EDITORIAL
A proven solutionCivic-minded Bostonians are concerned about the racial disparity in public school academic achievement. Reports continually indicate that blacks and Latinos lag behind the levels attained by white students. While it is not politically correct to assert that blacks are intellectually inferior, that assumption often becomes a subtle subtext in discussions on the subject. More » |
Higher ed: The rational decisionThe college football season is over except for the bowl games. College seniors have had their opportunities to attract the notice of the National Football League scouts. For many athletes, the primary objective of college attendance was to demonstrate their athletic prowess. An NFL contract is attractive as an avenue to affluence for young men from families with modest income. More » |
OPINION
Tea Party now a huge GOP liabilityThe resignation of South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint from the Senate -- on the heels of Freedom Works head Dick Armey's desertion from the Tea Party -- took some by surprise. DeMint and Armey were the two biggest and most identifiable fish in the Tea Party-affiliated pond. DeMint could be relied on to broker his name recognition and prodigious fundraising prowess to every Tea Party-backed Senatorial candidate. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Grove Hall continues to pay the priceThis is such a sad story for banking and the Church ("OneUnited Bank receives U.S. Treasury service award," Bay State Banner, Dec. 6, 2012). OneUnited was in a position to know [about church finances] before loaning nearly $5 million to Charles St. AME Church, but went ahead anyway and now they have to struggle to get their money back. More » |
'Race-specific' drug debated in new bookWhen Marvin Gilmore and I agreed in 1994 to lease space in our Roxbury biotech incubator to start up life sciences company NitroMed, Inc., we had no idea it would lead to a serious debate about "race-specific" prescription drugs a decade later. More » |
