Health care: do you support the Health Access and Affordability Act, which would move toward universal health insurance through a combination of employer mandates and expanding MassHealth, and would be funded by an increase in the tobacco … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2, 2005
Could Bush pull a Bolton with Roberts?
President Bush's unilateral installation of John Bolton as Ambassador to the United Nations was an exercise of his constitutional authority to bypass the usual Senate confirmation process for presidential appointments when the Senate is in … [Read more...]
“Should we walk or do we have time to take the T?”
I'm far from a reflexive critic of the MBTA: it's cheap compared to other subway systems (Chicago, NYC, DC) and fairly comprehensive. But I hope this is the wake-up call they've needed: They're losing ridership in significant numbers, … [Read more...]