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Surviving City Cycling
Cycling in a city like Boston, with a dense population and a constant maze of traffic, must be approached with both intuition and common sense. Beyond the general rules of wearing a helmet
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Peace Warrior
Carlos Arredondo of Roslindale is the man in the cowboy hat in the most famous photo from the Boston Marathon bombings. In the photo, he is rescuing Jeff Bauman, who lost both of his
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Amity on Three Wheels
These days, it seems like just about everything in our society is designed to keep us apart from one another. As a fellow pedicabber remarked recently—ironically enough, using Facebook— “…the more we interact with
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May Day 2013
This May Day, over 1000 immigrant workers and their community allies rallied in East Boston’s Central Square to call for improved wages, safer working conditions, and for Congress to pass immigration reform. A series
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Thank You, Governor Patrick: A Letter to the Governor from an Underpaid Worker
Dear Governor Patrick, My CEO suggested I write you a “thank you” letter for my 23 cent raise. And I really needed it! You’re going to raise fees and the gas tax for the
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Boston Students Organize Against Sweatshops
College students across the United States wear sweatshirts produced in sweatshops in countries like the Dominican Republic and Indonesia. Students in United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), a national organization made up of student advocates
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“TSA out of the MBTA” Rallies on the Boston Common
While hundreds ice skated just across the Boston Common, around eighty people converged on the Common bandstand in the freezing cold on Saturday, February 2, to declare their opposition to Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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Massachusetts Women Encounter Great Economic Hardship
This article originally appeared in Spare Change News. Although Cambridge and its sisters Boston and Quincy remain economically prosperous and have a combined population of 830,000 people (including 430,000 women), women still have a higher
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Gaza Solidarity Rally
Boston, MA– Last night approximately 200 people converged in a protest of solidarity with Gaza, in reaction to Israel’s recent attacks on Palestine. About 25 pro-Israel protesters came as part of a counteraction. The
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Panel Criticizes AIPAC During Boston Donor’s Summit
ALLSTON, MA—On Saturday October 13, 2012 a panel discussion took place at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace in Allston, Massachusetts. At issue was a lobbying group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)—whose
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