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Is a Senate Shuffle on the Horizon for Massachusetts?new
Massachusetts hasn’t had a Senate-seat vacancy in nearly 25 years. Now we may have two. Let the speculation begin.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-29-2008 |
Politics
When it Comes to Same-Sex Marriage, California Mattersnew
Massachusetts may have had gay marriage first, but California changes everything. Are Obama and Clinton listening?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-22-2008 |
LGBT
Obama Outside the Boomnew
The first Gen-X political leader acts nothing like the rest of us -- which might be how he's gotten where he is.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-05-2008 |
Commentary
Framed?new
Petty crook Stephan Cowans served seven years for a cop shooting he didn't do. Then he was exonerated; then released; then murdered. Looking back, the evidence against him was never all that good. Was it a screw-up or a frame-up? Either way, somebody should be policing the Boston Police. A Boston Phoenix exclusive.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
02-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can Obama Lasso the Bay State?new
Once considered sure Clinton country, the Massachusetts primary is now a shootout.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
01-24-2008 |
Commentary
Old Mitt of the Mountainnew
How the Romney campaign crumbled and fell in the Granite State primary.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
01-10-2008 |
Politics
2008: The Amazing Racenew
The campaign for the presidency is like a reality show -- although arguably less interesting. We break down the Presidential campaign to its six essential parts, and predict your next Commander-in-Chief.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-27-2007 |
Commentary
Was It All a Dream?new
Mitt Romney claims he saw his father march with Martin Luther King. But according to the records, it never happened.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-19-2007 |
Politics
The Passion of the Candidatenew
Mitt Romney's Mormon speech was aimed at Christian conservatives, but his model wasn't JFK -- it was Mel Gibson.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-14-2007 |
Commentary
Eco-Living: The New Opiate of the Massesnew
The idea of a consumer-led environmental movement has pollution-belching multi-nationals rolling in the aisles -- and the joke is on you.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Health-Care Guinea Pigsnew
The nation's health-care future rests on the tattooed shoulders of Massachusetts's young adults.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Raising Hillarynew
Hillary Clinton's "aura of inevitability" might hide her weaknesses -- at least until the Republicans get their hands on her.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-13-2007 |
Commentary
Powerless To Stop Itnew
The most powerful people in Massachusetts state government want the gay-marriage ban to lose next week's vote -- but perhaps they aren't so powerful.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
06-07-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Price of Murdernew
In 2005, in one of the most concentrated bursts of deadly violence Boston had seen in years, nine victims were killed in 20 days -- we revisit nine murder cases we reported on two years ago.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mitt Romney's Kind of Womennew
In raising more than $20 million over the first three months of this year, Romney showed a special touch with the ladies -- the ones who keep house, anyway.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-10-2007 |
Politics
