"All My Sons" mines fresh power in Miller's classic

The magnificent Huntington Theatre Company production of Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons" draws viewers in even before the actors step on stage. More »

Berklee professor urges activism through song

Larry Watson is no stranger to music. As a professor at Berklee College of Music and successful recording artist, Watson knows a thing or two about African American music. More »

Obama hits at high court over campaign finance

WASHINGTON - The White House and Democratic lawmakers are moving swiftly to come up with new restraints on corporate political spending to try to blunt the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that President Barack Obama calls "devastating." More »

A tale of two parties: Energized GOP; subdued democrats

On election night, amid a spotty crowd of Martha Coakley supporters at the Boston Sheraton Hotel, a deflated state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz cut right to the chase. More »


Mass. Gov. Patrick urges voters to channel anger

Gov. Deval Patrick, delivering his state of the state address just two days after the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate, urged voters to channel their anger in a positive direction. More »

Coakley lukewarm in black community

As one poll after another predicted a tight race for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy, political activist Bob Marshall grew worried. More »

Some blacks support Brown on education, business

They were not all that visible during the campaign, but U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown does have his African American supporters, who say he has established a record of being in tune with black interests when it comes to education and minority business issues. More »