StageStruck: Mofo's Got Mojo

StageStruck: Mofo's Got Mojo

You quite possibly read it here first: the full unexpurgated title of the latest play to tie The Paper of Record in knots, the play that’s currently receiving its American regional premiere in Hartford. When it was on Broadway last season, the New York Times and...

Imperium Watch: The Rakoff Rakeover

Why haven’t people been going to jail for the financial misdoings that drained the economy and necessitated huge bailouts? The answer often given by the government is that, first, some of those actions technically violated no criminal laws, and second, civil...
Armitage: Off to Jail

Armitage: Off to Jail

In spite of defense attorney Raipher Pellegrino’s attempt to blame the government for Michael Armitage’s diversion of federal transportation funds for his own personal use, Armitage is headed to prison Jan. 12. The developer and entrepreneur who...
Congressional Roulette

Congressional Roulette

Last week, after almost a year of anxious waiting, Massachusetts’ new Congressional district map was approved by the state Legislature. The plan—which will go into effect with the 2012 election—was driven by the results of the 2010 Census, which...