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Cambridge breaks new ground with living infrastructure
When heavy rain hits Alewife Brook, combined sewer overflows can send sewage-contaminated water into the brook, onto public trails, and into surrounding habitat. Thousands of people living in the Alewife floodplain are exposed to flooding with contaminated water. Read more ‘Wicker,’ ‘Wildwood’ both bring cinematic wonder Consider what happened during an otherwise unremarkable October 2021 […]
Tell the MWRA: No more sewage in our rivers
We have a chance to end the dumping of sewage in Boston’s rivers. But we must act now. Cambridge and Somerville have vital roles to play. Read more Judge denies request for Cambridge to issue permit “Wait, what? We’re still dumping sewage into the rivers? I thought that ended decades ago, with the cleanup of […]
At MIT, PhD candidates and trade workers unite
One of us is an electrician who has spent nearly a decade keeping the lights on at MIT. The other is a graduate researcher who relies on those lights, and the equipment they power, to do work. Read more School Committee tackles attendance policy and possible social media ban Our jobs might seem worlds apart. […]
MFHO projects need better data
The City Council’s decisions on the Multifamily Housing Ordinance (MFHO) must be based on reliable and comprehensive information: how proposed projects will add needed housing, and how they will displace tenants and create environmental and neighborhood disruptions. Promoters and critics may overstate the benefits and damage of MFHO housing projects. Community trust in the MFHO […]
Why progressives should vote for a Republican for Treasurer
Disclaimer: Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more Rachel Morrison on grief, loss and her new movie Historically, progressives and Democratic voters have been basically one and the same, and with a few exceptions the choice was clear: progressives should vote for […]
Election protection work isn’t flashy — but it is essential
On this eve of historic midterm elections, our democracy is on the line. The good news is that you can help ensure free and fair elections in Massachusetts — by training to serve as a nonpartisan election monitor. Read more ‘Verity’is lifeless on page and on screen For the past 25 years, a National Election Protection Coalition made up of more than 300 organizations has […]
Cambridge, opportunity gaps, and the lie of the “Good School”
In the last 18 hours I have read and reread Nikole Hannah-Jones’s article on the New York public schools and Black children, in the same way I read Malcolm X’s autobiography when I first discovered it. Each pass forces me to confront my own academic journey and to sit with a hard reality that I now must outsource my own child’s cultural footprint, […]
Connolly sets the record straight
Disclaimer: Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more Copper Mill drops Davis Square tower project For the past five months, candidate Neil Miller has made false and distorted claims about my work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in our Cambridge […]
Cambridge schools don’t need tracking, they need new pathways
In its August 3 editorial, “It’s OK to Track Middle School Math, Cambridge,” The Boston Globe argues that Cambridge should reconsider tracking middle-school math students by ability. The editorial contends that putting all eighth graders in Algebra I has left many students struggling and unable to succeed, while failing to challenge others. It points to Texas […]
Why do political insiders fear giving voters more choices?
Disclaimer: Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more Sometimes progressives have to register as Republicans Massachusetts politicians love talking about democracy. They love reminding voters how sacred the process is, how important participation is, and how deeply they value every voice. Then […]