Posts Tagged ‘Safe Streets Working Group’
One-way street
26Sep26
As I predicted in this space on Aug. 27, the activists from Safe Streets Wakefield made their presence known at last week’s Town Council meeting to support Envision Wakefield, for one reason and one reason only: mandated bike lanes. Envision Wakefield is the downtown revitalization project that will be funded by tens of millions of […]
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The new one percent
29Jul23
You probably remember the term “one percent” or “one-percenter,” which became popularized during the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. Theoretically, it referred to the richest one percent of the population, who are said to have most of the money, property, and power in society. In reality, it was used to demonize any productive individual who had the audacity to earn and accumulate any quantity of wealth. […]
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