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How Many Casinos Are The Ideal? How About None?
How many casinos are the ideal for Massachusetts? Reading the editorial page of the September 29th issue of The Boston Globe, one would come to the… -
The Globe Shrinks Its Saturday Edition As It Straddles The Print-Digital Divide
If you’d asked me 10 years ago if I thought The Boston Globe and other metropolitan dailies would still be printing news on dead trees in 2015, I’d have… -
Dateline DC: Warren and Capuano Double Down On Homeowner Protection In Face Of Sweeping Foreclosures
A bus full of activists from Massachusetts arrived too late for the rally at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation last Wednesday, just a few blocks from… -
The Foreclosure Crisis: Can Washington Save Distressed Homeowners From Wall Street?
A bus full of activists from Massachusetts arrived too late for the rally at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation last Wednesday, just a few blocks from… -
Suffrage City: The Case For Paying Attention
Here’s part of an email I sent to my twin niece and nephew their first year of college: “You can vote in the upcoming election. And you must.”I sent that… -
Red Brick And Beyond: How Boston Architecture Works & The Truth About City Hall
The sensible and world-wise decision of the Walsh administration not to cave in, as Mayor Tom Menino did, to misguided populist demands that the city tear… -
News For The Newsless: Snapchat Seeks To Become The Anti-Twitter For The Young And The Underinformed
Two years ago, then-CNN reporter Peter Hamby lamented the negative effect he believed Twitter and other social media were having on presidential campaign… -
New England Republicans Just Say No To Possible GOP Government Shutdown
Capitol Hill was a swirl of news-making this past week, topped by the historic address by Pope Francis to Congress on Wednesday, and John Boehner's Friday… -
The Fiorina Conundrum
Strike one for the sisterhood. There she was the only woman in CNN’s Republican debate standing strong among the ten male candidates. Carly Fiorina’s two… -
The Real Battle Over Ad-Blocking Is Between Big Tech And Independent Media
The stakes in the raging battle over ad-blocking software are high — but they’re not quite what you might think.On the surface, it all seems…