Greening Pains

The commonwealth’s new Green Communities program has been off to a remarkably successful start, even better than organizers had hoped for: earlier this year, 35 municipalities across Massachusetts qualified for a “Green Community” designation, which...

Between the Lines: Whither Democrats?

This should have been a favorable electoral year for Democrats—they were defending fewer seats in the Senate, had well-respected and entrenched incumbents facing reelection, had shown an ability to outraise Republicans in the money game and were coming off...

Letters: What Do You Think?

The Republican Solution Go ahead! Vote Republicans back in office. They will thank you for it. How? By cutting taxes for the rich; isn’t that always their answer to every problem? That’ll help you, right? By deregulating banks and the financial industry....

What Constitutes Rape?

A Palestinian man was recently convicted of rape by an Israeli court after he had sex with a Jewish woman who believed he was also Jewish. The court said in its ruling that the man committed “rape by deception” because the woman would never have consented...

Letters: What Do You Think?

Stein: “The Real Thing” In regard to your cover story on Jill Stein (“Voters, Fasten Your Seatbelts,” Sept. 2, 2010): We are lucky that a person of Jill Stein’s intelligence, integrity and vision is willing to run for office in our...