FACIAL ANIMOSITY
As Massachusetts lawmakers weigh new facial recognition rules, their own guards shop for AI-enhanced surveillance that privacy advocates call “chilling,” “unlawful,” and “racially biased”
THE ANTI COALITION
Advocates decry “shadow campaign” subverting ballot initiative to legalize psychedelics in Massachusetts
PSYCHEDELIC SHOWDOWN
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.
PSYCHEDELIC STANDOFF
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.
NOT ZERO BY 2050
Mass climate scientists, advocates say current state carbon emission target is too high to prevent catastrophe