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Annie Hawkins has a message you don’t hear very often in Massachusetts these days. CommonWealth Magazine · Annie Hawkins and her Vineyard Wind lawsuitThe executive director of the Responsible Offshore […]

With Boston’s preliminary election for mayor only hours away, a lot remains up in the air. The one certainty: For the first time in the 199 years since its incorporation […]

During a normal summer, Honey Goodenough, a puppeteer, clown, and educator would be busy teaching and performing, with little time to spend online dating. And in 2019, Goodenough, having given […]

Students are returning to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. CommonWealth Magazine · Mass Reboot Episode 6: SchoolWith the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus […]

Senate President Karen Spilka believes there is “wisdom in waiting” to spend federal COVID-19 recovery money. CommonWealth Magazine · Spilka defends deliberative approach on fed aid“We are no longer in […]

FOOD IS A cornerstone of culture, connection, and prosperity, and restaurants are the hubs of our mealtime traditions. But last spring, the coronavirus brought Boston’s lively restaurant scene to a […]

If you thought traffic was bad before the pandemic, wait until this fall. CommonWealth Magazine · Mass Reboot Episode 3: Transportation“I don’t think anyone wants to take the T,” said […]

The coronavirus pandemic has often served as a magnifying glass, accentuating and amplifying existing trends in our society. CommonWealth Magazine · Mass Reboot Episode 2: HomeWith housing, for example, COVID-19 […]

The Boch Center and the Dorchester Art Project are arts organizations from very different worlds, but both were hit hard by COVID and are now struggling to find their way […]

CommonWealth Magazine · Highway administrator talks traffic, Allston

The state is flush with cash right now, but Sen. Adam Hinds of Pittsfield said he doesn’t think that will stop the Legislature this week from passing and sending along […]

Some have called her a moderate in the race, a candidate looking to corral some of the base of voters loyal to former mayor Marty Walsh, her Dorchester neighbor growing […]

Some have called her a moderate in the race, a candidate looking to corral some of the base of voters loyal to former mayor Marty Walsh, her Dorchester neighbor growing […]

Gov. Charlie Baker is eager to sign a bill on his desk providing $400 million for the construction of a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, but first he has to make […]

Vaccines may be here, but the need for COVID-19 testing is not going away any time soon. CommonWealth Magazine · COVID-19 testing not going awayThat’s the prediction of Tim Rowe, […]

Harvard economics professor Ed Glaeser is one of the leading authorities on the role of cities in modern life — and throughout human history. His 2011 book The Triumph of […]

Dr. Eric Dickson, the CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care and the chair of the board of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, says the health care inequities that have […]

Danielle Allen, a scholar of Athenian democracy with two PhDs, has decided she has something to offer to the practice of 21st century democracy in Massachusetts. In December, the Harvard […]

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak came on the Codcast this week and we asked him about four issues: returning to full service levels, means-tested vs. free fares, fare verification efforts, […]

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak came on the Codcast this week and we asked him about four issues: returning to full service levels, means-tested vs. free fares, fare verification efforts, […]

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is of two minds about Vineyard Wind, which after lengthy regulatory delays seems poised to finally get underway. CommonWealth Magazine · New Bedford mayor calls […]

Rachael Rollins made headlines during her 2018 run for Suffolk County district attorney when she said, if elected, the office would not prosecute those charged with a set of 15 […]

RACHAEL ROLLINS made headlines during her 2018 run for Suffolk County district attorney when she said, if elected, the office would not prosecute those charged with a set of 15 […]

The US could have prevented the surge of COVID-19 cases this winter that killed hundreds of thousands of people if only the FDA had approved methods for at-home rapid testing […]