EDITORIAL

Education: A community value

For many generations African Americans devoutly believed that education was essential to progress. Blacks did not naively expect that a college degree would automatically open the doors of opportunity. Only 60 years ago it was customary to see black Ivy League graduates working as Pullman porters, railroad red caps or post office clerks. There was always an awareness of the limitations imposed by racial discrimination. More »

The workers lost out

The income gap in the U.S. has been growing. In 1975, taxpayers with the top 0.1 percent of revenue earned 2.5 percent of the nation's income. That share had quadrupled by 2008 to 10.4 percent. Taxpayers in that bracket earned $1.7 million or more, including capital gains. More »

OPINION

Avoiding taxes the way big corporations do it

I'm an accountant. My college degrees and CPA license are the intellectual properties that enable me to earn a living. Now suppose that I formed a corporation to deliver my services, then took my diplomas and license off my wall and placed them in a safe deposit box in a Luxembourg bank. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

'Da FORCE' takes on racial disparities in juvenile justice

Thank you so much for engaging in conversation around racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. I am a member of the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Task Force on Racial Disparities, also known as Da FORCE. Reflect and Strengthen, a young working class women's collective out of Dorchester, started this organizing group almost three years ago to respond to the crisis of overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system. More »

ROVING CAMERA

Do you believe mental health issues are neglected in communities of color?

Of course. People of color need more attention than our counterparts because we're the ones that are going through every conceivable social and economic injustice. More »