It’s not just far-right Republicans who undermine democracy. A majority of voters in the Bay State favor progressive policies, but don’t get them. Why not?
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Posted inTransportation
Escaping Public-Transit Quagmires
New York City moves to overcome its public-transit dysfunction and is on the road to stability. Boston, not so much.
Posted inTAP
The War on Libraries
Today on TAP: Far-right state governments fear allowing children to think for themselves.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Federal Highway Safety Regulator Torpedoes Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Legislation
The federal regulator cites concerns over hacking, but that argument is an industry pretext.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
What Defunding the Police Actually Looks Like
Across the country, community alternatives to policing show the way to a more effective and less risky response.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How Many More Years of Living Dangerously?
The National Flood Insurance Program can’t keep pace with the challenges posed by climate change and insuring oceanfront homes in Scituate, Massachusetts.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Celebrating Dr. King’s Embrace of Multiracial Justice
We need coalitions of conscience now more than ever.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Hospital Billing Is a Crime Against American Patients
A visit to a hospital in Europe is an eye-opener to the many ways monopolized U.S. hospitals pad their profits with unnecessary costs.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Immigration Justice Ballot Measure Tests Massachusetts Progressivism
Question 4 would uphold a state law allowing undocumented residents to get driver’s licenses. Supporters are pitching it as a public-safety measure.
Posted inPolitics
New Migrants Fleeing Autocratic Regimes Face Republican Scorn
Once uniquely venerated for their bravery, Venezuelans and Cubans are now pawns in the GOP’s culture wars.