A growing body of research suggests that, in and around traffic, what you can’t see may be killing you Every rush hour, thousands of cars belch out an invisible fog. Whenever a piston fires, a tire spins, or a car brakes, tiny flecks … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW & EVENT (JULY 28) AT PORTER SQUARE BOOKS TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE
Author David Mahood speaks to us ahead of his panel this Sunday (July 28) with Frances Moore Lappé This year, environmental activism is on the agenda of the Porter Square Books “Be the Change Community Action” series, a “civic … [Read more...]
THE RIGHT QUESTION FOR THE BROAD LEFT
IMAGE VIA TWITTER.COM/LIZFORMA On July 5, start asking the Democrats, “What policies will help working families?” The patriotic season is upon us. With it comes the arrival of the 2020 presidential race—far too early, in my estimation. … [Read more...]
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN AN AGE OF EXISTENTIAL THREATS
IMAGE: Jason Pramas and Amy Carter at the “Northampton 15” CIA Off Campus Trial in Northampton, MA on April 8, 1987. Stills from WGBH archival video, courtesy of the Boston TV News Digital Library. This week, a reminder that politics is not a … [Read more...]
BOSTON FIDDLES WHILE THE WORLD BURNS
City government continues issuing reports while UN calls for immediate action When writing about human-induced global warming on a regular basis, it’s a good idea to pace oneself. Because it’s such a relentlessly depressing topic that … [Read more...]
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