by John-Manuel Andriote | Aug 28, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News
In this summer of half-century look-backs to the “Summer of ’69,” it’s natural to wonder: What will the summer of 2019 be remembered for 50 years from now? Will the grandchildren of today’s Millennials wonder what took us so long to do something about the mass murders...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Aug 28, 2019 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News
Perhaps the two most visceral issues of our modern political era collided last week in the words of Greenfield City Council President Karen “Rudy” Renaud — immigration and gun violence. While defending her Safe City Ordinance, which essentially prohibits local law...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Aug 27, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News
Frances Crowe, a lifelong activist, peace advocate, and leader in the anti-nuclear movement, died Tuesday at the age of 100. Crowe’s daughter, Caltha Crowe, confirmed Tuesday that her mother had died. Crowe had recently written pieces for the Advocate and the...
by Advocate Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News
Swedish seagull swipes stash Sweden has among the toughest marijuana laws in the world, with no allowance for recreational or medical use, and a punishment of a large fine and up to six months in prison. That would have been bad news for a Gothenburg man, who had a...
by Will Meyer | Aug 27, 2019 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Featured
Brattleboro singer-songwriter Ruth Garbus strikes a deep place in the human psyche. Her strange earworm melodies and narrative lyrics have a way of lodging deep. This is especially true for Garbus’s new album, Kleinmeister — German for “small master,” which is set to...
