Worker-owned cooperatives are emerging as a powerful force in the Massachusetts economy. The Legislature can help but
Carmine Gentile
Posted inEducation
It’s time to make debt-free higher ed a reality
IN A RECENT CommonWealth commentary piece, Christopher Geary laid out the many complications and carve-outs created by many of the “debt-free” public higher education plans across the nation. For years, we have been advocating for a first-dollar, truly debt-free public higher education system in Massachusetts. This legislative session, we have re-filed “An Act relative to […]
Posted inOpinion
Update on Mass. Citizens United commission
WE’VE REACHED the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission US Supreme Court decision. The decision overturned longstanding precedent prohibiting corporate funding of elections and unleashed a torrent of corporate money in our political process. In the 2018 election cycle alone, corporations and other outside groups spent over $1.4 billion in […]