Bradley Campbell

Feb 23, 2024 | commonwealthbeacon.org | Kate Dineen |Bradley Campbell

THANKS TO THE Biden-Harris infrastructure program, the federal government continues to award billions of dollars across the country to modernize our nation’s outmoded transportation infrastructure. And thanks to the ambition of the Healey-Driscoll administration, the Commonwealth has already secured federal funding to advance worthy infrastructure projects like the West-East Rail program and the Sagamore Bridge reconstruction.

Oct 19, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Jim Jordan |Gintautas Dumcius |Bradley Campbell |Colin Young

CAN POLICE TURN a perceived nuisance into an opportunity? Can they benefit from the efforts of smartphone-wielding "cop watchers" who dog them at crime and emergency scenes? The answer is yes. The images and words captured from these encounters could, as part of a larger reform, help to improve police practice. Police are on camera as never before.

Oct 19, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Gintautas Dumcius |Bradley Campbell |Colin Young

THE IMAGES FROM the Israel-Hamas war have ripped through social media, sparking arguments and proclamations on Facebook, Instagram, and the platform formerly known as Twitter. Locally, the conflict has split the Massachusetts congressional delegation, and Harvard University leaders issued a second statement after the first one drew criticism for appearing to be a "word salad approved by committee," as US Rep. Jake Auchincloss put it online. Enter into the discourse the Boston City Council.

Oct 18, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Bradley Campbell |Colin Young |Jennifer Smith

THE BUNKER HILL monument in Charlestown is a symbol of democracy's promise, but it may soon be overshadowed - literally - by a colossal monument in nearby Everett to democracy's failings. That's because Beacon Hill legislators have been busy working behind the scenes on a stealth budget amendment that would override current zoning of 43 acres of waterfront in Everett.

Oct 13, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Gintautas Dumcius |Bradley Campbell |Colin Young