Opinion: The Failure of Transparency to Contain Health Care Costs in Massachusetts
The following statement by Professor Gerald Friedman was issued by Mass-Care: the Massachusetts Campaign for...
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Opinion: Stop with the Exaggerated Library Repair Costs!
In an attempt to sell the public on the need for a $46.1 million Jones...
Opinion: The Jones Expansion/Renovation Project – Definitely NOT Sustainable Now
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. In 2021, as Town...
Opinion: A Bridge Too Far for the Jones Library
Amherst History Month by Month To date, I’ve not used this column to focus on...
Opinion: Jones Library Cuts Will Come at High Cost
The following column originally appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on June 11, 2024. When...
Opinion: Who Is Benefitting? Neo-colonialism and Climate Finance
Love, Justice, and Climate Change It has recently been reported that in 2022 the wealthy nations finally...
Opinion: I See No Reason to Hope That the Jones Expansion Project Will Become Affordable
Trustee Raises Alarm over Letter from Library Consultant Smearing Project Opponents Outgoing Jones Library Trustees...
Opinion: Amherst Has a Gambling Disorder
Amherst has a gambling problem. The Mayo Clinic defines gambling as being willing to risk...
Opinion: Who Is Looking out for the Taxpayers in Jones Library Plans?
According to the Town Manager’s comments at the May 20 Town Council meeting, decisions about...
Opinion: Joint Electricity Aggregation Approved by DPU, Launch Projected for Fall
Local and Green, May 2024 Municipal electricity aggregation is the most impactful action cities and...
Opinion: UMass Chancellor Reyes’ Police Action Was Unnecessary and Unprecedented. A Brief History of Dissent At UMass Amherst
Note: the following analysis draws substantially from the blog Radical UMass that was started around...
Opinion: Why Send Police to Halt a Peaceful Protest at UMass?
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Let’s just say the obvious:...