Opinion: When Public Meetings Feel Pre-Determined
Local observers like Maria Kopicki, writing in the Amherst Indy, understand that a seemingly dull...
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Opinion: Democracy is Often Inconvenient. Public Process Can Be Messy
There is something increasingly troubling happening in public life, and Amherst is not immune to...
Opinion: Amherst Should Not Have to Trade Wetland Protections for Housing
The Mass Ready Act is being promoted as a major environmental and climate-resilience bill, and...
Opinion: Austin Sarat on the Supreme Court’s Take Down of Constitutional Democracy
I was both gratified and puzzled by the commentary of Amherst College’s Austin Sarat in...
UMass May Day Fest Calls on University to Democratize, Decolonize, and Demilitarize
Organizers Heartened by Strong Turnout Across the Nation On Friday, May 1, the University of...
May Day Was Even More Important than You Think
by Daniel Hunter The mass mobilization on May Day was a show of power —...
Western Mass Mobilizes for May Day Economic Blackout
No School, No Work, No Shopping Hundreds of labor unions, democratic organizations, and community groups...
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: End 47
The trump administration is charging the town of Turners Falls on two counts, first in...
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...
Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Table of Contents THIS WEEK’S INTRODUCTION & LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance...
Public Comment: The Government Belongs to the People
The following public comment was offered at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...