We won’t make too big a deal out of this other than to thank Noam Chomsky’s whole team as well as Suren Moodliar of encuentro 5 and Mass Peace Action for inviting us to be part of the nonprofit fair that preceded the 2016 taping … [Read more...]
FIRE SALE PT. 1
Even for weapons dealers who have flouted state laws, there is major money to be made by selling munitions to police in Massachusetts Mass Attorney General Maura Healey is well known for taking tough liberal positions on gun control. It’s a … [Read more...]
RETRO POP: LOOKING BACK ON TWO YEARS OF BINJ POP-UP NEWSROOMS
How our nonprofit newsroom starts its listening by popping up where people live and play When summarizing my first two years of running a nonprofit journalism shop in Boston, I often use the spot-on aphorism that necessity is the mother of … [Read more...]
THE BATTLE OF FORT HILL
They rebuilt their Roxbury home from ruin, so now why won’t the city let them sell? Even among the magnificent mansions that stagger along the Highland Park skyline in Roxbury, the six-bedroom attraction at 88 Lambert Ave is … [Read more...]
50 YEARS OF YEAST AND LOVE
An oral history of Haley House AS TOLD TO THE BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM If hungry people had to count on seasonal compassion, the poor would likely starve but for the holidays. The government only assists so much; in Boston, … [Read more...]