This month, Massachusetts could become the 12th U.S. state to implement programs supporting doula work, in an effort to fight increasing maternal mortality rates.

Improvements to birth outcomes are particularly critical to Black people in Massachusetts, who are more than twice as likely as white people to experience severe birth complications, according to a state report released in July, with Hispanic and Asian American residents also at greater risk. To combat this, the state is considering a

There aren’t many places that provide a greater sense of community than live music venues: hundreds of people crammed into a small room together, singing their hearts out with total strangers and making new friends through a shared love of music.

And there aren’t many places that are more dangerous when an airborne pandemic hits.

Members of the transgender community and their allies took to the streets of downtown Boston on Sunday to protest the recent upswing in violence and political attacks against transgender people, in a march organized by the Boston Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

“The past month has been really scary, living as a trans person,” DSA member Piper Slowinski said at the march. “…and the ability to do something to have our voices heard, be active, and feel like we’re able to push back against

It starts with a classic story: a young musician drops out of college, makes a living waiting tables in New York City, sings at open mic shows and dreams of performing for thousands.

But Sammy Rae is not just anyone: she and her band, Sammy Rae & The Friends, have succeeded spectacularly where so many others have failed.

It may not be November, but election season is still in full swing. District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards will vacate her position on April 30 after being elected to state Senate, prompting a special election this spring to fill her seat and a debate over which candidate would be best fit for the role.

On the day before a major transportation rights bill was set to be decided on – which could affect the trajectory of many undocumented Mass. residents – the immigrant activist group Cosecha Massachusetts stood outside of the Mass. State House for a planned march. The march, assembled along with the group Never Again Action Boston

The consensus of the “Dear Evan Hansen” movie reviews is in—and they aren’t pretty. The movie musical was torn to shreds by critics for its lackluster plot, lack of sensitivity around mental health issues, and the age of lead Ben Platt (27 at the time of filming, even though he played a 17-year old.) But the initial Broadway show was a hit back in 2017, leading many to ask: What happened?

The answer is complicated, to say the least, and the movie isn’t entirely to blame. Both the musical and th

Reporter Colette Pollauf joins us on the Scope Podcast to discuss her article “Massachusetts introduces programs to support doula work” and doulas’ important contributions to maternal healthcare in the Commonwealth.

Pollauf won a Best of SNO award for her article, which you can read now at our website ⁠thescopeboston.org⁠.