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Massachusetts Needs Sunshine—And Not Just Outside

March 14, 2015 By ACLUm blog 12 Comments

You might think a state like Massachusetts could take a victory lap during Sunshine Week—an annual, national celebration of open government and public access to information, which this year runs March 15–21. After all, the Bay State helped … [Read more...]

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Boston Police Have a Racially Biased Policing Problem, and a Golden Opportunity to Reform

October 9, 2014 By ACLUm blog 6 Comments

During the summer of 2011, then-19-year-old Ivan Richiez was robbed at gunpoint and pistol-whipped by two men in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Bruised and bloodied, Ivan walked home passed the local Boston Police Department … [Read more...]

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How NOT to honor veterans this Veterans Day

November 9, 2012 By ACLUm blog Leave a Comment

By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist As we pause to honor Veterans Day, ponder this: Boston Police officers assigned to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center---one of dozens of "fusion centers" … [Read more...]

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Massachusetts is not immune to voter suppression

November 5, 2012 By ACLUm blog 5 Comments

By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist There are fewer than 24 hours until polls open for Election Day 2012. That means more time for confusion, frustration and half-truths about the policies of this … [Read more...]

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Howard Zinn: (A) anti-war activist and historian or (B) extremist?

October 19, 2012 By ACLUm blog 9 Comments

By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist Boston Police say (B), according to records the ACLU of Massachusetts and National Lawyers Guild Massachusetts Chapter obtained and released yesterday. Thanks … [Read more...]

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Drug lab scandal an opportunity to get smart on safety

October 15, 2012 By ACLUm blog Leave a Comment

By Carol Rose, ACLU of Massachusetts executive director Today marks the start of special drug court sessions to deal with the fallout from the Annie Dookhan-Hinton Drug Lab scandal. It’s the beginning of re-litigating the cases against … [Read more...]

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Governor Patrick’s “Profiles in Courage” moment

July 24, 2012 By ACLUm blog 5 Comments

By Carol Rose, ACLU of Massachusetts executive director Ordinary politicians become great leaders when they take a principled stand, even at the risk of political backlash—what President John F. Kennedy captured in the phrase … [Read more...]

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Why is the Mass GOP attacking Harry Belafonte?

April 20, 2012 By ACLUm blog 24 Comments

On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Republican Party launched an attack on Harry Belafonte, who appeared Thursday night at a fundraiser for Elizabeth Warren. State GOP executive director Nate Little called Belafonte's views "extreme," … [Read more...]

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DADT in Massachusetts

September 20, 2011 By ACLUm blog Leave a Comment

ACLU of Massachusetts' Online Communications Coordinator Danielle Riendeau wrote the following: After 18 years, it’s finally over. The American military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy – which threw out soldiers for … [Read more...]

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How easy is it for local cops to get your mobile phone data? The ACLU aims to find out.

August 3, 2011 By ACLUm blog 4 Comments

Today, the ACLU of Massachusetts, along with 33 other state-based ACLU affiliates, filed a public records act request to uncover information about warrantless cell phone tracking. As of December 2010, over 96 percent of the overall … [Read more...]

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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This won't do at all.

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This is horrible

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220

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They did the same with Obama and the economy in January '09.

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Yesterday Hannity was ranting about how it’s awful that Biden hadn’t solved the COVID crisis yet, hours after he was inaugurated https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-attacks-president-biden-not-having-covid-pandemic-under-control

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amywesterveltAmy Westervelt@amywestervelt·
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My mother is very proud that I’m the one dropping an f bomb in this bitch. Seriously though, it’s time to widen the lens of climate accountability. Big Oil relies on enablers, and they shouldn’t escape scrutiny https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1352389540334481410

Bill McKibben@billmckibben

Ad agencies and PR agencies are renting themselves to the fossil fuel industry, supplying the creative juice necessary to wreck the planet. Please--do something different with your talents!

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brianr2600Brian RIstuccia@brianr2600·
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@BostonDotCom Seventeen speeding tickets, at least 7 wrecks, and 6 license suspensions. Why do we need to wait until someone dies before permanently revoking the license of a driver who has repeatedly demonstrated that they can't be trusted to operate an automobile safely? #mapoli #ZeroVision

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@bluemassgroup @BostonGlobe More details not behind a paywall:

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