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Waiting on the American Dream
A month after the shelter program in Massachusetts reached its maximum capacity, the waitlist to enter the program continues to get longer. Those on the waitlist are housed in temporary overflow shelters all across the state.
March For Our Lives, a youth-led movement dedicated to eliminating gun violence, held a protest Tuesday at Harvard University’s campus.
Several hundred people gathered at a rally at Copley Square on Monday in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to raise awareness for Palestinian civilians currently caught in the crossfire of violence in the Middle East.
Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, responded to allegations of misappropriation of funds following a financial audit conducted in partnership with the University.
In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank crash, the future of the affordable housing market in Boston remains uncertain. The recent crash marks the second-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
A vote to receive federal funding for the Boston Regional Intelligence Center was passed by city council last Wednesday, despite concerns raised by civilian justice organizations and councilors that the surveillance effort disproportionately monitors people of color.
The Boston Planning and Development Agency approved a 6.1 million square foot development project on Sept. 14, despite major socioeconomic and ecological concerns from organizations, residents and academics in the Dorchester area.
Geoff Diehl, a former state representative and current Republican candidate for Massachusetts governor, never planned on running until he saw some of the negative effects that arose from legislative policies instituted during the pandemic.
