
Matt Patton
Cognoscenti contributor
Matt Patton is the executive director of Fair Shot for All, a Boston-based nonprofit committed to reversing the growing gap in income and wealth in Massachusetts and across the country.
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When The Train Breaks Down, Sending Angry Tweets Won't Help — But Voting Will
MBTA's commuter rail trains had more breakdowns last year than any other transit system in the country. We need votes for bold leaders, writes Matt Patton, not more videos from...

We're No. 1? The Trouble With U.S. News And World Report's Ranking Of The Bay State
If we want to continue to be No. 1 in the United States, writes Matt Patton, we have to work on our weaknesses -- and that means starting with income...