DEBORAH FOSS, a 66-year-old disabled retiree, used her life savings in 2015 to buy a two-family house in New Bedford. A year later, dealing with medical and financial problems and […]
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Lawsuit challenges statute that denies homeowners profit from foreclosed homes
Posted inEducation
Early College is delivering; let’s build on it
AS HE ADVOCATED for public K-12 education in the 19th century, Horace Mann called it “the great equalizer.” Unfortunately, today, that’s no longer true. But a 21st century educational innovation, […]
Posted inEconomy
Technology, remote work shaping future labor force
THE NATURE OF work is changing due to technology, automation, and the explosion of remote work. Addressing the challenges posed by these shifts will require not only traditional workforce supports […]
Posted inOpinion
Rethink governance of the East Boston waterfront
THERE’S A NEW KIND of “tragedy of the commons” occurring on the shores of East Boston. It pits fear of luxury condo development against public access and climate resiliency measures. […]
Posted inThe Download
Waiting for the governor’s race to get going
When Sonia Chang-Diaz challenged Maura Healey to agree to a series of three televised debates prior to the Democratic state convention in June, some political analysts dismissed the move as […]
Posted inPolitics
Waiting for the governor’s race to get going
WHEN SONIA CHANG-DIAZ challenged Maura Healey to agree to a series of three televised debates prior to the Democratic state convention in June, some political analysts dismissed the move as […]
Posted inOpinion
On second thought, T zoning proposal needs a redo
LAST SUMMER, a traffic snarl on the Massachusetts Turnpike sent me south to Route 20. Driving west, I found myself in a desolate landscape more akin to deindustrialized Ohio than […]
Posted inTransportation
T tells riders affected by tunnel diversions to stay home if they can
IN ANNOUNCING the shutdown of subway service running through the tunnels underneath the Government Center parking garage, the MBTA laid out ways for riders to get where they need to […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Making sense of correctional spending
Massachusetts spends more than $1 billion a year to incarcerate roughly 13,000 people in its state prisons and county houses of correction, but a lot of the details of that […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Probate judge resigns in wake of SJC suspension
PROBATE AND FAMILY Court Judge Paul Sushchyk resigned on Monday, five days after the Supreme Judicial Court suspended him without pay for groping a court employee and lying about it. […]
Posted inThe Download
Making sense of correctional spending
MASSACHUSETTS SPENDS MORE than $1 billion a year to incarcerate roughly 13,000 people in its state prisons and county houses of correction, but a lot of the details of that […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Making sense of correctional spending
MASSACHUSETTS SPENDS MORE than $1 billion a year to incarcerate roughly 13,000 people in its state prisons and county houses of correction, but a lot of the details of that […]
Posted inOpinion
More T diversions coming, what about Zone 1A reform?
THIS WEEKEND, in a devastating demolition accident, the T came crashing down. A worker was tragically killed, the Government Center Garage partially collapsed, and shuttle buses are now replacing the […]
Posted inOpinion
With patients clamoring for care, we have a plan
MASSACHUSETTS HAS THE BEST health care in the country, if not the world. But the groundbreaking cures, leading-edge therapies, highly specialized clinicians, novel treatments, and sophisticated technologies mean nothing if […]
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Scientists object to inclusion in Globe’s Philip Morris ads
Editor’s note: The Globe on Monday April 4 shared emails and text messages with the scientists quoted in this story that sharply contradicted their statements about not being told about […]
Posted inOpinion
Getting crypto regulation right
BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTO, and Web3 — these aren’t just hot new buzzwords for the tech industry, they’re becoming the focus of Bay State members of Congress and financial regulators, and for good […]
Posted inOpinion
Moderna should do its part, share its vaccine
THROUGH MOST of 2020, most of us had never heard of Moderna, a small start-up pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge. The company had brought no product to market and had […]
Posted inOpinion
With climate changing, get educated about flood insurance
IT’S CLEAR THE CLIMATE is changing. According to FEMA, the U.S. has experienced more severe flooding in the last decade (18 severe floods during 2010-2019) than during the prior three […]
Posted inOpinion
The principal pipeline is broken
PANDEMIC-RELATED challenges are pushing an already broken education system to the brink. The great resignation is real, and our education system has not been spared. While educators have done remarkable […]
Posted inOpinion
The T should not be playing fiscal musical chairs
WE ARE HEADING for a massive MBTA operating budget deficit next year, and no one in power on Beacon Hill is doing anything about it. This is not a theory […]
Posted inOpinion
Suspending the gas tax doesn’t make sense
WITH GAS PRICES recently soaring as a result of unscrupulous foreign oil cartels, greedy oil companies, and a bloodthirsty Russian autocrat, the Massachusetts GOP has a solution for Massachusetts drivers: […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA ridership rebounding, particularly on commuter rail
MBTA PASSENGER LEVELS, which took a hit earlier this year when COVID levels shot up, have recovered their lost ground and appear to be picking up steam, particularly on the […]
Posted inThe Download
MBTA in no big rush on electrification
The MBTA is pushing ahead with electrification, but on its own terms. Transit advocates, climate activists, and many lawmakers are pushing the T to ditch its diesel buses and quickly […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA in no big rush on electrification
THE MBTA is pushing ahead with electrification, but on its own terms. Transit advocates, climate activists, and many lawmakers are pushing the T to ditch its diesel buses and quickly […]
