Century later, reparations would begin a healing from Oklahoma’s horrific Tulsa Race Massacre
The struggle for Black Tulsan survivors and their descendants to receive reparations has been a century-old controversy, one that is a pox on this country’s unwillingness to redress the human rights violation and generational loss of accumulated wealth.
Police force’s choice for cadet reading material illustrates orientation toward violent tradition
The broad acceptance of some confrontational views on policing, including by our own force, reflects a fundamental orientation toward violence embedded in everything from procedures to training. As a result, meaningful reform seems unlikely.
MBTA’s plan for diesel hybrid buses does little toward climate goals, but we can change plan
Public comment is our opportunity to push the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority toward a goal of a fully electric fleet by 2030, a significant step toward healthier air and a required 50 percent reduction in transportation emissions.
What some affordable housing proponents miss
There are far safer and better ways of providing affordable housing than Cambridge’s current zoning approaches.
Why we refuse to proctor MCAS this year
As educators, we have never supported the MCAS testing system. Now 18 urban school superintendents agree that as we emerge from a pandemic, the test will be disruptive, and there is “no valid purpose” for administering it this spring to students.
One year after the killing of George Floyd, question is: How far have we actually come?
The daily trauma of excessive police force, racial violence and brutality continue to plague us. To make progress, we must hold our policing and legal systems accountable.
Council should stay out of Middle East politics
City councillors are urged by someone who had family in the Middle East during the crisis of 1948 to pause before condemning either side on the conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team proposed by group as a city public safety system
A diverse group of Cantabrigians has come together to reimagine public safety through a fully participatory process and now proposes forming and funding for a quasi-governmental agency that is accountable to the community called the Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team.
From vision to reality: Green Roofs in Cambridge
Join us in celebrating by making green roofs happen, especially in our neighborhoods where urban heat islands are most harmful to residents, and calling on developers to seize an opportunity to play a significant role in building the resilience we need to prepare for climate change.
Maybe Cambridge educators’ MCAS opposition will move state to put aside test that can harm
Citizens for Public Schools applauds the Cambridge teachers who have announced that, as a matter of conscience, they object to administering MCAS exams this pandemic school year and requested their administrators to allow them to not participate.
