Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Goodbye, BOS Nation FC. Hello, Boston Legacy FC. Five months after introducing a widely panned name and marketing slogan, the officials of Boston’s National Women’s Soccer League expansion club revealed its new name. The first name, BOS Nation, was an anagram of the term “Bostonian.” Its slogan, “Too Many Balls,” was intended to relay the need … Read more
As It Happens6:21Marie-Philip Poulin fans defend the hockey champ’s nickname Olivia Huffman has made it her mission to call out NHL teams who claim hockey champion Marie-Philip Poulin’s “Captain Clutch” nickname for less deserving players. Poulin, captain of the Montreal Victoire and long-time Team Canada star, earned the moniker for her history of scoring game-winning goals … Read more
