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January 28, 2020

Irvine Welsh writes a letter to his 25-year-old self for the street paper network
The Split Man: A review of Marc Goldfinger’s ‘Heroin’s Harbor
Midnight Only Comes Once
Hearing on rent control draws supportive tenants and activists
Today: Rally for rent control outside of State House hearing
Refugees sleeping rough on outskirts of EU
Believe it when you see it: City promises money it doesn’t have
Boston pledges $500 million over five years for housing
Art Helps Returning Citizens ‘Cross the Threshold’
The Weak Link or Why Greta Thunberg is Right
Just in Time For the Holidays
Celebrate the release of SCN writer’s book at the Lizard Lounge
From the Street to the Finish Line
A voice for the children of Gaza
Over a third of people leaving prison have no place to go

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News
- The Split Man: A review of Marc Goldfinger’s ‘Heroin’s Harbor - January 21, 2020
- Hearing on rent control draws supportive tenants and activists - January 15, 2020
- Believe it when you see it: City promises money it doesn’t have - January 10, 2020
- Boston pledges $500 million over five years for housing - January 9, 2020
- Celebrate the release of SCN writer’s book at the Lizard Lounge - December 3, 2019
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- Austin expels homeless from under bridge, promises them giant tent - November 11, 2019
- Hounded: Demonstrators decry Greyhound’s cooperation with ICE - September 25, 2019
- Rapid rehousing: The problems with this solution - September 15, 2019
- How Trump incites violence: Understanding stochastic terrorism - September 3, 2019
- Prison industry can’t hide from human rights violations - August 9, 2019
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- Refugees sleeping rough on outskirts of EU - January 14, 2020
- A voice for the children of Gaza - December 2, 2019
- Panama celebrates its black Christ, part of protest against colonialism and slavery - October 29, 2019
- For Some in Kashmir Marriage Equates to Sexual Slavery - October 29, 2019
- How climate change is driving emigration from Central America - September 30, 2019
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Social Justice
- Believe it when you see it: City promises money it doesn’t have - January 10, 2020
- Boston pledges $500 million over five years for housing - January 9, 2020
- From the Street to the Finish Line - December 3, 2019
- Over a third of people leaving prison have no place to go - December 1, 2019
- Winter Arrives Early - November 29, 2019
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- Panama celebrates its black Christ, part of protest against colonialism and slavery - October 29, 2019
- Horace Seldon: Fighting Injustice, Celebrating Civil Disobedience - December 20, 2018
- Parents Who Had Kids Torn From Them File Class Action Lawsuit - September 11, 2018
- Nonprofit Sector Needs to Recruit and Promote Leaders of Color, Report Finds - April 23, 2018
- Boston Mothers Who Have Lost Sons Speak Out Against Police Brutality - April 3, 2018
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- For Some in Kashmir Marriage Equates to Sexual Slavery - October 29, 2019
- And the distractions continue - March 5, 2019
- Election Shows Strong Support for LGBTQ Rights - November 30, 2018
- Protests against Kavanaugh bookend the week in Boston - October 6, 2018
- Study Finds No Threat in Transgender Bathroom Access - October 4, 2018
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- Refugees sleeping rough on outskirts of EU - January 14, 2020
- A voice for the children of Gaza - December 2, 2019
- For Some in Kashmir Marriage Equates to Sexual Slavery - October 29, 2019
- The hidden costs of fast fashion - October 29, 2019
- Mass. political leaders hold roundtable on ‘medical deferred action’ - October 11, 2019
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- Are you equipped to respond to an opioid overdose? - October 29, 2019
- Boston’s Homeless Women Struggle to Navigate Healthcare System - May 30, 2019
- Boston to make case for new Long Island bridge to Quincy - May 7, 2019
- To make health care more accessible, mobile van travels to communities that need it the most - April 22, 2019
- Bathrooms for customers only: Peeing with dignity in the city - April 2, 2019
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Arts & Culture
- Champion of the Underdog: An Interview With Dolly Parton - February 26, 2019
- Bill Murray chats about his late-career dive into music - November 23, 2018
- Guitarist Billy Martin of Good Charlotte discusses band’s new album, Generation Rx - October 22, 2018
- Respect: Saying Goodbye to the Queen of Soul - September 14, 2018
- MC5 Guitarist Marks 50 Years of Kicking Out the Jams With Tour, Autobiography - August 16, 2018
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- ‘It changed my life’: Ordinary people power Game of Thrones - May 8, 2019
- She’s the Boss: Alyssa Milano Talks #Metoo, Acting, and Mental Health - November 3, 2018
- Who-ray for her - October 3, 2018
- David Tennant: ‘I was told acting was a daft idea.’ - May 24, 2018
- A Week With Mark Hamill: “At First, I Wondered if Star Wars was a Comedy - January 30, 2018
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- The Split Man: A review of Marc Goldfinger’s ‘Heroin’s Harbor - January 21, 2020
- Celebrate the release of SCN writer’s book at the Lizard Lounge - December 3, 2019
- Book Review: ‘Prey For Us’ - May 8, 2019
- Fiction: A Fly In The Ointment - April 9, 2019
- Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin: A Book Review - March 7, 2019
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Voices
- Last Word
- LAST WORD: Christina Sukghian Houle - May 4, 2016
- Last Word: Mary Ann Ponti - April 20, 2016
- Last Word: Denice Lowery - April 14, 2016
- Last Word: Dawn - March 31, 2016
- Last Word: Hal Rawlings - February 26, 2016
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