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Radio Silence From Massachusetts Congressional Delegation On Continued Flow Of Low-Skill Nonimmigrant Workers Into America

Unemployment is high for American workers, but the Massachusetts Congressional delegation won't touch one key issue related to it: foreign visas. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts exceeded 15 percent in April. Business shutdowns and lost revenue in response to the coronavirus pandemic may result in fewer jobs than

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Change Yale University To ‘Hale’ University, Online Petition Says

An online petition is seeking to change the name of the nation's third oldest college from Yale to "Hale." The idea is to replace a controversial colonial corporate figure who oversaw slave trading with the rhymes-with-Yale name of an American hero who died during the Revolutionary

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Instead of De-Funding The Police … Why Don’t We Fund Parents?

So now, "defund the police" is trending. Take money from the cops and give it to … Watch the scramble for the dough, as progressive leaders blather on about their need for funds.

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Want To Grow the Massachusetts Republican Party? Run For Local Office, Politicians Say

Massachusetts is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country. What can Republicans do about it? Not much, at the moment. But some state Republican officials see a longer-term strategy.

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M.I.T. Catholic Chaplain Forced Out Over Email Message About George Floyd

[UPDATE, Saturday, June 20, 2020: See the full text of the email message that got Father Daniel Moloney fired and a fact-checking analysis of it.] The Catholic chaplain has been forced out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology because of an email message he sent Catholic students that questioned whether

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Boston Archbishop Criticized for Featuring Abortion Supporters During Racial Healing Mass

The Catholic Action League is criticizing the archbishop of Boston for allowing two supporters of legal abortion to take prominent roles during a public Mass last weekend. Cardinal Sean O'Malley celebrated a Mass for racial healing at Castle Island in South Boston on Saturday, June 13.

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Massachusetts GOP U.S. Senate Candidates Gave To Democrats In The Past

This September, Republican voters have two choices for who will take on either U.S. Senator Ed Markey or U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III in the state's U.S. Senate race this November. The GOP primary candidates are Dover attorney Kevin O'Connor and Cambridge

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Fact Checking Father Daniel Moloney’s Email Message To M.I.T. Catholics

[Editor's Note: Below is the body of the email message of Sunday, June 7, 2020 that got Father Daniel Moloney fired as Catholic chaplain of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, interrupted by analysis. Father Moloney's text is in this font. The analysis is in this font.