Incorruptible Mass

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...

Please donate to the show! We continue our series on housing with Carolyn Chou, the executive director of Homes for All Massachusetts. We discuss our state government's warped sense of priorities, the cascading effects of inaction on housing, and what we can do to make living in Massachusetts more affordable. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state p...

Please donate to the show! We open a series on housing by talking to Tatjana Meschede, the associate director of the Institute for Economic and Racial Equity and a professor at Brandeis University, about local zoning in towns all across Massachusetts. We talk about what affordable housing really means, the prejudices NIMBYism relies on, and what policies our state and communities have in place to...

Please donate to the show! Plenty of pundits have theorized why Democratic voters didn't turn out in 2024, but why do those voters themselves say they stayed home? We discuss illuminating new poll numbers, the vital importance of authenticity in a campaign, and what Democrats need to do to win "missing voters" back. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people...

Please donate to the show! We examine another big story in the news, this time focusing on the continuing fallout from the Trump administration's refusal to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. We discuss Trump's own possible connections to Epstein, how our nation's moral and legal systems are fundamentally different for the rich, and what the fact that Epstein was allowed to g...

Please donate to the show! Following his momentous win in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York, we have a Fourth of July conversation about Zohran Mamdani. We take a look at what Mamdani's win means, the state of our democracy both in New York City and nationwide, and what folks who are inspired by Mamdani's success can do to make things better. You’re listening to Incorruptible...

Please donate to the show! We continue our series on our economy by talking with Juliet Schor, an economist and sociologist at Boston College, about the potential presented by the four-day workweek. We learn about what common issues are and how different companies have chosen to solve them, the benefits of the plan for both businesses and their workers, and how soon we might see a four-day workwee...

Please donate to the show! We continue our series on our economy by honing in on our very own state's budget priorities with Phineas Baxandall, the policy director at MassBudget. We discuss how DOGE cuts have been especially harmful to sectors that Massachusetts communities rely on, how our state legislature has adapted to respond to the loss in federal funding, and what the General Court can...

Please donate to the show! We continue our series on our economy with a broad view on how America is doing. We discuss real and ideal tariff policy, the disappearance of the middle class, and how vanishing economic opportunity is a threat to our democratic society. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagin...