Opinion: Amherst’s Year-Round Residents Deserve a Seat at the Table When UMass Plans Housing
UMass Amherst often cites a reassuring figure: that about 60% of its students live on...
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Opinion: Jackson Katz in the Age of Podcasts and Polarization
Social Injustice Goes Global At Amherst Books on May 6, Jackson Katz presented his latest...
Opinion: New Film Celebrates 16 Years of Internships at Amherst Community Connections
Amherst, with its tree-lined streets, farmers markets, and students debating climate justice over $7 lattes,...
Opinion: Join Me in the Streets This May Day
by Sulma Arias This year, the organizers of May Day Strong are calling for everyone...
Opinion: The Wrong Engineering School is Closing
The following column appeared originally in Gordon’s Stem Blog on April 20, 2026 and is...
Opinion: End 47
The trump administration is charging the town of Turners Falls on two counts, first in...
Updated: Hampshire College Alumni Reflect on an Education That Changes Lives
by Evangeline Weiss, Kristen Harbeson, Anthony Thomas, Dani Slabaugh, Gillian Parent, and Roger Sherman Several...
Opinion: When Five Is Better Than Four: Can Hampshire College Still Be Saved?
On April 14, 2026, Hampshire College announced that it will close permanently. This surprised many...
Opinion: Some Questions About Hampshire College
I was deeply saddened and perhaps more surprised than many at the announcement of Hampshire...
Opinion: What’s the Color of Your Money?
At the Finance Committee meeting on April 7, 2026, when discussing whether to authorize more...
Opinion: Governor Healy’s Social Media Ban is Even Worse Than You Think
Governor Healey and several misguided MA lawmakers recently advanced some invasive online ID check legislation, (see...
Opinion: Come Celebrate Amherst Media’s 50th Anniversary and the Contribution of Independent Media to Sustaining Democracy
My colleague, anthropologist Tom Patterson, used to say that a free press is the right...