Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

The Prison-Building Boondoggle in Massachusetts

July 23, 2026 Rosemary Kean
The Prison Construction Boondoggle in Massachusetts: Who Suffers and Who Profits from Prison Construction in the Public Sector? Massachusetts has about 200 women incarcerated at MCI Framingham, the state’s only women’s prison. These women are mothers, daughters, and grandmothers and many are old, or sick, […]
Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

Draper Brings Military Tech to Lowell

July 16, 2026 Richard Krushnic
The state of Massachusetts’ history of major participation in military industry is no secret. The US is spending around $3 trillion on a new generation of nuclear weapons, as well as huge amounts on new conventional weapons. Massachusetts, like other US states,  seeks a share […]
Fund the People, Not the Pentagon

Rent Control is Good for Communities

May 20, 2026 Kiam Jamrog-McQuaid
Housing advocates across the state have worked to put rent control on the ballot this November, in an effort to slow the rampant displacement caused by the housing crisis and by unreasonable rent increases that outpace inflation. Passing this ballot initiative would limit annual rent […]