Please donate to the show! The Celtics are the greatest NBA franchise in history and won another championship in 2024. Last year, a private equity billionaire bought the team. This year, the Celtics claim they don't have enough money to pay for a competitive team and are sending some of their best players away. It's easy to dismiss it as just the realm of billionaires and millionaires, or pretend it's not somehow connected in any way to the "real" things that matter: but could the current st...

Please donate to the show! More than 2.3 million voters in Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly to approve an audit into our state legislature — but now the legislature says, actually, it doesn't want to comply with what over 70% of us voted for directly. We'll chat about what exactly this audit is, what the legislature is trying to change it to be, and why it's so important for all of us to see it through. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state pol...

Please donate to the show! It's happened in Australia and the UK, but could Massachusetts be next to propose social media legislation? We'll have a discussion with Fight for the Future director Evan Greer about regulations that have been proposed, what their consequences might actually hold for children and adults alike in our state, and what to do to protect both our privacy and safety online. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we i...

Please donate to the show! This week, one of the people who worked behind the scenes to make this podcast happen steps in front of the mic to discuss our State House. We'll have a discussion with filmmaker (and former Incorruptible Mass video editor) Aaron Singer about his forthcoming documentary on the State House, what it's taught him about how politics work in Massachusetts, and what we can do with that knowledge to make our state a better place for everyone who lives here. You’re listen...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes a hard look at how schools are funded here in our home state. We'll have a conversation with Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Neville, a candidate running for reelection to the Chelsea School Committee, about the impact of ICE and other federal immigration policies, how rising inflation nationally and globally affects kids here in Massachusetts, and what aspects of our own state's education system makes the situation here so unique. You’re l...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass explores what we can do to prevent gun violence here in Massachusetts. We'll have a discussion with Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence CEO Ruth Zakarian about recent legislation and an upcoming referendum at the state level, the difference between focusing on gun violence and gun control, and what we can do to make our communities safer places to live. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people tra...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes a hard look at incarceration in our state, particularly at women's prisons. We'll have a discussion with Families for Justice as Healing codirector Mallory Hanora about what incarceration does to women and their communities, how the state is proposing to expand the system, and what we can do instead. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, im...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes on what state politicians in Boston keep promising but failing to deliver on: health care for all. We'll have a conversation with UMass Amherst economics professor Gerald Friedman about what the proposal is, why it'd be such a game-changer, and what we can do to make it a reality. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could ...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass examines the campaign to lower state taxes that you've probably already heard about. We'll have a conversation with SEIU State Council Executive Director Harris Gruman about what the plan entails, what's hidden, and what would be so damaging to our state. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could have here in MA if we fixed it, ...

Please donate to the show! This week, Incorruptible Mass takes a hard look at a uniquely Massachusetts practice: legislator stipends. We'll have a conversation with Jay Kaufman and Jonathan Hecht, a pair of former state representatives, about our current stipend system, how it's used as a tool for grift, and what we can do to put a stop to it. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could h...