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From generating buzz around their cause to getting heard on Beacon Hill, psychedelics advocates had a big March. But underneath the wins, fractures in the movement as well as external opposition could undermine legalization efforts.
Massachusetts State Police purchased cell-phone surveillance tech that civil liberties watchdogs say invites concerning violations of constitutional protections. Is it too late for privacy advocates and lawmakers to put accountability measures in place?
One side is behind the ballot initiative to regulate access to psychedelics. The other side has been advocating and organizing grassroots efforts across New England.
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
If union members can’t stop automation from taking their jobs, what chance do the rest of us have?
New BINJ intern track makes it easier than ever for muckrakers-in-training to work with HorizonMass

Celebrating a decade of community and local independent artistry with 20 stellar acts from Greater Boston and beyond In 2013, Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug played in Boston for a crowd of three people. The musical duo, known at the time as Mini Dresses, had recently relocated from Arkansas to Boston and were desperately trying […]

The Salem Witch Board Museum is a local landmark that channels a national phenomenon
New Massachusetts psychedelics group will advocate for equitable access and support Black and Indigenous communities
The home health organization can’t afford to lose more nurses ... but nurses can’t afford to stay
Despite the saturation of competitive indie bookstores in and around the Mass. capital, many are forming alliances and fostering community to keep the local literary culture alive

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