The Long View: Boston's White Working-Class Voters In Decline, Strength Of White Progressives Rising
Changing demographics and voting patterns are shifting Boston away from its traditional ethnic politics.
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Changing demographics and voting patterns are shifting Boston away from its traditional ethnic politics.
Stop trying to push Black candidates out of the mayorâs race By Adrian Walker Globe Columnist,Updated May 2, 2021, 8:19 p.m. Email to a Friend Richard Taylor, a Black developer and sometime political activist, is nothing if not direct. And, true to form, he didnât mince words last week in his hugely ill-considered effort to push Andrea Campbell out of the race to succeed former mayor Marty Walsh. In an e-mail to some of Campbellâs supporters, Taylor urged them to back her (nonexistent) bid for Suffolk district attorney, a position that could soon become vacant if Rachael Rollin...
By Pamela DeLoatch When Muthu Hanu began working from home in 2014, he had his system set up. As a human resources transformation consultant, he had a home office with a desk that converted to standing, a comfortable chair, and good lighting. But when the pandemic curtailed his travel to see clients and work solely from his Morrisville, North Carolina, home, he started feeling new aches and pains. “When I was going to work or visiting offices [pre-COVID], I did not have any issues as I used to walk around a lot,” he says. Now, without that outside activity, his back hurts. His neck feel...