Incorruptible Mass

Please donate to the show at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast Massachusetts has been fighting for Election Day registration for 18 years, and now voters have a chance to make it happen at the ballot box. Anna, Jonathan, and Jordan are joined by Celia Canavan of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts to break down Question 4, debunk claims about voter fraud and increased costs, and...

Please donate to the show at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast to support our work! The legislative session is over, and as usual, most of the big things didn't get done. The legislature did pass the Protect Act responding to ICE, stronger abortion access, and limits on book bans. But data privacy, energy affordability, the economic development bill, and more are stuck in limbo, and...

Please donate to the show at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast Nine questions, one November ballot. Anna, Jordan, and Jonathan give you a quick overview of every ballot question you'll see and what progressive organizations recommend on each one. We cover public records for the governor and legislature (Question 1), unionizing public defenders (Question 2), the top-two primary (Ques...

Please donate to the show at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast to support our work! It's the most important elected office almost nobody has heard of. The Governor's Council confirms every judge, clerk magistrate, and parole board member in Massachusetts, and signs off on pardons and commutations. Jordan and Jonathan sit down with Governor's Councilors Tara Jacobs and Paul...

Please donate to the show at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast Big tech companies are hoovering up more and more of our own personal data than ever, whether to sell us products or to sell our data to others. At what point does our government step in and protect our right to privacy? Our state legislature is currently considering two versions of a Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act t...

Please donate to the show at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast Our government has a choice to make. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act created a federal school voucher program, and states have until New Year's to decide whether to opt in or out. We'll speak with MassBudget education policy analyst Anthony Clough to address what school vouchers are, what their effects on our educati...

Please donate to the show! The Celtics are the greatest NBA franchise in history and won another championship in 2024. Last year, a private equity billionaire bought the team. This year, the Celtics claim they don't have enough money to pay for a competitive team and are sending some of their best players away. It's easy to dismiss it as just the realm of billionaires and millionaires, o...

Please donate to the show! More than 2.3 million voters in Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly to approve an audit into our state legislature — but now the legislature says, actually, it doesn't want to comply with what over 70% of us voted for directly. We'll chat about what exactly this audit is, what the legislature is trying to change it to be, and why it's so important for all o...

Please donate to the show! It's happened in Australia and the UK, but could Massachusetts be next to propose social media legislation? We'll have a discussion with Fight for the Future director Evan Greer about regulations that have been proposed, what their consequences might actually hold for children and adults alike in our state, and what to do to protect both our privacy and safety...

Please donate to the show! This week, one of the people who worked behind the scenes to make this podcast happen steps in front of the mic to discuss our State House. We'll have a discussion with filmmaker (and former Incorruptible Mass video editor) Aaron Singer about his forthcoming documentary on the State House, what it's taught him about how politics work in Massachusetts, and what...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes a hard look at how schools are funded here in our home state. We'll have a conversation with Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Neville, a candidate running for reelection to the Chelsea School Committee, about the impact of ICE and other federal immigration policies, how rising inflation nationally and globally affects kids here in Massachusett...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass explores what we can do to prevent gun violence here in Massachusetts. We'll have a discussion with Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence CEO Ruth Zakarian about recent legislation and an upcoming referendum at the state level, the difference between focusing on gun violence and gun control, and what we can do to make our comm...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes a hard look at incarceration in our state, particularly at women's prisons. We'll have a discussion with Families for Justice as Healing codirector Mallory Hanora about what incarceration does to women and their communities, how the state is proposing to expand the system, and what we can do instead. You’re listening to Incor...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes on what state politicians in Boston keep promising but failing to deliver on: health care for all. We'll have a conversation with UMass Amherst economics professor Gerald Friedman about what the proposal is, why it'd be such a game-changer, and what we can do to make it a reality. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our g...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass examines the campaign to lower state taxes that you've probably already heard about. We'll have a conversation with SEIU State Council Executive Director Harris Gruman about what the plan entails, what's hidden, and what would be so damaging to our state. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people trans...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes a hard look at a uniquely Massachusetts practice: legislator stipends. We'll have a conversation with Jay Kaufman and Jonathan Hecht, a pair of former state representatives, about our current stipend system, how it's used as a tool for grift, and what we can do to put a stop to it. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass is taking a look at the state of your data privacy. We'll talk with Kade Crockford, the director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, about what corporations are doing with your data, how the issue has been supercharged by ICE, and what data privacy rights you really still have left. You’re listening to In...

Please donate to the show! This week, the Incorruptibles are tackling H.4744, the energy bill put forth by their chair of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. We'll take on how it would drive up your energy bill, how it would hurt our environment, and how it would be great news for corporate profits. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is...

Please donate to the show! This week, the Incorruptibles gaze into their crystal balls to predict the year ahead. We discuss what's already happened in a turbulent 2025, what might be coming in a pivotal 2026, and what we can do to make our future brighter. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagine w...

Please donate to the show! This week, we take a look at November's municipal elections here in Massachusetts with special guest Elaine Almquist. We talk about election results from across the state, what those results mean for local communities, and what they might tell us about the future of progressive politics in Massachusetts in 2026 and beyond. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our...

Please donate to the show! This week, we continue our series on the economy with an even broader view on why things look so bleak right now. We talk about the unchecked rise of monopolization, how AI is distorting our economic and energy systems, and the urgent crisis of inflation. It's not all bad news, though — we also talk about what we can do at the state and local levels to help fix it,...

Please donate to the show! This week, we take a hard look at corporate monopolization and how Donald Trump's administration is selling America to big business to line his own pockets. How does it affect our economy, how does it affect our society, and how does it affect your life? Let's find out. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics:...

Please donate to the show! In this episode, we're inspired by No Kings Day to take a look at protests. We talk about the situation in the current moment, what the past can teach us, and what we need to do to ensure success in the future. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could have he...

Please donate to the show! In this episode, we examine the recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. We chat about this news specifically, the American media ecosystem as a whole, and what we as media consumers can do to keep ourselves and our democracy better-informed. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagine...

Please donate to the show! We continue our series on housing with Joyce Mandell, a community organizer and activist who's focused on this very issue. We discuss what zoning is and why it's so important, the structural barriers that NIMBYs and opposition to zoning reforms erect, and what we can do to help fix big problems in our own local communities. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mas...