MBTA Outsourcing is Not Paying Off

Craig Hughes CommonWealth Beacon
The 18.6 million dollar repair contract for the 32-bus fleet, which was bid in 2013, was the only bid the T received and came in nearly 18 percent below estimate.

Forecast

Philip Fried Terrain.org
The weather report is never good news, in Philip Fried's poem, about the atmospheric patterns of the nuclear age.

Trump and the Rebirth of Press Freedom

Tony Karon Project Syndicate
Journalists should not fear being on the wrong side of power. On the contrary, that is exactly where they belong.

What Explains the Racial Wealth Divide?

Josh Hoxie Inequality
A new study shows the legacy of racism far outweighs individual financial decisions in driving the growing gap between black and white families.

One Strange Star, Seven Planets

This video details a system of seven planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star, a discovery of the Spitzer Space Telescope operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.