Mass. residents face tough choices as health insurance deadline looms
Higher premiums on the state exchange could prompt thousands to drop coverage.
The hidden history of Indigenous slavery in New England and beyond
It's a surprising and overlooked story, a blind spot in the narrative of early America: the hidden history of Indigenous slavery. As colonial powers took over Native land, white settlers were enslaving Native people. Some worked in New England. Others were kidnapped and shipped to an isolated tropical island. For generations, a lost tribe in Bermuda wondered about its past. Centuries later, they've reconnected with family — in New England.
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EPA staffers describe 'confusion and uncertainty' in shutdown
Environmental workers point to language from agency that violates laws prohibiting political speech -
New novel brings readers to the US-Mexico border to glimpse at the American Dream
Rudy Ruiz’s latest novel, “The Border Between Us,” includes autobiographical details of growing up on the border in the 1970s. -
Unbound Pages: 'The Librarians' spotlights leaders in the fight for the freedom to read
A new documentary spotlights the struggles of librarians around the country who are working against book bans in their communities, despite smear campaigns and threats. -
Connection between street list, voter registration questioned
A proposal to sever the tie between the annual street list and voter registration status to reduce voting barriers in Massachusetts has the backing of voting rights advocates, but met resistance from the office in charge of summoning jurors and raised questions for the Senate’s election laws point person.
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Scratch & Win
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College Uncovered
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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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