New walking tour shines light on Boston’s overlooked abolitionist history
The "Abolition Acre" self-guided walking tour was recently established by the nonprofit Beacon Hill Scholars to raise awareness about the city's anti-slavery movement.
Massachusetts elections 2025: Everything you need to know to vote
Boston, Worcester, Cambridge and Everett will have elections this fall. Read up on what’s on your ballot.
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Gov. Healey says Dems need strong messaging in shutdown fight
As Democrats press for more health care funding, Healey sees lots of "strong leaders" in the party. -
Wild Card series puts Red Sox-Yankees rivalry in national spotlight
The winner will meet the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Division Series. -
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Remembering Carlton Fisk’s walk-off home run in the 1975 World Series
Baseball writer Roger Angell immortalized the moment with his New Yorker essay “Agincourt and After: An epochal World Series, reviewed.” -
Massachusetts students still lag behind pre-pandemic MCAS scores
Experts say it’s more than just the interruption in education: Students are missing much more school than they used to, and standardized testing is no longer a priority in Massachusetts.
GBH News podcasts
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Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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