EDITORIAL

A door to the new economy

The unemployment rate in the U.S. hit 6.1 percent in August, the highest it has been in the last five years. This news heightened the public's concern about the nation's foundering economy. The quality of life depends upon holding a job. More »

A lapse in integrity

Not too many years ago, people believed that if something was printed in the newspaper, it was gospel. The publicist who dared slip some disinformation by an unsuspecting reporter would be condemned to prevaricator's purgatory, where he would languish for some time. More »

OPINION

With conventions in the rear view, two different visions for America's future now clear

Two weeks ago, I returned from Denver after spending several days at the Democratic National Convention, still digesting the many historic firsts established there. More »

Looking for a few good men

Where are the men? The closer you look at early childhood care and education (ECE) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the more apparent it becomes: Men in education at this level - arguably the most formative years of a child's life - are an endangered species. More »

Whites fading fast, but blacks could fade too

There were two eye-catching items buried in the recent Census Bureau projection that America will no longer be a white man's country in 2042: More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Through an outsider's eyes, reflecting on progress in the "new Boston"

I recently met an extended family member who was born in Roxbury but has lived more than half his life outside of Boston, in the city of Worcester. He was born in 1962, so the image of Boston contained in his mind consists of the 1960s and '70s - not the best of times racially in the city. More »

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Why do you think the black unemployment rate is so high?

My opinion is that there are a lot of people who don't want to work. They're not really trying to get out there and get a job. More »