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Blogtrepreneur/Creative CommonsWhile many people only recently learned about conservatorships because of the Britney Spears case, guests tell us these arrangements are far too common, affecting more than one million Americans. -
Jesse Costa/WBURCompared to their white counterparts, people of color living in Western New England are more likely to live in poorer health, and it's more likely for Black residents to die younger. As we mark Black History Month, And Another Thing looks at the history of health inequity and highlights efforts in this region to address it.
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NFLOn the day longtime New England Patriots star Tom Brady — who spent the last two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — retires from the NFL, we look at what makes him so unique among all the other extraordinary athletes who also have played professional football.
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Carol Lollis/Daily Hampshire Gazette / gazettenet.comIn this in-depth interview, UMass professor Amilcar Shabazz talks about his scholarship and activism on behalf of Black Americans, including setting one example for slavery reparations in the town of Amherst.
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An explanation of what the extended child care tax credit did and why it appears it will not be extended in 2022 in spite of promising results -
Faith leaders from around the region detail how the pandemic is affecting attendance at mosques, synagogues and churches. They also share what Martin Luther King Day means in their different places of worship.
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The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to swamp hospitals and overwhelm schools and workplaces in Western New England
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Abortion after 24 weeks is now illegal in New Hampshire, and the new law imposes severe penalties for those who perform the procedure. Why now? And what affect might this have on women in the region, and on politicians campaigning during the midterms?
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Advice on keeping your new year's resolutions and on setting reasonable goals in the first place.
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The head of a Northampton nonprofit that helps people addicted to drugs gave up his high-powered career after getting sober from opioids. Now he works to help others who are living on the streets with addiction.
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An advocacy group that opposes abortion is going to court in defense of some women’s health clinics in Connecticut operated by other abortion opponents. And Another Thing speaks to Attorney General William Tong, a defendant in the lawsuit, who says the point of the statute is to protect people.
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In this special edition of And Another Thing, Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern marks the first anniversary of the riot in the U.S. Capitol with this inside account of the events of that day. He also offers his take on the investigation and how he believes the actions that day may shape the country’s future.
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And Another Thing talks with a man who was allowed to return to western Massachusetts after he was deported in 2019 — for entering the country illegally from Mexico when he was a child.
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Experts question whether western New England is ready for major flooding climate change could createAnd Another Thing learns how systems now in place to control flooding in western New England are the result of a catastrophic flood in 1936, but that many of the systems are largely unmaintained.
