Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Rats In The Meadow: The Wilding
Alan and Phil caught the attention of the shop-keeper while Andrew and I stuffed our pockets full of candy bars. We wanted to be well-stocked for the trip into the Jersey meadows. Alan paid for the sodas and we walked out of the store. We had nine candy bars in all. It was a good…
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MIT report says subsidizing the T would benefit low-income people
A study by MIT transportation and urban planning professors suggests that low-income folk would benefit from a reduced costs associated with riding the MBTA. Preliminary findings from the report “How Low-income Transit Riders in Boston Respond to Discounted Fares” found that reducing the cost of riding the MBTA would increase ridership for those who are…
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Boston police shoot and kill 19-year-old man in Dorchester
Officers in Dorchester shot and killed a 19-year-old after he opened fire on them, according to Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. Gross held a 10-minute press conference at Boston Police Headquarters on Monday, June 24, hours after the shooting. According to Gross, the victim was wielding a firearm at two officers who were on bicycle…
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Boston Dragon Boat Festival celebrates Asian American culture and heritage
The 40th annual Boston Dragon Boat Festival kicked off on the banks of Charles River on June 9. Thousands of spectators watched hundreds of participants paddling along the river while enjoying Asian snacks and cultural performances. Known for being the oldest dragon boat race in North America, the festival gathered race teams from all…
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Dragon Boat Festival celebrates Asian American culture
The 40th annual Boston Dragon Boat Festival kicked off on the banks of the Charles River on June 9. Thousands of spectators watched hundreds of participants paddling along the river while enjoying Asian snacks and cultural performances. Known for being the oldest dragon boat race in North America, the festival gathered race teams from…
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Downtown residents discuss homelessness in Back Bay and BPL area
A panel discusses homelessness in and around Back Bay, and the area around the Boston Public Library. Photo by Jordan Frias Downtown Boston residents trying to understand what to do with the rising homeless population in their neighborhood attended a public forum on the topic hosted by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay at…
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Local Farmer, Teacher Begins Jail Sentence for I.C.E. Protest
NEW BEDFORD, MA — On Tuesday morning, local community members and faith leaders gathered at the New Bedford District Court to support Holly, a local farmer and teacher who was sentenced to ten days in jail for an ICE related protest. Holly was arrested in August with three others for peacefully blocking the entrances to…
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Availability, Not the Economy, Drives New England Opioid Overdoses
BOSTON – A new report claims it isn’t economic factors that have fueled high numbers of opioid overdoses in New England – but doctors who’ve been over-prescribing them. Looking into the impact of the opioid epidemic on the labor market, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found overdose death rates were higher in every New…
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Boston Pride Discusses Stonewall 50 Years Later, What’s Changed and What to Expect for the Future
The rights that members of the LGBTQ community have gained since the Stonewall Riots fifty years ago are not lost on the current population celebrating pride this month in the US. At least that was the message from a public forum hosted by Boston Pride in Faneuil Hall on June 3. Dale Mitchell, who was…
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The Disappearance of Heroin
Well, heroin isn’t exactly gone however, it’s not exactly true “junk” either. This Fentanyl thing has crept into the scene and seems to have overpowered life on the ‘nod’ side. As an old time junkie, who hasn’t used for over a decade, ,the kill rate of this new not-junk thing, is kind of terrifying. I…
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