Elizabeth Warren: 'I stand with Obama'
At the Democratic National Convention, I was honored to stand in support of President Barack Obama and speak about the clear choice in this election for families here in the Commonwealth. More »
Ralph Browne: Citizen soldier and community activist
Ralph Browne Jr., a Korean War veteran and NAACP executive committee member, died last week. He was 81. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. Browne served in the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion of the Massachusetts National Guard More »
Historians reel over film with Native American Cast
How a silent film featuring an all-Native American cast was made, lost, discovered nearly a century later in shambles, then restored and shown to the cast's descendants is one of the most fascinating stories in the annals of American filmmaking. More »
Courts: Texas discriminated against minority voters
How does Texas discriminate against minority voters? Federal judges counted the ways. A panel of federal court judges ruled last month that new district maps drawn by Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature weakened the influence of Latino voters and in some cases evinced "discriminatory intent" against both Latinos and African Americans. More »
