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Gerry is a former longtime Washington correspondent and political writer for The New York Post, Baltimore Sun, and Philadelphia Inquirer and author of the new book: The Front Row: My Jagged Journey Recording American History from Reagan to Trump.
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Welcome to the Retail Politics Podcast. Without enough hand sanitizer for candidates to shake hands, let alone kiss voter babies, we redefine Retail Politics for the digital world, reaching you one download at a time. We’ll speak weekly for 30 minutes to politicians, academics, and reporters on the front lines of American political issues to help you choose best how your government should function.
S02E04 Dr. Erin O’Brien, the Politics of Boston
White men have served as Boston mayors since its founding, but on Tuesday, voters will elect one of two women of color in a city scarred with a national reputation for vehemently fighting busing and housing integration.
“That’s a reputation Boston maintains, but it’s one that the city wants to move away from,” said Dr. Erin O’Brien of the University of Massachusetts Boston political science department.