OPINION: ON SOMERVILLE’S NOVEMBER 2ND BALLOT, ABOLISH THE SOMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT – YES OR NO?
“[T]he repeated message from the Democratic Socialists of America-Boston candidates for office in Somerville is clear: the outright abolition of the Somerville Police Department.”
LETTER: ON WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Councilor Kristen Strezo responds to Texas abortion ban
OPINION: A LOOK AT THE RACES IN WARDS 5 AND 7
Ken Brociner weighs in on two candidates running for City Council.
OPINION: SOMERVILLE COUNCILOR CALLS FOR MORE ACTION ON HOUSING
“But after dealing with long affordable housing waitlists and navigating endless red tape, I found that keeping our family together was no easy feat.”
OPINION: ADDRESSING THE RAT INFESTATION PROBLEM IN SOMERVILLE
“Last year, the rats did little damage to my yard, but this year, they have been damaging my ornamental plants and vegetable garden.”
OPINION: SOMERVILLE’S DSA CANDIDATES AND DEFUNDING THE POLICE
“The last thing we need in the fight against the far-right’s attacks against everything we hold dear is for our fellow progressives to use the kind of rhetoric (like “defund the police”) that reinforces negative stereotypes about Democrats and plays right into the hands of the Republican Party.”
OPINION: THE CASE AGAINST BODY CAMERAS FOR SOMERVILLE POLICE
“Expanding the role and number of police officers inherently contradicts the mayor’s stated goal of eliminating systemic racism.”
OLO BAYUL: ON WHY TUFTS’ CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN
A Somerville teacher and organizer behind the protests speaks out.
