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January 21, 2022

MICHELLE WU BEATS BPD TO BECOME FIRST WOMAN AND PERSON OF COLOR ELECTED MAYOR OF BOSTON
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
ANOTHER UNENVIABLE ANNUAL RECORD FOR GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby: A Book Review
Living the Pandemic Year in Harvard Square
George Floyd Died One Year Ago. Have We Learned Anything?
Adam’s Rib: Part Two
Adam’s Rib: Part One
“Remember”
The “Fridge in the Square”
Something Inside Me
Where to Go from Here Depends on Accepting Where We Are Now
Shelter guests will begin to receive COVID-19 vaccines in late December, early January
“They Were Locked In, We Were Locked Out”: A Story of Lockdown and Homelessness in Harvard Square
Cambridge-Based TabletConnect Helps Families Worldwide Communicate Face-to-Face During COVID-19

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News
- MICHELLE WU BEATS BPD TO BECOME FIRST WOMAN AND PERSON OF COLOR ELECTED MAYOR OF BOSTON - January 13, 2022
- Shelter guests will begin to receive COVID-19 vaccines in late December, early January - December 21, 2020
- “They Were Locked In, We Were Locked Out”: A Story of Lockdown and Homelessness in Harvard Square - December 18, 2020
- Cambridge-Based TabletConnect Helps Families Worldwide Communicate Face-to-Face During COVID-19 - October 5, 2020
- Abby DeRigo Named Executive Director of the Homeless Empowerment Project and Spare Change News - July 17, 2020
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- Progressives in Congress try to protect homeless, prevent more homelessness - April 10, 2020
- 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
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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
- “They Were Locked In, We Were Locked Out”: A Story of Lockdown and Homelessness in Harvard Square - December 18, 2020
- With Spare Change News closed, a local fund awards one SCN vendor-writer a way to pay rent - July 3, 2020
- The history of homelessness in the US rears its head in the face of COVID-19 - May 13, 2020
- Addressing Poverty Through Policy Reform - May 5, 2020
- Progressives in Congress try to protect homeless, prevent more homelessness - April 10, 2020
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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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- Prisoner abuse sparks lawsuit against Souza-Baranowski prison - February 21, 2020
- 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
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- Senior Living in the Days of the Plague - April 20, 2020
- Pandemic redefines ‘essential’ as workers brave coronavirus - April 1, 2020
- Councilor asks Boston to name racism ‘a public health crisis’ - March 16, 2020
- As coronavirus spreads, homeless people are vulnerable - March 14, 2020
- Are you equipped to respond to an opioid overdose? - October 29, 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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- The Business of Fancy Dancing by Sherman Alexie: A Movie Review - July 17, 2020
- Movie Review: The Rhythm Section - February 21, 2020
- ‘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
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- “Remember” - January 29, 2021
- Stolen Lives - June 24, 2020
- Taking The Homeless Census by Alexis Ivy: A Book Review - June 23, 2020
- …’To You’ - April 5, 2020
- Book Review: Long Bright Mirror - February 21, 2020
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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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