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A Tesla using an electric vehicle charging station in the Warren Towers parking garage. EV adoption is lagging, despite promises to revolutionize transportation and move toward a greener future. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Electric Vehicles still too expensive for wider implementation, BU IGS study finds

Truman Dickerson September 30, 2024
A recent collaborative study done by BU’s Institute for Global Sustainability and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that lower-cost electric vehicle models and wider charging access are integral for wider EV implementation in the U.S.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The cannibalization of the Republican Party is frightening | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 26, 2024
Yes, the party as a whole has weakened, but this faction has grown more powerful as their Trump-like behaviors continue to go without repercussions and their unprecedented actions continue to pay off.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Super Tuesday 2024 is superbly insignificant | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 4, 2024
Believe me, I despise Trump, don’t love Biden and am generally not thrilled at the idea of either of them being elected president for another four years. But I accepted a long time ago that this primary is a bust.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Charlamagne tha God perfectly defined our 2024 election choice | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 23, 2024
The 2020 election was never about Biden — and we shouldn’t be surprised that the 2024 one isn’t about him either, even if we need it to be to keep Trump out of the White House.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Can age just be a number this time? | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 2, 2024
Regardless of any gripes voters have surrounding his age, Biden is the least of all evils going into the 2024 presidential election. His win is vital to the preservation of American democracy.
President Biden deplanes Air Force One in Boston Logan International Airport on Tuesday. Biden attended three fundraising events while hundreds downtown protested in response to the events. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

President Biden’s daylong fundraising visit to Boston draws protesters downtown

Matthew Eadie December 5, 2023
President Joe Biden visited Boston on Tuesday, attending three campaign fundraising events across the Greater Boston area that drew hundreds of protesters downtown in the evening. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

On posting your politics | On the Record

Addison Schmidt October 18, 2023
This day and age, everyone is expected to post their politics on social media whenever there's a major event, but this often oversimplify complex situations and serves as a poor substitute for real activism.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The ‘Lower Energy Costs’ or ‘Polluters Over People’ Act? | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf March 31, 2023
From wildfires scorching everything west of the Rocky Mountains to rapidly rising sea levels threatening to engulf the eastern seaboard — it’s become increasingly clear to climate scientists, policymakers and observant people alike that climate change has begun affecting everyone, everywhere, in the here and now.
Smaran Ramidi | Senior Graphic Artist

Biden’s Marijuana Pardon and the Path to Decriminalization | Latest With Lin

Michael Lin October 13, 2022
When put into this context, Biden’s pardon seems to be more political fluff than substance.
Smaran Ramidi | Senior Graphic Artist

Could supply chain issues be a thing of the past? | Money Matters

Jaeyoung Choi October 12, 2022
The Biden administration is putting policies and legislations such as CHIPS into place to make sure in the next supply chain-disrupting event, American production and consumption remains relatively solid.
Biden Cancer Moonshot

GALLERY: Biden delivers Cancer Moonshot speech in Boston

Clare Ong September 19, 2022
President Joe Biden delivered his Cancer Moonshot speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on Sept. 12.
gas tax rejection

Massachusetts rejects gas tax suspension

Bella Ramirez April 4, 2022
The Massachusetts Senate rejected a Republican-led effort on March 24 to suspend gas tax.
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