For the record, I would be more likely to patronize a law firm whose attorneys were doing pro bono work on behalf of Gitmo detainees, thereby helping to continue some 800 years of habeas corpus and due process.So go ahead, Stimson, Crowley, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 13, 2007
Here’s one for Bruce
Our favorite Differently-Winged MA expat may not like this: Turns out states with more guns at home have, like, more homicides. Who woulda thunk it?Guns are used to kill two out of every three homicide victims in the United States, and new … [Read more...]
Child Labor, Vicious Exploitation, Remembered in Mass.
The article continues:Under Massachusetts law, schooling was compulsory for children under age 14, but poverty forced many parents to lie about their sons' and daughters' ages and send them to work in the mills. One boy, asked if he'd like … [Read more...]
Moyers video: The Plantation Mentality in American Media Today
The full remarks can be accessed at the above link, the Moyers video is on the front page there in QT if you need it. The direct YouTube links to the speech are re-printed here:Bill Moyers at NCMR 2007 -- PART 1 (32:20)Bill Moyers at NCMR … [Read more...]
Deval’s Shell Game?
As someone who whole heartedly supported Deval Patrick (after the primary) I am a bit surprised by Governor Patrick's latest solution to the $1 billion dollar deficit.Patrick also said he wanted to introduce legislation that would let … [Read more...]
Open Thread: Gov. Patrick’s call-in on ‘BUR
I missed it. You can listen here. Any thoughts? … [Read more...]