July 17, 2025
Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
It’s yesteryear’s slow-cooked Yankee Pot Roast stew of resentment finally boiling over, and now they’re spooning it onto the nation’s dinner plate and calling it a “return to greatness.”
Fascism has finally made its grand entrance into America - stomping in with jackboots like a villain in a 1957 B-movie, while also sashaying through Blue…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
underage young girls from marginalized backgrounds were being recruited to perform sexual favors for grown, adult men (in many cases, wealthy VIPs or prominent citizens).
It was more than just another manic Monday on July 7th for the Trump administration and many MAGA supporters, when the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ)…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
In many ways, the public policy debate over weed has come full circle.
Cannabis has emerged as a racial justice issue for Black people in America, and it makes sense. After years of atrocious marijuana policies that criminalized and…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
He refused to participate in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade when organizers barred an LGBTQ+ group from participating in the march.
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was renamed Saturday to honor Mayor Thomas Menino. For more than 20 years, Menino was major to all the people…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
As someone nearly four years older than you, I can assure you that loss of grip is common in our cohort. Apparently it only gets worse.
It’s time for your annual GRIP [Geriatric Retrospective Intertranstemporal Psychosis] test. GRIP is an affliction common to aging megaloblabbopaths in which they don’t remember what they…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish; it’s how you keep going. Explore tips, tools, and resources to support your mental health. However you choose to engage, your actions matter. More good days are possible, and we can find them together. MHA’s online BIPOC Mental Health Resource Center offers a wealth of information and tools to…
Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish; it’s how you keep going. Explore tips, tools, and resources to support your mental health. However you choose to engage,…
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