Grace Lonergan Lorch Fought Back From Dorchester To Little Rock, And Paid Severely

Though best remembered as an integration advocate in Arkansas, Lonergan Lorch’s foray into activism was defending women teachers in her native Boston in the ’40s
Challenging Fear And Trepidation, Democracy Activists Rally In Somerville Following Student ICE Arrest

“Justice is something that people ignore until it happens in the neighborhood. … No one thought this would happen in a school in Massachusetts.”
How The Boston Federation Of Teachers Begat The Boston Teachers Union

A sidebar to “Grace Lonergan Lorch Fought Back From Dorchester To Little Rock, And Paid Severely”
Interview: “Picks & Shovels” With Cory Doctorow

The author and activist discusses his new book, the struggle over technology, and the “enshittification” of social media
The Year In Massachusetts Psychedelic Politics And Advocacy

From the municipal front to the ballot box, here’s how psychedelics fared in Massachusetts in 2024
APPARENT HORIZON: NO SURPRISE MASSACHUSETTS HAS A HOUSING CRISIS

Just look at what happened to the former East Cambridge courthouse property (now “40 Thorndike”) …
PROVINCETOWN VOTES TO DECRIMINALIZE PSYCHEDELICS

“Our town is now leading the way for affordable access to plant medicine and is setting an example for our state.”
MASS ACTIVISTS AND LAWMAKERS RALLY AROUND INDIGENOUS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

The raft of five bills is years in the making, and has revitalized community advocacy despite facing an uphill battle in the State House