Greta Thunberg is TIME's Person if the Year. It's a lovingly written profile, which portrays climate as an immediate, human crisis -- indeed, a crisis of the human heart, and one that falls disproportionately on the young -- who are … [Read more...]

You may have wondered about safety on the T. You may have wondered about management choices on the T -- whether they are truly geared towards a safe and efficient customer experience. You may have wondered whether Governor Baker was more … [Read more...]

Friday marked another chapter of the Climate Strike: Hundreds of young folks went to the State House and camped outside the Governor's office to call for 100% renewable energy and stepped-up efforts to slash greenhouse emissions. The … [Read more...]

I saw this "Perspective" piece in the New England Journal of Medicine ... and I thought I recognized one of the authors' names. Dr. Philip Landrigan is the Director of the Global Health program at Harvard's School of Public Health; but he's … [Read more...]

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead Your lips to God's ears, Ms. Mead. This was from two days ago. Listen to the wise words … [Read more...]

There's a pattern with the Baker administration: They refuse to solve problems. They claim their hands are tied; proposed solutions just won't work; and we'll just have to muddle along at their own approved pace. They do just enough to look … [Read more...]

In carving out his space in the moderate "lane", Pete Buttigieg came out against the free college plans of Warren and Sanders. Indeed here seems to be campaigning against the universality of public goods: "There are some voices out … [Read more...]

With all permits in hand, construction on Enbridge's Weymouth gas compressor is set to begin tomorrow. This is the result of a rigged, heads-we-win-tails-you-lose process that has ignored near-unanimous community opposition, and the … [Read more...]

When I was a kid and my grandparents were still around, we would gather to their house in New Hampshire for Thanksgiving. Somewhat to our chagrin, they had a brief pre-feast ritual, where three grains of corn were placed on our plates to … [Read more...]

.@MassGovernor signed the #StudentOpportunityAct into law today! It's a monumental victory for the future of MA & includes the equity provisions we've been fighting so hard for. I met up w/ champions @JessJTang, @NikaElugardo, & … [Read more...]