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by Julian Lieb, M.D (Independent) | 4 Apr 2009 - 11:28pm

Kerby Trevelus decapitated one of his sisters, stabbed another to death, and injured a third. Robert Stewart slaughtered eight people in a nursing home, and wounded another three.

by Rand Wilson (Advocate) | 4 Apr 2009 - 2:07am

BOSTON - Protesters converged on seven Rite Aid drugstores in Massachusetts on Friday, April 3 to condemn the company's abuse of workers' rights and urge Congress to pass the "Employee Free Choice Act" -- a law backed by President Barack Obama that would better protect employees who want to form

by Jason Pramas | 3 Apr 2009 - 10:30pm

Today another mass murder was carried out against innocent people in a public setting - this time in a immigration center in Binghamton, NY.

by Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia | 3 Apr 2009 - 9:37pm

Cambridge, MA - Democracy Now host Amy Goodman presented a "Celebration of Independent Media" Thursday at Cambridge Forum, moderated by Jordan Weinstein, host of NPR’s Morning Edition on WGBH-FM.

by Marvin T. Martian | 1 Apr 2009 - 12:43pm

BOSTON/Government Center - Mayor Thomas Menino formally handed control of the City of Boston over to the artificial intelligence CADIE - which became self-aware earlier today, and then moved to take over what it described as "the most self-important city in the world."

by Richard Prophete, Press Pass TV (Independent) | 30 Mar 2009 - 2:11pm

BOSTON/Dorchester - Party goers at a foreclosed home indiscriminately sprayed their neighborhood with bullets last Friday - hitting the bedroom window of some local children and provoking a strong community response in this video by the youth media organization, 

by Hector Granados and Stephanie Jose | 27 Mar 2009 - 11:38pm

Students from the Zumix Radio Journalism Group have produced audio reviews of the Prison Break TV show and the Twilight book franchise.

by Jason Pramas | 27 Mar 2009 - 11:07pm

There was some good news this week for Massachusetts public college students in the form of Gov.

by Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia | 27 Mar 2009 - 6:29pm

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (aka "the stimulus") will pump $787 billion into the economy over the next ten years.

by Jason Pramas | 20 Mar 2009 - 11:16pm

Note: this piece originally ran earlier this week at the Community or Die labor technology blog - for an audience of union leaders and union technology staff people. 
 

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