Boston Herald's attack on MassHousing highlights double standard in American journalism Over the last several days, the Boston Herald has had its knives out in no less than three articles and two editorials against MassHousing—an independent, … [Read more...]
FAIR HOUSING WHACKED: TUFTS STUDENTS FIGHT ADMIN PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH “CLASSIST” DORM SYSTEM
More than 200 Tufts University students, faculty, and allies from surrounding communities held a march and demonstration last week to protest a new campus housing policy, according to the Boston Herald. Over the summer, the Tufts … [Read more...]
SOME THOUGHTS ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Transportation is a subject I address frequently in my columns. But, as is often the case in journalism, it’s usually necessary to write about it piecemeal given various editorial constraints. So I might cover flooding subways one week and … [Read more...]
GREENFIELD BLUES
Homelessness is not just a big-city problem in Mass We don’t get much news about Western Mass in Boston. And since the population is relatively small in the largely rural western counties of the Commonwealth, it can be easy to miss … [Read more...]
POPULAR NOT POPULIST
Governor Baker continues to poll well with people he's screwing There is no area of Massachusetts politics where it is more baffling to contemplate Gov. Charlie Baker’s ongoing popularity in the polls than the annual state budget … [Read more...]
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