Jeremy Siegel

1 week ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

Massachusetts residents aren’t buying Teslas like they used to, and experts are attributing the dip in sales to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s increasingly visible role in right-wing politics. According to data provided to GBH News by automotive industry research firm S&P Global Mobility, registrations of new Tesla vehicles in Massachusetts were down sharply in January and February — 19% and 11%, respectively — compared to the same time last year.

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Jeremy Siegel

When Socialist Party Mayor Anne Hidalgo assumed office in Paris in 2014, she promised big changes, including eliminating gridlock. Eleven years later, her supporters say, she has followed through. “My living experience of Paris was a very car-centric city when I was younger, a very polluted city,” said Clément Drognat of the Clean Cities Network.

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

April 09, 2025 As a child growing up in Watertown, Jade Harrelson dreamed of owning a home. She remembered strolls past beautiful properties with yards, and thinking that one day she — like generations of relatives before her — would be able to buy a house in Greater Boston. “I always imagined I’d live in one of those homes,” she said recently. But that dream has collided with the harsh reality of the region’s real estate market.

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

April 08, 2025 When Daniel Aldrich first stepped foot in Japan as a foreign exchange student, he didn’t speak a word of Japanese and wasn’t sure how he’d find his way around. “I was just a junior in high school from North Carolina,” he said. “I was really worried.”But soon after arriving, Aldrich found that he could zip anywhere within the crowded Tokyo metropolis by walking a few minutes to the nearest train stop. “I found Tokyo to be the subway of the future,” he said.

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Jeremy Siegel

April 03, 2025 In a memo to Mayor Wu, Boston city officials said they may have moved too fast on the addition of new bike and bus lanes across Boston. The lanes have become a flashpoint as Wu faces off opponents in the upcoming mayoral election. The nine-page memo compiled feedback gathered by city officials in meetings with neighborhood groups and local businesses over the past month.