Alex Green

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We were not poor. We were not immigrants. We were not minorities. We did not need what the military could provide on the other side of service.

There were ways to buy these wars into unreality for all of us.

If Only Your Outrage On Afghanistan Matched Your Commitment To Serve

A marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU) passes out water to evacuees during the evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Air. (Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps via Getty Images)

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History in hand, armed with its lessons, is how we lay the foundation for a future where we are not silenced.

I have no doubt that a full reckoning with disability history would have led us to create a society better than this one

A Holiday Light Show In Waltham Obscures A Devastating History

A ticket booth for a Lions Club fundraiser in front of the vandalized administration building of the Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center in Waltham. (Courtesy)

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 We know that you cannot just put up a wall between work and home and tell death to pick a side.  

'I Live To Teach,' But I Can't Return To The Classroom This Year

Middle school teacher Brittany Myers, (C) stands in protest in front of the Hillsborough County Schools District Office on July 16, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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But make no mistake, our nationality is American. We do not come from the country of Jew.

Nowhere does this enhance the quality of debate. It threatens those who dare to do it.

My Jewish Students’ Reactions To Trump’s Executive Order: ‘Confusing,’ ‘Unclear’ And ‘Really Scary’

President Trump gestures before signing an executive order that will broaden Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply to discrimination based on anti-Semitism.  (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

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If only a reasonable, well-resourced man of the center can emerge, they seem to believe, we can head off certain disaster.

... the emergence of our current limp, well-monied class of disaffected centrists ... says more about how wrong a group of people can be 

The Saviors We Never Asked For

Deval Patrick, left, joined the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, and Michael Bloomberg is reportedly preparing to join as well. (Josh Reynolds and John Lorcher/AP)

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We seem unable to accept the idea that the president’s behavior is not abnormal even if it is abhorrent. 

Instead of evaluating Trump’s mindset, we should look at where his actions definitively violate our laws.

Stop Psychoanalyzing The President

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Evan Vucci/AP)

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... it seems unlikely that Schultz’s candidacy will gain any traction, but the trouble with his message will endure. 

Howard Schultz And The Myth Of The American Centrist

Former Starbucks CEO and Chairman Howard Schultz looks out at the audience during a book promotion tour, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in New York. Democrats across the political spectrum lashed out at the billionaire businessman on Monday after he teased the prospect of an independent 2020 bid, a move Democrats fear would split their vote and all but ensure President Donald Trump's re-election. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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The Fate Of Waltham's Last Farm

Waltham Fields Community Farm in Waltham, Mass. (Courtesy of Michele Kosboth)

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Firefighters pause near the destroyed remains of an under-construction apartment complex Sunday in Waltham. (Steven Senne/AP)

In pursuit of new development, we overlook the state’s countless surplus buildings, many of which are fit for redevelopment.

A Disaster Waiting To Happen: The Potentially Deadly Risks Of Over-Development

Firefighters pour water on the destroyed remains of an under-construction apartment complex, Sunday, July 23, 2017, in Waltham, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP)

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Opened in Boston in 1848, the Fernald was built around a progressive idea. It was the first public institution in America for people with developmental disabilities.

Interior of the Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center's original gymnasium, constructed by noted architect William Gibbons Preston. (Courtesy of David Whitemyer)

At each stage, the history of the Fernald teeters back and forth. Just beneath the scandalous surface, there are stories of courage, heroism, charity, kindness and love.

No Longer Neglected, Rebuilding Hope For The Fernald

Pictured here: The Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center's MacDougall Hall, constructed in 1898 by noted architect William Gibbons Preston. It was originally built as a girls dormitory, and was in use until a decade ago. (Courtesy of David Whitemyer)

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The Saviors We Never Asked For

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