Tag: Massachusetts
Boston-born Jake Auchincloss seeks House seat vacated by Joe Kennedy
The race to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy, who is running for U.S. Senate, has produced one of the most competitive primaries in Massachusetts.
The election, which will be held on Sept....
Could a pro-BDS congressional candidate win in New England’s largest Jewish district?
The Democratic Party has undergone a shift in recent years, with a number of longtime incumbents falling to progressive upstarts. In heavily blue Massachusetts, the race to succeed Democrat Rep. Joe Kennedy (who is...
Student collaboration award at Tufts goes to SJP chapter
The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Tufts University on Wednesday won a student organization award.
The Student Organization Awards ceremony did not take place on campus due to the coronavirus pandemic and instead...
Pressley explains split from ‘The Squad’ in voting for anti-BDS resolution
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) has defended her vote on Tuesday condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement—a split from the so-called “Squad” that includes Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
The...