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I Call Foul Play: Texas’ new abortion law fails both women and the rule of law

Luca Becker September 16, 2021
The Texas abortion ban is an attack not only on the constitution, but on people with uteruses.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Gender Justice: The lack of gender equality in health care is life-threatening

Meredith Varner April 16, 2021
My body and right to health care are dictated by far too many people.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston exam schools’ zip code quota will aid equitable education, and with support from sports franchises, a shift in social justice continues

Editors April 12, 2021
The zip code quota and the sports teams’ support of it aren't revolutionary, but they make a difference.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Politics Philosophized: The profound connection between conservatorship, exploitation

Max Ferrandino February 24, 2021
The conservatorship system is fundamentally exploitative and does not have the interests of the conservatee at heart.
Researchers discussed China’s renegotiation of debts during a Wednesday webinar hosted by Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU GDP Panel invites experts to discuss climate change as a way to reduce debt

Yiran Yu February 5, 2021
BU’s Global Development Policy Center — a Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies program — hosted a webinar and interactive launch titled “China, Debt, Climate and Nature: Opportunities for Financial Stability” to discuss how China can tackle both climate change and global debt.
Legal experts say they do not think President Donald Trump’s election fraud-related lawsuits are likely to change the result of the election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Legal experts say Trump’s lawsuits unlikely to change results

Madison Mercado November 10, 2020
Trump has filed lawsuits challenging the validity of mail-in ballots in battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, some of which have been dismissed by judges.
“Rebecca,” a Netflix original based off of the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock by the same name, was released on Oct. 21. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Remake of ‘Rebecca’ fails to live up to Hitchcock original

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

The 2020 film “Rebecca” is, in a word, shallow. Or stuffy. Or static. The Netflix Original, released Wednesday, is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 Best Picture, but the films can barely be put...

A cannabis plant growing in a greenhouse. VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Contradictory regulations disadvantage smaller cannabis entrepreneurs

Angela Yang December 5, 2019
Most municipalities have restrictive regulations that require businesses to secure a location for their enterprise while also limiting the areas in which stores can operate.
Walsh’s announced Saturday his proposed 2020 budget allocating for $50,000 to support the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund.
OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

City allocates $50,000 towards Immigrant Defense Fund

Daily Free Press Staff April 25, 2019
Mayor Martin Walsh’s office announced Saturday that the proposed 2020 fiscal year budget will allocate money to support the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund, which helps fund education and legal services for Boston’s immigrant communities.

EDIT: No trespassing in a public domain

Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2013

A new report has revealed that the Internal Revenue Service will be checking into individual Twitter and Facebook accounts to check for improprieties. By checking social media, the IRS will be able to...

Mass. court rules social sharing of marijuana legal

Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2013

In a group of four cases, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled Friday that social sharing of marijuana is not criminal, but growing the plant is still an offense worthy of arrest. The Massachusetts...

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