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The Fine Print: The Daily Work of Defending Democracy

Fighting for civil rights every single day can be an exhausting task. But it’s a fight, Traci Griffith, Racial Justice Director for the ACLU of Massachusetts, says she’s “lucky” to take part in.

The Fine Print: Bad Bunny Versus the Myth of “American” Culture

When Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl LX halftime performer, backlash was immediate. Critics questioned his “American” identity despite his citizenship, sparking petitions, political commentary, and conservative pushback. As Gregory Ball explains, this controversy is not simply about music—it reflects a deeper struggle over cultural ownership and who has the authority to define what American culture looks and sounds like in 2026.
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Who Deserves To Take The Field?: Bad Bunny and the Fear of Representation

The NFL and Roc Nation had just announced that Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi’s Stadium next February, and MAGA world (not known for their measured response) immediately lost it.

The Fine Print: The real magic of “No Kings”

What happened at Saturday’s No Kings Day protests was democracy in action—and not just because an estimated 7 million people (approximately 125,000 at Boston Common, alone) collectively stood up to authoritarianism.
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What Would Martin See in the Smoke

It is hard to write about Israel and Gaza. Hard because words stumble where pain reigns. Hard because truth, once spoken, too often finds itself drafted into war. Words are weapons. But still, I write. Because silence, too, is a weapon. Sometimes it is the most deadly.

The Fine Print Special: Attacking the Ballot Box

Growing up, we all learned of Christopher Columbus sailing the ocean blue in 1492 and memorized the names of the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria. But while we know Columbus and his companions encountered and fought with the indigenous people they found here, we never truly committed to mind the horrors that Columbus and the conquistadors that came afterward inflicted on them. They simply ceased to be—their stories nonexistent and unimportant.

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