Who's Watching the Fox?

Privatization was supposed to help the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection work through a huge backlog of polluted sites. But it also put polluters in charge of clean-up. Critics say that's like putting the fox in charge of the hen house.
by Lisa Birk

What I saw at the revolution

The expected masses didn't turn out for the LA protests, and both the media and the politicians ignored the activists' issues. Where does that leave this grassroots movement?
by Ben Geman

Mental hell

Poor wages and working conditions have Massachusetts mental-health workers up in arms. Will politicians deliver the cash to fix the system?
by Kristen Lombardi

Don't move!

If you're looking for an apartment in Boston, forget about it. With a rental vacancy rate hovering around one percent, even realtors are telling tenants to stay put.
by David Valdes Greenwood

Register to vote! Personally: Lesbo heartbreak shocker Media: The Herald sticks by a flawed exclusive Romance: Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match

c o l u m n s

Editorial	Letters to the editor
Pattern of abuse Convention protesters' civil liberties were violated in LA and Philly. Why isn't anyone paying attention?

Urban Eye	by Dorie Clark
Get your salted duck eggs here The 88 markets catch on with non-Asians

Out There	by Nina Willdorf
Hey, baby, live here often? The 'mating game

Urban Buy	by Nina Willdorf
Bite me A walking tour of empanada emporiums

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