"Like for so many of my generation, Noam’s writings were an inexhaustible source of insights on everything, from the hidden constraints that guide the evolution of #language acquisition to the insidious workings of concentrated power and the subtle means by which the wealthy stay in power. So, I risked asking him a question forged by curiosity and not a little embarrassment: “What made you catch the train from #Boston to #NewYork City to interview me?” ⏩
#Boston-area Jews and allies are here at the #MIT encampment with MIT Jews for Ceasefire, uplifting students’ demands, singing for Palestinian liberation, and calling for an enduring ceasefire.
silver lining: it was awfully thoughtful of all these boston college administrations to draw the attention of a group of young, energetic, politically active students to last year's "tent ordinance" that cruelly targets the unhoused and is now being used to crack down on speech
Today in Labor History April 27, 1825: The first strike for the 10-hour workday was started by carpenters in Boston. At the time, employers often forced people to work over fourteen hours a day. Boston workers struck again in 1827. Both strikes were unsuccessful. However, in 1835, they struck again for the 10-hour workday. This time, they organized a travelling committee to expand the movement. Influenced by their comrades in Philadelphia, Irish workers on the Schuylkill River coal wharves, joined the strike. They threatened to kill anyone who crossed their lines and attempted to unload coal. These actions led to the 1835 Philadelphia General Strike, the first General Strike in America. 20,000 workers participated. And it spread quickly to other cities. By the end of 1835, the 10-hour workday had become the norm in most major U.S. cities.
BREAKING: #Northeastern University students have begun a #Palestine solidarity #encampment, under heavy police pressure. Supporters are gathering at Ruggles Station and in front of the Behrakis Health Sciences Center (30 Leon St, #Boston)
IfNotNow #Boston invites you to join us on Saturday, April 27th at 7:30 pm in #CambridgeMA in observing #Passover by calling for an end to violence, apartheid, and occupation.
We will come together to envision what true freedom looks like; a thriving future where all have access to safety, justice, and freedom of movement.
TODAY: #Columbia solidarity rallies are happening all over #Boston and #CambridgeMA. MIT at 11:15 (outside Stratton Student Center). BU at noon (Marsh Plaza). Harvard at 4 (Science Center). Come to one or all and show your support! @palestine
The USGS reported that the earthquake’s epicenter was in #Lebanon, NJ about 50 miles west of #NYC, where residents darted into streets wondering what had just happened.
Interesting analysis coming from Lexington, Mass.: by slashing the price of a year-round bus pass to $20 from as much as $260, the City gained ridership while retaining roughly the same revenue
On the morning of President Biden’s State of the Union, Jews and allies blocked rush hour traffic outside #Boston's South Station to demand Biden call for a lasting #CeasefireNow.
Fuck the 4th, Siege the Ports! ( pugetsoundanarchists.org )
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Over 100 arrested during protests at Northeastern University ( www.nbcboston.com )
MIT, Emerson College, Tufts students start pro-Palestinian camps inspired by Columbia University protests ( www.cbsnews.com )