Making the MBTA fare-free was a contentious idea, stirring heated debate about the feasibility of the plan. However, in this moment of increasing economic tension, it has become more crucial than ever to Free the T.
With 1.2 million immigrants in Massachusetts, making up 17% of the population, the designation between citizen and foreign-born residents shouldn’t determine who can vote.
At the core of Allen’s campaign was an effort to empower voters and create an American democracy that uplifts them and increases representation. Within Massachusetts, this meant working towards reforming many of the state’s anti-democratic behaviors
Though Charlie Baker is certainly not the first Republican to win the governorship by maintaining a more progressive platform, his party’s shift toward Trumpian politics may mean he is the last.
Which is more jarring: a domineering statue of a man known as the face of colonialism in Southern Africa, or a broader host of houses, dormitories, professorships, streets, and towns punctuating Harvard’s campus?
In 2022, a new precedent is primed to emerge, making this election cycle all the more consequential, with the future of both the state government and both parties in the balance.
Across the street from the richest college in the world, people are dying on the street. There are a lot of good people in this town, though, trying their hardest to make a difference and to help others.
The musical makes a pretty controversial claim: those who do objectively bad things in the name of a doctrine, like bringing back the devil, shouldn't be seen as monsters.
For Boston to truly become a leader in the country on fighting the climate crisis, the city needs to plan out the infrastructure, innovations, and resources that are needed to properly address this issue.
