Nonprofits across Massachusetts have been thrust into financial turmoil amid broad slashes to federal funding, leaving their leaders scrambling to keep organizations afloat.
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
It’s understandable that the government was unprepared for the crisis and vaccine supplies are low nationwide. It’s up to Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and the federal government to increase supply to meet the demands. However, the state should re-evaluate its distribution plan so it is more equitable for all.
The University will begin vaccinating community members in line with the three-phase plan outlined by the Mass. government, which may take until the end of the summer to complete.
We must reopen Boston’s economy in a safe way, but whether we are able to do so is dependent on decisions at a personal level — and the best way to get there is not through inviting outsiders to come flocking into the neighborhoods that are already more likely to experience disproportionately severe cases of COVID-19.
While the people and governments of the United States champion the democratic value of voting, voter suppression has plagued this nation since its founding.
We have the right to protest, boycott and strike, which are all vital to preserving the voice of the people. But, if we begin without a plan, then we have all the chaos without any of the results.
Ranked-choice voting matters because people deserve to see their legislators represent the issues they care about. Our current electoral system makes it extremely difficult to achieve these changes.
