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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh named two companies that will execute the City’s Urban Forest Plan last week. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City selects firms to lead long-term environmental action initiative

Tanisha Bhat February 22, 2021
Mayor Marty Walsh announced the two firms selected to head Boston’s first Urban Forest Plan — a 20-year project focused on protecting the city’s trees, addressing climate change and improving the overall lives of Boston residents.
City Councilor At-Large and Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu. Wu said Saturday she would address public health crises in Boston by assisting underserved, isolated communities if elected. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Michelle Wu emphasizes cooperation, intersectionality in press conference

Julia Ermi February 8, 2021
Wu said Boston’s “siloed” communities are the cause of underlying gaps in government support when it comes to housing shortages, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Politics Philosophized: The end of slavery — Part 1

Max Ferrandino October 19, 2020
Through this series, I will argue that slavery is still a real institution that exists both abroad and domestically. Although it doesn’t behave in the same ways it did in the past, the beast of slavery has evolved in different ways around the world. 
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