary: Facing the fears of a second Trump presidency
These fears are not misplaced or overhyped. We carry the history of our ancestors who survived the brutality of discrimination and political violence.
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Heat is more than an inconvenience. It killed someone close to me.
She will be one of many “heat-related” deaths in the United States this year. And the problem’s only getting worse. -
'You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream' and here in New England, that's pretty much the same thing
If my Southern roots fed my original ice cream passion, living in New England has stoked my adult obsession. -
#MeToo lives on in the sentences for abusers
Ghislaine Maxwell and R. Kelly were both sentenced to decades in prison, one after another. -
The bounty of July 4th is vastly different than the reality hungry adults and children face across the state
Most of those going hungry in Massachusetts are Latinx, Black and Asian. -
The 2022 New England Muzzle Awards: Spotlighting 10 who diminish free speech
This year is the 25th anniversary of the Muzzles, a roundup of outrages against freedom of speech and of the press in the six New England states. -
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Juneteenth should be widely embraced as a way to discuss our nation’s past
The holiday has also been the subject of tacky and disrespectful marketing. -
Menace of student debt looms over joyful college acceptances
The live YouTube reactions to admissions decisions leave out a key part of the story: loans.
