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Photos: Boston City Council Elections 2011

November 8, 2011
Boston held its City Council elections on November 8, 2011.
By PHOENIX STAFF | November 11, 2011

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For Boston City Council

Re-elect Arroyo, Connolly, Murphy, and Pressley. Vote for Frank, Lee, and Jackson.
Boston city councilors enjoy relatively high political profiles, but in reality they labor under the tight constraints of a strong-mayor system.
By EDITORIAL | October 26, 2011

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Letters to the Boston editors, August 26, 2011

Minority report and empty capsules
The use of the term "minority" is outdated and now a bit offensive.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | August 25, 2011

Ayanna Pressley is a rising political superstar — whose career might be over by year's end

Elvis is Queen
Even as she faces the very real possibility of defeat this November, Pressley is receiving support and gushing praise from most of Boston's political figures.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | August 12, 2011

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What happens if they hold a city election and nobody notices?

Quiet fight
The past few years, Boston has been almost continuously wrapped up in big, attention-getting elections.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | June 09, 2011

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The Third Annual Phoenix Memorial Day look at the laughable state of Massachusetts politics

Ready, Aim — Roast
Hey, thanks for having me back for the Third Annual Boston Phoenix Memorial Day Political Roast! Good to see so many of you here — the last time I saw this many Beacon Hill insiders in one place was on the prospective witness list for the Sal DiMasi trial!
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 31, 2011

No more Mr. Nice Council

Five-way Boston bloodbath
By announcing his campaign for city council, Michael Flaherty immediately unleashed the bitter side of Boston politics.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 11, 2011

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Sluts for justice

No means no
On Saturday, Boston joins the national SlutWalk movement, demonstrating solidarity to fight "slut shaming," a common response to sexual violence.
By LIZ PELLY | May 04, 2011

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The new black

Can a new group of leaders help Boston finally shed its reputation as hostile territory for the black professional middle class?
When the Theater District's Cure Lounge ejected a group of black Harvard and Yale alums and grad students last month, many saw it as the latest confirmation of Boston's racist core.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | December 15, 2010

The velvet rope of prejudice?

Race relations
RACE RELATIONS
By G. VALENTINO BALL | December 08, 2010

Viral justice?

The media might have moved on, but RCC students won't let a case of potential police brutality on campus fade without a fight
The seven-minute YouTube clip begins with five Boston police officers, crowding a Roxbury Community College entranceway, restraining a face-down suspect.
By CHRIS FARAONE | November 23, 2010

Kids In The Hall

A growing batch of young, progressive City Councilors is making the much-derided body relevant again
Boston City Hall politics, normally a year-round spectator sport, was largely overshadowed this year by state and national campaigns. With the attention off, a surprising amount of activity has been going on — not in the mayor's office, but down the corridor in the Boston City Council.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | November 10, 2010

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