by Dr. Jill Stein | Jan 7, 2013 | News
As daylight begins to shine on the fiscal cliff deal just passed by Congress, it’s clear the expected bipartisan betrayal has occurred. And even worse, it lays the groundwork for much more to come. In brief, the deal protects wealthy households earning up to...
by Tom Sturm | Jan 7, 2013 | News
Massachusetts residents will have a little less than a year to continue enjoying shopping tax-free on Amazon.com, thanks to a recent agreement between Beacon Hill and the multinational online retailer. “We are thankful Amazon was willing to come to the table and...
by Our Readers | Jan 15, 2013 | News
U.S.’s Real Malaise Is Militarism In response to the letters in last week’s Advocate regarding mental illness as a focal point of recent gun violence: As a therapeutic counselor, I know that mental health and mental illness, semantically as well as...
by Kathleen Broadhurst | Jan 15, 2013 | News
Martin Luther King Day is a holiday that is too often overlooked in favor of other, more festive work-free days. However, the enduring spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his legacy of advocacy for African-Americans and minorities is something that continues to...
by Micah Halpern | Jan 15, 2013 | News
President Obama’s decision to nominate Charles Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska, as his candidate for Secretary of Defense is at best insensitive. At worst, it is a huge miscalculation. Since the president first made public his decision to...
