Herewith the first in a series of posts on what our democracy looks like here in Massachusetts, and some ideas on how to fix the things that seem not to be working. The idea is to work toward a package of proposed reforms called, … [Read more...]
Archives for July 22, 2006
Primary and Caucus rearrangement – Yea!
The fighting words from the NH crowd are simply short sighted. It's almost as if they are taking it personally. They shouldn't.After all, NH is mostly white and conservative (even the democrats) so why should they get first shot at picking … [Read more...]
Ask any activist and they’ll tell you that to win true universal healthcare reform
These acts, done willfully and knowingly-and at the behest of power brokers from the corporate community-include enacting "special rules" well below the public radar screen that served to obstruct voting rights on the healthcare … [Read more...]
“Crew is now using duct tape to hold bolt to ceiling.”
Proving once again that truth is stranger than fiction. … [Read more...]
Fossils in Massachusetts
Ok, this is a bit off topic (but only a bit) for a political web site...I want to take my kids fossil hunting in MA - any period (devonian, triassic, carboniferous) or any type (ferns, trilobits, dinosaurs)Does anyone here know of good … [Read more...]
We Used to Have Good Rail Transit …
The Mass. Foundation for the Humanities reports that on this day in 1873, the first train from Boston arrived at the tip of Cape Cod. "The streets were bedecked with flags and streamers as 13 bright yellow coach cars, filled to capacity, … [Read more...]