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Tatishe Nteta

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On DEI, Massachusetts leaders are following public sentiment

by Tatishe Nteta, Jesse Rhodes and Adam Eichen March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Why are Massachusetts’s most prominent statewide officials challenging President Trump over DEI policy? It is what residents of the Commonwealth want their elected officials to do.

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Question 1 delivered a harsh verdict on the Legislature

by Tatishe Nteta, Jesse Rhodes and Adam Eichen December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

Overwhelming public support for Question 1 suggests state legislators may need to do some soul-searching about how to address the public’s concerns about state government. 

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State residents remain mixed on changing name of Columbus Day

by Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes and Tatishe Nteta October 14, 2024October 19, 2024

Despite its reputation as a haven of progressive political leaning, Massachusetts has resisted efforts to change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day , and we find that attitudes toward race and racism have a lot to do with that.

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The time is now for same-day voter registration

by Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes and Tatishe Nteta June 22, 2024June 22, 2024

Same-day voter registration is long overdue in Massachusetts, where there is broad support for the reform and arguments against it don’t hold water.

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