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Boston Globe Union President Daniel Totten OUSTED

AP | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media


BOSTON — The president of The Boston Globe's largest employees' union has been ousted for allegedly violating financial rules. A panel of five ...

Slow And Steady As We "Race To The Top"

David Segal | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


David Segal

No education reform is comprehensive that does not entail progressive taxation, a stronger labor movement, and environmental and social justice more broadly.

Our Corrupt Occupation of Afghanistan

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.13.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

Is it just me, or is the pontification of Western leaders about corruption in Afghanistan growing rather tiresome? There is something very Captain R...

At Season's End, Withering Thoughts on November Baseball, Interleague Play and the Designated Hitter

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports


Robert E. Murphy

The temperature in New York is 48 degrees as I begin to write this, three hours before the start of the sixth game of the World Series at Yankee Stadi...

P. Steven Ainsley, Boston Globe Publisher, Announces Retirement

AP | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media


BOSTON — Boston Globe Publisher P. Steven Ainsley has announced he will retire at the end of the year. The 56-year-old Ainsley, who has been pu...

'Don't Cry For Me, Cupertino': David Pogue Sings Tribute To Steve Jobs (VIDEO)

Posted 10.25.2009 | Technology


New York Times tech columnist David Pogue sang a tribute to Steve Jobs at the Boston Book Festival: a parody of the Evita song 'Don't Cry For Me, Arge...

If It's Art, Must It Be Pornography?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books


Georgianne Nienaber

I'm all for freedom expression even when it comes to veiled pornography, but I don't want to be tricked into buying it for God's sake.

Boston Globe Sale Off: NYT Decides Not To Sell Newspaper

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


BOSTON — The Boston Globe is off the market. The New York Times Co. said Wednesday it won't sell the newspaper after all, following "careful co...

The Boston Globe's Future Unclear As Sale Deadline Passes

nytimes.com | RICHARD PEREZ-PENA | Posted 10.10.2009 | Media


Prospective buyers of The Boston Globe faced a Friday deadline for submitting firm bids, but it remained unclear what would happen next -- or even whe...

Boston Globe Union Files Charges Against President

The Boston Globe | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media


The treasurer of The Boston Globe's largest union yesterday formally accused the organization's president of misappropriating union money or property,...

Fresh Breeze Blowing in the Pentagon

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

An Air Force colonel's new article is the closest we've ever come to recognition by an official Pentagon publication that "don't ask, don't tell" has got to go, and go soon.

Breaking the Gender-Merit Link

Nancy Hopkins | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Nancy Hopkins

When someone suggests gender diversity as an asset of a job candidate, the reply is often "Oh no, I'm only interested in merit." Yet name some other quality needed for the position, and the idea of merit is assumed, not questioned.

Boston Globe Sale: Two Bidders Visit Newspaper

AP | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media


BOSTON — Two groups with an interest in buying The Boston Globe have reportedly toured the newspaper's headquarters in the past week, while a bi...

Media Research Center Takes Ted Kennedy-Related Quote Out of Context

Terry Krepel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Terry Krepel

Pierce's statement, misrepresented by the MRC, came in the context of a larger statement about how the Chappaquiddick incident effectively kept Kennedy from having the "moral credibility" to be president.

NY Times Co. Says It's In No Hurry To Sell Boston Globe

Boston Globe | Robert Gavin | Posted 09.08.2009 | Media


The Boston Globe, once projected to lose $85 million this year, has been placed on a stronger financial footing that will allow The New York Times Co....

Boston Globe Shuts Down Internal Health Clinic To Cut Costs

Boston Business Journal | Craig M. Douglas | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media


The financially strapped Boston Globe notified its workers Monday that effective Aug. 3 the newspaper company's internal health clinic would be closed...

Boston Globe Sale: Two Preliminary Bids Placed

AP | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media


BOSTON — The Boston Globe is reporting that two Boston groups have submitted preliminary bids to buy the newspaper. Citing unnamed people with ...

Orszag Vs. CBO: The Battle Over The Budget Gets Personal

MSNBC | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


"Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag accused Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf of 'overstepping' in a Web post Sat...

Boston Globe Union Overwhelmingly Approves Pay, Benefit Cuts

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media


BOSTON — A new contract agreement between The Boston Globe and its largest labor union could make the newspaper more attractive to potential buy...

Boston Globe Union To Vote On New Contract

AP | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


BOSTON — Members of The Boston Globe's largest labor union will decide this week whether to accept a new contract that makes deep cuts to wages ...

The Boston Globe: American Idol Edition

Tom Matlack | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media


Tom Matlack

The Red Sox may be in first place, but the dinosaur which is the Boston Globe is dead. The ad business, which thrived for two centuries, is over, and our little metropolis has to figure out a new model.

Back To School Kindles

Giles Slade | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media


Giles Slade

The freshman class of 2009 can be expected to arrive as every other freshman class does in new clothes, excited, well-scrubbed and horny, but many of them will also have Kindles under their arm.

Boston Globe Bid Deadline Postponed

AP | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media


BOSTON — The Boston Globe's owners have reportedly postponed a deadline for potential buyers of the newspaper to submit their initial bids. The...

Boston Globe Bids Due This Week: Report

AP | Posted 08.06.2009 | Media


BOSTON — A deadline is approaching for the possible sale of The Boston Globe. The New York Times Co., which owns the Globe, has set a Wednesday...

How Abraham Lincoln's "Hot Letters" Can Keep You From Going All Alice Hoffman

David Quigg | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media


David Quigg

We all have our limits. Abraham Lincoln's limit is that he left behind no wise counsel for the man who finds himself garmentless at 30,000 feet. But he did leave something for the Twitterers.