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Militant Journalism
For-profit utilities leave thousands in Massachusetts without power at peak of record-breaking heat wave
As temperatures in Boston reached 99 degrees on July 24 — a record high for the day — nearly 20,000…
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Boston’s MBTA catches fire, AGAIN. Who is to blame?
An MBTA Orange Line train caught fire on a bridge over the Mystic River in Massachusetts on July 21. Terrified…
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Charlestown teacher says state receivership is ‘racist,’ and ‘a modern day colonial grab’
"What receivership does is implicitly say communities of color are somehow incapable of providing effective leadership and making decisions that…
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Un maestro de Charlestown dice que la sindicatura estatal es “racista” y “una apropiación colonial moderna”
Lo siguiente se basa en un discurso pronunciado por J. Davis en un mitin del Sindicato de Maestros de Boston…
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‘Resources not Receivership’: Teachers union leads fight against state takeover of Boston Public Schools
"What schools need is support and resources, not reprimands and undemocratic takeovers."
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Workers at Planned Parenthood file to join 1199SEIU
Frontline workers seek union recognition to boost recruitment and retention efforts.
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White staff says N-word, student assaulted by police at Somerville High School — students speak out!
On May 9, a white staff member used the N-word in front of multiple Black students. Later at dismissal, another…
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Community challenges Green Line subway extension that threatens Somerville residents with displacement
Working class residents around the new station are already facing displacement as their apartments are bought out by developers who…
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City Feed and Supply workers fight for union recognition in Boston
City Feed Unite workers are fighting to win union recognition at City Feed and Supply, a locally owned coffee shop…
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Earth Day in Boston: Community cleans up Allston park; peace activists protest downtown
Boston commemorated this Earth Day weekend with an anti-war rally and community park clean-up that demonstrated the connections between the…
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