Boston In the Year 2100 Looks Really … Wet
Had Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge hit Boston during high tide five and a half hours earlier, large portions of these neighborhoods would’ve been flooded with two feet of water. “Preparing for the...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI’s Legacy Will Help Determine His Successor
Image Credit: Andre Ballensiefen via Flickr Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign has arguably become the single most discussed act of his pontificate. Although permitted by Canon Law, papal...
View ArticleWe Could Fix the Electoral College (But We’d Have to Give Up Cape Cod)
Plans to resolve the inequities of the Electoral College usually fall into one of two categories: those that seek to eliminate the anachronistic system altogether, and those that seek to change the...
View ArticleOur Tweets Suggest Massachusetts Isn’t the Happiest of States
Red is happier. Blue is less happy. Image via the Vermont Complex Systems Center study. Just how happy are we compared to the rest of the country? A new study from the Vermont Complex Systems Center...
View ArticleNathaniel Fujita Highlights Need for Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Last week’s sentencing of 20-year-old Nathaniel Fujita to life in prison without parole for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Lauren Astley is a grim conclusion to a tragic story of teen dating violence....
View ArticleDesigning Buildings Around Cars Will Only Make Our Car Problem Worse
Few people would disagree that the city has a serious parking problem—but the debate that erupted surrounding a proposed Allston apartment building that wouldn’t allow room for off-street parking shows...
View ArticleAmericans Are Getting Richer, Just Not the Young Ones
Despite the toll the Great Recession took on our finances, a recent study from the Urban Institute reveals that Americans are still significantly richer today than they were a quarter-century ago. The...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Is Unlikely to Reinstate Prop. 8
SUPPORTERS OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY RALLY AT BOSTON CITY HALL. PHOTO BY REGINA MOGILEVSKAYA The Supreme Court begins its second day of oral arguments surrounding the question of gay marriage Wednesday as...
View ArticleAirline Travel Out of Boston Is Getting Better
Image Credit: Pylon757 on Flickr Good news for frequent flyers: Airline’s performed slightly better in 2012 than they have in all years but one in the last two decades, according to the annual Airline...
View ArticleThe Nature of the Attack Gives Few Clues About Those Responsible
PHOTO BY REGINA MOGILEVSKAYA In the wake of Monday’s attack near the Boston Marathon finish line, authorities are still searching for answers: Who was behind such senseless tragedy, and what was their...
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