Here's why the next 48 hours are so meaningful for us
You can help us unlock $15,000 in matching funds TODAY thanks to a generous partner match from the MacArthur Foundation during our year-end NewsMatch campaign. But we need your support NOW: https://giving.classy.org/campaign/635775/donate?c_src=NewsMatch&c_src2=fb
*****
As a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News, we’re participating in NewsMatch, a nationwide campaign that raises awareness of invaluable nonprofit journalism and offers vital matching opportunities.
For the next 48 hours, every donation—of any size—brings us closer to unlocking critical funds that will help us expand our reach to more diverse communities across the Commonwealth in 2025 and beyond.
Make your gift now and double your impact! 📰✨
OPINION | Drugs extending my life, but Boston institute disagrees. I'm fighting ALS -- and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review https://buff.ly/3Qq8p0I
Moulton doesn’t mince words
The phrase “mealy-mouthed politician” often seems redundant, so closely do we associate political figures with an aversion to direct answers that cut through the usual fog.
That does not describe Seth Moulton, the second-term Democratic congressman from Salem. Moulton answers questions with a degree of candor that is refreshing and sometimes jarring.
When CommonWealth sat down with him for this Conversation interview in November 2014, just after his election, Moulton said he was now wearing the politician badge reluctantly. When Bruce Mohl and I talked to him for this week’s Codcast, he still seemed to be in full candor mode.
Moulton has become a huge booster of the North-South Rail Link, and we dug into the details of why. (The project still looks like a longshot -- but Moulton is a pretty good salesman.) He had nothing positive to say, however, about the MBTA and its ability to constructively lead the way on the effort. “The T is very wedded to this old-fashioned 1950s-era diesel-powered commuter rail system,” he said. “I’m just afraid they’re really out of touch with what’s going on in the rest of the world.”
Bruce CW Post
CommonWealth is FREE for all of us to receive but is costly to sustain. Please consider giving to CommonWealth's year-end campaign, and give the gift of democracy to your fellow citizens. Click here to donate: https://buff.ly/3CzeBbY
Does Giving People Money Make for Good Policy?
Is poverty a policy choice? Check out CommonWealth's Town Hall on Guaranteed Income, where editor Bruce Mohl talks to panelists about the state of poverty in Massachusetts - and whether we have the ability to alleviate it through policy action.
Is poverty a policy choice? Check out CommonWealth's town hall on guaranteed income. CW Editor Bruce Mohl talks with panelists about the implications of guaranteed income, poverty, and the challenges that Massachusetts faces post-pandemic.
Is poverty a policy choice? Check out CommonWealth's Town Hall on Guaranteed Income, where editor Bruce Mohl talks to panelists about the state of poverty in Massachusetts - and whether we have the ability to alleviate it through policy action.
Is poverty a policy choice? Check out CommonWealth's Town Hall on Guaranteed Income, where editor Bruce Mohl talks to panelists about the state of poverty in Massachusetts - and whether we have the ability to alleviate it through policy action.
