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Democracy on the run: China cracks down on Hong Kong independence

For nearly 20 years, the people of Hong Kong have battled an ever-encroaching Chinese government.

Conversation with President Roosevelt

What do you think of that Mr. Roosevelt?… One more freedom?

EdgeCast Video: MassDem Convention — the face of resistance

Democratic delegates adopted the most progressive platform in the history of the Commonwealth.

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost)daily outrage

The move by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump’s conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation. -- Washington Post

BRIEFS: Standout for LGBTQ rights; Race Amity Day community retreat

Race Amity Day recognizes that the people of the Commonwealth are its greatest asset and that the state is made up of multicultural, multi-ethnic and multiracial citizens.

Sheffield Democratic Committee endorses bills protecting citizens from Trump agenda

The Sheffield Democratic Committee is supporting measures that will come before the Legislature this coming week to protect immigrants and LGBTQ rights.

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

The withdrawal ensures that the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases will quit the international effort to address dangerous global warming.

ORANGE ALERT: Nice plan

These tax cuts only benefit wealthy households. The bottom 80 percent of households get roughly zero benefit from either of these tax cuts, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.

‘Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Exploring the Roots of Prejudice’; Berkshire Nasty Women art exhibition

Rabeh Elleithy has been involved with the the United American Muslim Association of the Berkshires for over two years, striving to teach the concepts of Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims of all ages.

EDGECAST VIDEO: March for Science in Boston: Go fact yourself

Weekends of protests continue. This weekend (April 29), a nationwide People's Climate March; last weekend (April 22), the March for Science. Here is Ben Hillman's video report on the Science March.

Climate change … the Trump administration response

"We’re not spending money on climate change anymore. We consider that to be a waste of your money." --- White House budget director Rick Mulvaney

Why I’m marching for science on Earth Day

In his letter to the editor, Markes Johnson writes: “I am distressed that too many of our representatives in Washington, D.C., are willing to ignore scientific evidence when it conflicts with political ideology.”