Editor @NiemanReports. Formerly of WGBH News, The Boston Globe, Newsweek/The Daily Beast and lots of other publications.

Joined January 2010
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Stories like this (and incredible colleagues like Chris) make me proud to work for CommonWealth Beacon! Give this a read: “We’re the richest state in the nation. So why does the American dream seem to be slipping away, especially for the next generation?” commonwealthbeacon.org/middl…
Thirty years ago, @CWBeacon launched by examining the middle class in Massachusetts as revealed by one neighborhood in Billerica. I've spent the past month back where we started, trying to figure out: what even *is* the middle class in 2026? #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/middl…
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Thank you for the kind words @cpuja. Your expansive reporting and commitment to this story made it easy.
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My editors, especially @LauraColarusso: thank you for your vision, warmth, and guidance through the six months we spent on this story together. It would've been impossible without you. And of course, many, many thanks, @Laadli_PF & @UNFPAIndia. The story: niemanreports.org/the-lonely…
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ICYMI: Unions: Buyout talks could affect 2,000 state workers buff.ly/ndsjxXm

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ICYMI: Looming federal food aid cuts put state Democrats in the hot seat buff.ly/oIjJ9wI

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ICYMI: Randolph lawmaker seeks to loosen Gateway City eligibility criteria buff.ly/Kg7nz5S

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TRANSPORTATION: Drawbridge, Green Line investments top narrower MBTA capital plan buff.ly/K8esCUU

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📈 POPULAR NOW When communities lose trust: One year after Steward Health’s bankruptcy and the death of two hospitals buff.ly/MXDX441

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NEW: Tibbits-Nutt out, Eng elevated in abrupt shakeup at MassDOT buff.ly/dEF4Pee

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EDUCATION: State school building program favors wealthier districts, leaving lower-income urban students in aging, dilapidated buildings, according to new study buff.ly/mJo10nL

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ENVIRONMENT: New FEMA flood maps prompt questions, concerns across Massachusetts buff.ly/9ZC1mVn

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New poll shows high satisfaction with health insurance in Mass., even as residents delay or skip care for cost reasons via @CWBeacon commonwealthbeacon.org/healt…
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So excited to see Hallie Claflin's first of many articles in CommonWealth Beacon about our Gateway Cities! Hallie is our new Report for America corp member and will help us cover these critical cities across the state. commonwealthbeacon.org/envir… via @cwbeacon
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