The Walmart family is worth billions of dollars and yet, they are not willing to pay their employees a wage that will sustain an individual, much less a family, in a majority of those employed by the company. Dunkin Donuts CEO makes … [Read more...]
State of the City: Take to the Street
In case you haven't seen it elsewhere, I'm putting it here: a bunch of us will be standing in the cold starting tomorrow at 4:30 PM to protest the $50 million proposed budget cuts from the Boston Public Schools' budget. We don't have the … [Read more...]
Hope for grassroots movements’ impacts on 2015-2016 legislative session
Last week, the 2015-2016 legislative session began, with the swearing-in of the 189th General Court, and Governor Charlie Baker the following day. Media attention was focused on the three primary leaders of elected government: Governor … [Read more...]
Change minds about why casinos matter with a roll of pennies
We mailed a penny today to more than 200 prominent Massachusetts journalists, public officials, business leaders and philanthropists, calling on them to use a penny slot machine at a casino outside the state. We titled it "A Penny Is All … [Read more...]
Let’s end child poverty
We are a wealthy state in a wealthy nation, and yet one out of every seven people in Massachusetts lives in poverty. And even that doesn’t tell the true story. The number is 29% among African Americans here; 40% among Latinos. … [Read more...]