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The Right to Read
Book bans are a rampant problem in the U.S. According to PEN America, there were 6,870 book bans in the 2024–2025 school year. The American Library Association recorded challenges to almost 2,500 unique titles in the 2024 calendar year. These numbers show an alarming increase—more than eight times over—when compared with the prior two decades. Almost 23,000 books have been banned nationwide since 2021, and these bans disproportionately attack books with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters. The good news is, there are many ways that we can fight back!
True Life Shouldn’t Be Scarier than Fiction
As Trump continues to point fingers about who is to blame for the fractured state of our country, when it comes to the dismantling of public health policy, the call is definitely coming from inside the house. In honor of spooky season, click through for some talking points about some of the terrifying ways that RFK Jr. has undermined public health policy.
Massachusetts Cultural Council: What It Does and Why It’s Important
Technological and cultural trends are pushing people away from consuming local art, to the detriment of local communities. Fortunately, Massachusetts is better geared than other states to respond to this trend due to the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). Established in 1990, the MCC sponsors and supports artistic and cultural initiatives in the state…
Massachusetts Judge Upholds Free Speech Rights
“Each day, I recognize (to paraphrase Lincoln again) that the brave men and women, living and dead, who have struggled in our Nation's service have hallowed our Constitutional freedom far above my (or anyone’s) poor power to add or detract. The only Constitutional rights upon which we can depend are those we extend to the weakest and most reviled among us.”
Fact Check: Transgender Mass Shooters
Transgender individuals have long been targets of the right-wing propaganda machine. Even before the murder of Charlie Kirk, innocent people have been pinned as violent nihilistic terrorists who perpetrate mass shootings and gun violence.
Labor Day Parade Sneak Peek
This year, Boston will be the scene of a Labor Day Parade hosted by the Greater Boston Labor Council, and Mass 50501 will be joining the march! Read on to learn more about the significance of the locations the unions have chosen to set up their demonstrations along our parade route!
What’s going on in D.C.?
The administration frequently seeks to amass power by “flooding the zone” with a multitude of authoritarian measures in the hope of overwhelming those of us who stand together for liberty, and diverting attention from its own vulnerabilities. As we endeavor to protect the liberty of our communities, our first priority is following the lead of communities directly affected by the administration’s attempted authoritarian takeover.
The Time Has Come to Be Petty
We are the good guys but we should not refuse to use this tool on some high-minded principle. “When they go low, we go high” is no longer the rule. Instead we should meet them in the gutter and humiliate them at every opportunity.
We Still Build Hope When Everything Feels Lost
Hope gives our movements energy. It keeps us showing up. We’re not just fighting to survive. We’re fighting to live. Fully, joyfully, collectively.
Stand Up, Speak Up, Speak Out: Remembering the Legacy of John Lewis
Until the end, Lewis inspired many across the world to engage in the kind of good trouble that had moved mountains in the American South. May he inspire all of us to do the same.
Spreading the Movement
We won’t be able to convert everyone in our community to habitual boots-in-the-street protesters, and we shouldn’t try. Luckily, that’s not the barometer of success; it’s a success every time we leave someone a little more disposed to support our cause at the end of a conversation. In this article, we share more tips for success.
What does the Trump v. Casa decision actually do?
What this decision is: The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has made it more difficult to stop the Trump administration from committing illegal acts.
What this decision is not: SCOTUS has not eliminated birthright citizenship.
What you can do: Read our guide to this disastrous decision for full details and three ways you can help in this fight.
The Revolution Needs Rest Too: Self-Care for the Front Lines
In order to sustain this work, we must take care of ourselves. Not as a luxury, but as a revolutionary necessity.
Spreading the Message
Exit your political bubble and go out into your neighborhood, go to your family, go to your friends, and do the scary thing you’ve always been told is rude in polite company: Talk about politics. We’ll explain how this helps us succeed, and we’ll give you some tips for opening up the conversation.
Trump Budget Bill Will Turbocharge Authoritarian Deportation Regime
This article is time-sensitive. The Senate is trying to vote on the Trump budget bill next week! Action items can be found at the end of the article.
Why Celebrating Juneteenth is More Important Than Ever
While some celebrate Independence Day on July 4th, for many in the black community, Juneteenth is our Independence Day—the day that our ancestors’ emancipation was finally proclaimed across the country, and the end of almost a century of slavery. Read about the legacy of Juneteenth and why it’s becoming more and more important every year to celebrate this momentous day in history.
No ICE in my Backyard
I talked to my local police department about its non-cooperation policy with ICE, and you should too. Here’s how.
Who Controls The Past?
To control the collective memory of a people through history erases everything a people once was and replaces it with an eternal present. A simple adjustment to the “facts” of the day can justify any action, no matter how obviously stupid and cruel. Power becomes unmoored from the systems that balance against baser human instincts and then the world is one where only the corrupt can flourish.
The Case for Nonviolence
The power of nonviolent protest extends from your living room to the streets of every state. Groups like 50501, Indivisible, Veterans Against Trump, Common Cause, and others are growing in number each day and are active in every state. There are podcasts and publications, both liberal and conservative, sounding the alarm against the winds of fascism which are descending on us like a sandstorm in the desert. Poets are writing, Pedro is imploring and The Boss has spoken. Together we need to wield the most powerful weapon we have at our disposal: our voice.
Let Them Eat Tariffs
Trump’s economic plan is here, and it’s bigly ridiculous. In this satire about economic policy, we trace how a glorified subtraction problem turned into a national strategy, why trade deficits aren’t actually scary, and what happens when historical ignorance meets Marie Antoinette and logic gets the guillotine.