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Reviving “The American Dream” in Hampden County
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Springfield Election Day Roundup: Polls Shut, Law Broken [video]
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Did Alex Morse Make History in Holyoke?: A Voter Disparities Analysis
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MOCHA prostate cancer symposium forges new ground [video]
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Reviving “The American Dream” in Hampden County
Hampden County is one of a handful of counties across the country chosen to pilot The Opportunity Index as a... -
Springfield Election Day Roundup: Polls Shut, Law Broken [video]
UPDATE: Great coverage from Western Mass Politics & Insight. UPDATE x2: Four poll observer affidavits and reports with additional information... -
Did Alex Morse Make History in Holyoke?: A Voter Disparities Analysis
[UPDATE: Great coverage on WHMP, New England Public Radio, and The Valley Advocate!] This analysis was performed by Daniel Alter,... -
MOCHA prostate cancer symposium forges new ground [video]
EVENT PHOTO ALBUM Prostate cancer is no exception to health disparity trends: African-American men are twice as likely as their... -
MA 3 Strikes Bill: “Get Tough” or Mass Incarceration?
Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com Everyone’s watching Florida right now. Trayvon Martin’s death was the result... -
“Occupy the Vote” [video]
I was invited to speak for five minutes at Ignite Amherst last week. I told a compressed story about the...
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Food Desert Update: The McDonald’s Edition
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No Comments[UPDATE: Don't miss this: "Ronald McDonald brings his Friendship Adventure to Westfield's Highland elementary School," Masslive, 1/18/12] This invitation to the “Grand Reopening” of the McDonald’s in the North End (right) was sent on the same day it was reported that the wonderful Indian restaurant,... -
Voter suppression: DOJ taking action
Posted on December 25, 2011 | No Comments“Under the Voting Rights Act, an election rule or practice that disproportionately affects minority voters is illegal — even if there is no sign of discriminatory intent.” – NY Times, 12/24/11 While several states are passing new voter restrictions, existing practices in other states (like... -
New SI voter participation analysis: severe disparities persist, lots of factors
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 1 CommentTHE FACTS Predominantly White wards continue to vote at two-to-three times the rate of predominantly minority wards, reflecting severe and chronic voter participation disparities in Springfield, Massachusetts, according to a new analysis from The Springfield Institute. Overall, a dismal 18% of voting age residents in... -
New research: Bike paths increase property values
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsBut what if you can’t get to the bike path from your property, even when you’re right across the street, thanks to a giant cement wall? Welcome to “Riverside Road” (you also can’t get to the river). The University of Cincinnati study is available here....