On October 12, 2010 the federal government will put on trial our party’s elected leader, neighbor and friend, Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner. It will attempt to convince a jury that he is guilty of extorting $1,000 and lying to FBI officials.
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7 Oct 2010 - 7:32pm
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3 Oct 2010 - 1:50pm
Most of you will have missed a short article tucked away in yesterday's Boston Globe, which - when put in context - speaks volumes about our health care system.
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1 Oct 2010 - 11:24pm
Starting an online community news publication like Open Media Boston has been, in many ways, a leap into the unknown. Since our first weekly edition in March 2008, we've been building the road as we travel.
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27 Sep 2010 - 1:29pm
Terror, successfully executed, requires two somewhat contradictory threats. First, nobody is exempt: You, yes, you are a target! Second, the idea that some people deserve what they get: Your race, religion, beliefs and, maybe even your actions, make you a deserving target.
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27 Sep 2010 - 12:03am
You're in danger of losing your home. The bank is sending you ominous notices of an impending foreclosure. When you try to get anyone on the phone, you get a wall of silence or, worse, they offer you a wallet-gouging modification.
Do you have any reasonable alternatives?
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26 Sep 2010 - 1:45pm
Middleboro, MA - Congressman Stephen Lynch, Fall River Mayor William Flanagan and community leaders representing the Massachusetts Workers' Rights Board reviewed a list of emplo
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26 Sep 2010 - 1:47am
American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Wars make poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.”
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22 Sep 2010 - 11:52am
BOSTON/Boston Common - The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MASSCANN) held it's annual celebration of "all things marijuana" this past Saturday, as thousands gathered on the Boston Common to smoke, listen to music and speeches, and rally support for the legalization of the drug.
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21 Sep 2010 - 1:59am
Cambridge, MA - About 30 unionized Harvard University staff, students and community supporters held a picket outside the Holyoke Center administration building on Monday to protest the recent firing of longtime Harvard staffer Joan Frankel.
