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Alejandro Ramirez

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As seen in: Nashville Scene, Medium, VICE, WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), Pith in the Wind - Nashville Scene, Nashville Post, International Policy Digest, Our Community Now, Williamson Scene - Brentwood
Covers:  Hip hop, homelessness, social justice, immigration, Latino issues, housing, politics
Doesn't Cover: Business, celebrity gossip, food
Managing editor @NashvilleScene. Co-host @pplshistorypod season 1. Send tips and memes to aramirez@nashvillescene.com. Elsewhere: @alejandroramirez.bsky.social

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Alejandro Ramirez’s Biography

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I'm a freelance writer in Boston and current editor of Spare Change News, the nation's longest running street paper.

Bylines include: VICE, WBUR, DigBoston, Scout Cambridge, Scout Somerville, Cambridge Day, Spare Change News, STACK, and the Content Standard.

Alejandro Ramirez’s Journalist Portfolio

Undocumented College Students Are Preparing to Have Their Lives Wrecked by Trump

Undocumented College Students Are Preparing to Have Their Lives Wrecked by Trump

Since 2012, President Obama's Deferred Action for Child Arrivals has allowed 844,000 young undocumented immig…

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Protesters assemble for Speaker Ryan's Lawrence New Balance factory tour

Protesters assemble for Speaker Ryan's Lawrence New Balance factory tour

Protesters in front of the Lawrence Train Station, on the opposite corner of the New Balance Factory. All pho…

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Why A War On Drugs In Lawrence Isn't The Answer - And Could Create More Problems

Why A War On Drugs In Lawrence Isn't The Answer - And Could Create More Problems

COMMENTARY Like what you read here? Sign up for our twice-weekly newsletter. After college, in 2012, I moved …

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From Kool Herc to Kendrick, Hip-Hop History Has a Home at Harvard

From Kool Herc to Kendrick, Hip-Hop History Has a Home at Harvard

Harvard University-that old, stuffy, Ivy League institution-might not seem like the most hip-hop-friendly pla…

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INTERNALLY BLEEDING: THE STORY OF AL CURRY FROM THE 'BURY

INTERNALLY BLEEDING: THE STORY OF AL CURRY FROM THE 'BURY

Photo by Chris Faraone "I'm sitting here talking to you, and even as I look you in the eyes, my mind is flash…

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Robert Anderson’s Medication Window Kept Shrinking — An American Patient’s Research Into Experimental Ibogaine Treatment for Parkinson’s in Tijuana

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By Alejandro Ramirez Verified, Alejandro Ramírez, Hector Mendoza, Héctor Mendoza
| placidway.com
He stops asking if New Path Ibogaine can cure his neurodegeneration. He starts asking how they systematically handle clinical failure. What is your exact protocol for managing a prolonged QT interval on the monitor? How many times have you had to use your emergency crash cart this year? Can I speak directly to the cardiologist who clears patients for this specific procedure? What is the precise ratio of registered nurses to patients overnight?
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A Custody Hearing Made the Treatment Wait Impossible for Thomas Reed: An American Patient Seeking Cannabis Addiction Treatment in Malaga

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By Alejandro Ramirez Verified, Alejandro Ramírez, Hector Mendoza, Héctor Mendoza
| placidway.com
He no longer asks if they have a swimming pool. He asks the intake coordinators the hard questions. What is your staff-to-patient ratio overnight? How do you handle patients experiencing acute suicidal ideation? Are your counselors registered with recognized European psychiatric boards? Can I speak with a former UK patient about their discharge experience? What specific trauma modalities do your therapists practice? How do you integrate family members into the boundary-setting process?
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Critic's Pick: Juanes

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By Alejandro Ramirez Verified, Alejandro Ramírez
| Nashville Scene Verified
Juanes is that dude. The Colombian rocker blew up internationally with his 2002 sophomore album Un Dia Normal and its single “A Dios le Pido,” a rousing call for peace, and has remained one of the most successful Latin artists of the century, drawing crowds and notching nominations and wins from both the Latin and Gringo Grammys for two decades. Along the way he’s dipped into genres like cumbia, covered Metallica, and worked with pop artists like Nelly Furtado and Kali Uchis.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at DigBoston.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope.

How is social media changing news?

In many ways, it's easier to curate the news you see. It's also sped up the cycle, haphazardly at times.