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Yes on 2 21.10.2024 41:04 ↓

I outline the current debate and why everyone should be voting Yes on 2!

Yes on 1 - Interview with Diana DiZoglio 14.10.2024 36:32 ↓

I interview State Auditor Diana DiZoglio about ballot question 1!

Yes on 5 - Interview with Grace McGovern 07.10.2024 26:45 ↓

I interview Gace McGovern, organizer with One Fair Wage, on why you should vote Yes on 5!

The Free Market and Housing 25.09.2024 35:25 ↓

I comment on Squares and Streets and a new paper from the Harvard Business Review

Why Are We Wicked Safe? 16.09.2024 46:23 ↓

I read the Economist's Wicked Safe article and talk about the role the media plays in highlighting the role of the police.

2024 Primary Preview 02.09.2024 46:11 ↓

I outline the upcoming election and wonder why the few remaining of us who vote even show up.

Unhappy Hour 26.08.2024 40:57 ↓

I look at the history of happy hour in Massachusetts

Interview with Evan MacKay, Candidate for 25th Middlesex District 19.08.2024 46:59 ↓

I interview Evan MacKay, candidate for the 25th Middlesex District for the September 3rd Democratic Primary.

Election Predictions 2024 12.08.2024 59:04 ↓

I place my bets on the ballot initiatives and give you my reasoning on which will pass or fail.

You Get A Tax Cut! You Get A Tax Cut! 05.08.2024 40:17 ↓

I look at the research behind state and local governments luring corporations with tax cuts.

District 8 Councilor Sharon Durkan 29.07.2024 26:13 ↓

I look into the history of Sharon Durkan and figure out how she became Wu's most enthusiastic intern.

Fall of the Combat Zone 22.07.2024 1:04:06 ↓

What were the political and economic forces that ended Boston's sexual Disneyland?

Rise of the Combat Zone 15.07.2024 49:21 ↓

I read from Stephanie Schorow's Inside The Combat Zone and outline the rise of Boston's red light district

Budget Battle FY25: The Wu-terns Part 2 03.07.2024 57:40 ↓

Listen to part 1 for this to make sense.

Budget Battle FY25: The Wu-terns 01.07.2024 1:14:42 ↓

I set the stage for the Boston City Council's fight to overturn Mayor Wu's vetos. Do they succeed? Do they fail? And how does the new class of councilors, many of whom owe their seats to Wu act? Witness the rise of the Wu-terns.

Transfer Fee Tax or The Deception of "studies" 24.06.2024 50:47 ↓

I look at the Greater Boston Real Estate Board's claims that "studies" show the transfer fee tax is bad for Boston's local economy

District 6 Councilor Benjamin J Weber 17.06.2024 42:42 ↓

I look at the history and rise of Ben Weber

City Council: Taxes and Budget Vote 10.06.2024 1:06:09 ↓

I look at the Boston City Council's recent votes on Wu's tax proposal and amendments to the budget.

Boston's Doom Loop 03.06.2024 56:38 ↓

I look at Mayor Wu's proposed change in our property tax law and ask, is it enough to escape the doom loop?!

The Blue Can Not Be Broken 27.05.2024 1:18:10 ↓

I outline a mega hearing the Boston City Council held with the Boston Police Department.

District 5 Councilor Enrique J. Pepén 20.05.2024 44:27 ↓

I look at the history of Enrique J. Pepén and try to figure out what makes the 26-year-old think.

And The Most Police Friendly Boston Mayor Is..... 13.05.2024 46:08 ↓

I break down the last 40 years of Boston police budgets to try to answer the question of, "Who is the most ploce friendly Boston mayor?" And after inflation, arbitration, economic growth, the answer is more complicated than I thought.

Raid on Northeastern Solidarity Encampment: Interview with Zeltzin Mozo and Patricio Pino 06.05.2024 46:06 ↓

I interview two Northeastern University students, Zeltzin Mozo and Patricio Pino, to learn about their experience at the solidarity encampment and the police raid.