Rachel Slade

Boston

Writer and Author at Freelance

Articles

Does Boston Still Drink Alcohol Anymore?

1 week ago | bostonmagazine.com | Rachel Slade

In the city where everyone (in the bar) once knew your name, will anyone be there to remember it? It’s Saturday night, 7 p.m. to be precise, and the temperature is going down faster than the $1 oysters at Vialé. Wind whips through my thrifted vegan-leather pants—it’s positively Antarctic out here, the kind of cold that makes even Boston lifers flinch.
Experiencing Mount Washington's Legendary Winds

2 months ago | newengland.com | Rachel Slade

Mount Washington stands only 6,288 feet high, yet it’s said to have claimed the lives of more people per vertical foot than any other peak in the world. Set in the heart of the White Mountains region of New Hampshire, Mount Washington sees often-violent shifts in temperature, precipitation, and wind, making it exceedingly perilous.
How October 7 Galvanized Boston’s Jewish Community

Oct 3, 2024 | bostonmagazine.com | Rachel Slade

One unique aspect of Jewish culture is that children are encouraged from an early age to question, challenge, and debate Judaism’s philosophical underpinnings so that they can find themselves within its traditions and laws. For that reason, “people’s views and relationship to Israel vary considerably,” says Rob Leikind of the American Jewish Committee. “But overwhelmingly, American Jews feel that Israel is essential. They may have very different views about this government.
Econ Additions to Your Summer Reading List

May 7, 2024 | econiful.org | Ed Conway |Virginia Postrel |Rachel Slade |Nicholas Mulder

Home news econ additions your summer reading list If you are an econ enthusiast, these titles are for you!MATERIAL WORLD: THE SIX RAW MATERIALS THAT MADE THE WORLDby Ed Conway"Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years.
Recent Reads Volume 30

Apr 6, 2024 | mindfullibrarian.substack.com | Rachel Slade |Kristi Coulter |Michiko Aoyama |Thrity Umrigar

Hello readers! Today’s newsletter brings you a glimpse at April in Wisconsin, a few links of interest and a roundup of some recent reads ~ let’s dive in! We kicked off April with a really wet heavy snowstorm that lasted from Tuesday morning through Thursday afternoon, but we’re on our way back to spring weather again now! I had the day off on Tuesday and was able to drive the newest voter in our household to the polls for her first-ever election ~ on nasty icy roads, but we made it and she...
A Conservative Thought Experiment on a Liberal College Campus

Mar 19, 2024 | bostonmagazine.com | Rachel Slade

Longform Last fall semester, professor Eitan Hersh and a class of undergrads embarked on a mission to understand conservative thought. Here's what happened. On the first day of class in September, Tufts University undergrads scurry into Room 104, Barnum Hall, to grab a spot in one of the dozen rows of bright-red and yellow upholstered seats.
A Conservative Thought Experiment on a Liberal College Campus

Mar 19, 2024 | brnw.ch | Rachel Slade

Longform Last fall semester, professor Eitan Hersh and a class of undergrads embarked on a mission to understand conservative thought. Here's what happened. On the first day of class in September, Tufts University undergrads scurry into Room 104, Barnum Hall, to grab a spot in one of the dozen rows of bright-red and yellow upholstered seats.
What Would Tribal Sovereignty Mean for the Wabanaki?

Feb 28, 2024 | downeast.com | Rachel Slade

The Houlton Band of Maliseets’ administrative headquarters, built to resemble a log cabin, sits on a small tract of tribal land in Aroostook County, just north of where I-95 intersects the Canadian border. A few steps away, the Meduxnekeag River roars past, the sound of rushing water a reminder of the harm done by 19th-century log drives, when clearing the river of obstacles turned the flow fast and shallow.
Turn empty offices into little factories - The Boston Globe

Feb 28, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Rachel Slade

All of this is great news, but it leaves the future of downtown, the heart and soul of our city, up for grabs. Globe Opinion's weekly take on politics, delivered every Wednesday. Downtown was designed to be the center of the region’s economy. Even now, its vibrancy remains critical to Boston’s resiliency. Yet remote work has drained the lifeblood from the urban center.
MAKING IT IN AMERICA

Jan 9, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Rachel Slade |Jonah Berger

A sometimes illuminating but uneven examination of the current state of American manufacturing. What does “Made in the U.S.A.” mean these days? One company’s odyssey suggests an answer. There aren’t many success stories in 21st-century American manufacturing, but Slade, a journalist and bestselling author of Into the Raging Sea, has found one: an apparel firm called American Roots, founded by idealistic Ben and Whitney Waxman.