The Codcast

Tax tutorial by Sen. Adam Hinds by CommonWealth Beacon

Annissa Essaibi George: A 'Boston girl' shaped by immigrant roots by CommonWealth Beacon

Baker pressed on Holyoke labor agreement by CommonWealth Beacon

Vaccines may be here, but the need for COVID-19 testing is not going away any time soon. That’s the prediction of Tim Rowe, the CEO of CIC Health, a private company that has been overseeing COVID-19 testing programs and also running mass vaccination sites in Massachusetts. “We are going to have a period of time where not everyone has the vaccine,” Rowe said. “And it's a little unclear what younger...

Harvard economics professor Ed Glaeser is one of the foremost thinkers about the role played by cities. His 2011 book "The Triumph of the City" lays out all the ways cities have been central drivers of human civilization and innovation. Could the pandemic lead to a long-term repositioning of their role? Yes and no, he says on this episode of The Codcast.

Dr. Eric Dickson, the CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care, says the health care inequities that have surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic can be addressed through policies that help hospitals like his that cater to some of the poorest people in the state. On The Codcast with John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard and Paul Hattis, formerly of Tufts University Medical S...

Danielle Allen is a scholar of Athenian democracy who has decided that she may have something to offer to the practice of democracy in 21st century Massachusetts. The Harvard professor announced in December that she was launching an exploratory run for governor,

Four questions for MBTA GM Steve Poftak by CommonWealth Beacon

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is of two minds about Vineyard Wind, which after lengthy regulatory delays seems poised to finally get underway. The mayor is excited about the potential for offshore wind farms to transform New Bedford the way they have many older European port cities, but he also worries that Massachusetts may be missing the boat when it comes to capturing the true value of the ind...

Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins and the no-prosecution study findings by CommonWealth Beacon

The US could have prevented the surge of COVID-19 cases this winter that killed hundreds of thousands of people if only the FDA had approved methods for at-home rapid testing and made the tests widely available. That is the argument made by Dr. Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, one of the country’s strongest proponents for the use of...

Beacon Hill's public health priorities by CommonWealth Beacon

Chelsea leaders reflect on COVID's toll on state's hardest hit community by CommonWealth Beacon

Sen. Joseph Boncore and Rep. William Straus, the chairs of the Transportation Committee, engage in a lively debate about free bus fares.

Stephanie Jones and Nonie Lesaux of the Saul Zanentz Early Education Initiative at Harvard's Graduate School of Education discuss the lessons learned about childcare during COVID and how to rethink the industry in the diseases aftermath.

For Ben Downing, politics are personal by CommonWealth Beacon

An interview with Tom Croswell, the CEO of the still unnamed company combining Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan. He talks about the benefits of consolidation but also raises questions about its value in other areas of health care.

Michael Bobbitt, state's new arts leader by CommonWealth Beacon

Paul Biddinger, head of state vaccine advisory group by CommonWealth Beacon

Judd-Stein: Casinos haven't asked for COVID relief by CommonWealth Beacon

Baker under fire on climate bill by CommonWealth Beacon

Developer O'Brien: We need offices, cities by CommonWealth Beacon

Sens.-elect Adam Gomez of Springfield and John Cronin of Lunenburg pledge a focus on equity.

Sudders says she is hopeful for the first time by CommonWealth Beacon

Doug Bacon, the founder of the Red Paint Hospitality Group, and Greg Reibman, president of the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce, share how COVID-19 is decimating the restaurant industry.