Paul Heroux says Trump’s response to Bad Bunny’s halftime show, right after posting the racist, dehumanizing video of the Obamas, was a missed opportunity at best and evidence of xenophobia at worst.
Category: Opinion
Karen Read for State Treasurer
Karen Read in, Meatball Morrisey Out. “Karen
Read For State Treasurer” — Let’s Implement Real Reform in Massachusetts!
Is AI overrated?
AI may extend human consciousness, but is the narrative pushed by industry insiders largely promotional hype meant to overcompensate for a lack of profit?
Maura Healey’s record shows rhetoric without results for women and the middle class
Despite progressive branding, Governor Maura Healey’s tenure shows limited measurable gains for women and middle-class families amid persistent affordability, housing, childcare, and small-business inequities.
The Death of Tyquan Pooler
In Massachusetts, it’s “Alice Through The Looking Glass” and SCRAM or be damned!
Here in Massachusetts, a defendant who says he can’t afford a lawyer, can’t be held very long in jail, while a wounded police officer, who sells her house to pay for her attorney’s fees, can be held in jail for months before her trial, because she does have a lawyer! Get it?
Are Gov. Healey and the MA Legislature partially responsible for the recent stabbing death in Mattapan?
Are arrogance and ineptitude contributing factors in the recent stabbing death of Tyquan Pooler in Mattapan? The Nov. 15th death has intensified long-standing questions about whether state leaders are ignoring mounting warnings about Massachusetts’ public-defender crisis and the predictable consequences.
The Unnecessary, Unjust Incarceration of Officer Fitzsimmons
Can the work of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick save Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons?
Fiery speeches and a floor fight mark Democratic Convention in Springfield
From singing senators to rulebook-wielding delegates, Saturday’s convention in Springfield was classic Democratic chaos—messy, loud, and deeply democratic. In the end, the platform and the people prevailed.
Justice for Tania: Should the disgraced Boston city councilor be worried about her upcoming sentencing hearing?
What fate awaits disgraced former Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson at her September 4, 2025, sentencing hearing?
Quick solutions to the bar advocate crisis, the other trash collectors’ strike
Massachusetts pays bar advocates less than any other New England state. In this op-ed, Massachusetts Attorney Gail Sullivan urges Governor Healey to cancel raises for politicians and their pals, and redirect funds to the underpaid bar advocates who have saved Massachusetts taxpayers millions over the years.