RERUN: Before Lindsay Clancy, there was Latarsha Sanders.
What does justice mean when a mentally ill person takes a life? Before Lindsay Clancy killed her three children in Duxbury, there was another case. In 2018, a mother in Brockton, Latarsha Sanders, kil...
20 Aug 28min
Jascha Franklin-Hodge on why Boston Needs Safer Streets
When Michelle Wu was first elected mayor, she promised to transform Boston’s streets. Her plans for bike lanes and public transit were ambitious but achievable, she said. Now, 5 years later, street sa...
13 Aug 35min
Old People Rule America. It’s Called Gerontocracy.
America is ruled by old people. And it’s not just our elected officials. Median voting age is well above the national average. Yale University professor Sam Moyn has a word for this: Gerontocracy. Thi...
6 Aug 29min
Politics Panel: What is ICE Doing in Maine?
Maine keeps grabbing national attention. First it was the unexpected rise and fall of economic populist Graham Platner, a serious contender for Maine’s senate seat. Now begins the race to find a new n...
23 Juli 34min
PATRIOTISM IS A VERB: Teaching US History to Immigrant Kids
Chelsea High School in Massachusetts is around 90 percent Latino, and the city has been ground zero for ICE raids in the Boston area. On the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, we wanted to know ...
15 Juli 23min
PATRIOTISM IS A VERB: Rep. Ayanna Pressley is an a ‘situationship’ with America
If you ask Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley about her relationship with America, she doesn't mince words, “it’s complicated.” Pressley has come to develop strong feelings of patriotism that are rooted in...
8 Juli 24min
PATRIOTISM IS A VERB: Liberals have a Patriotism Problem
This July 4th, liberals are faced with an awkward milestone. The country’s 250th anniversary requires our attention, and yet, the state of national politics brings only angst and despair. This month o...
2 Juli 34min
