That is all the information I have for now. When I get a link to the agenda, I will post it unless either "the mouse in the House" does, or another poster at this site. … [Read more...]
Archives for May 1, 2007
Grassroots Meet Rainmakers: Boston Progressive Radio
Welcome to Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway.Meet the Drobnys. Back in 2002, venture capitalists Anita and Sheldon realized their vision of a liberal talk radio network by forming "AnShell Media" (get it?). They sold the company in 2003, and it … [Read more...]
No Nukes: 30 years later
Away from the marshes of Seabrook, a citizens' movement took aim at the industry's Achilles' heal and won. The strategy was to cut the nukes off from the public money supply, and in town meetings and elections and legislatures and utility … [Read more...]
Virginia keeps gun loopholes open-this is nuts
"We were all very surprised to find that despite a U.S. prohibition on purchase of weapons by the mentally ill that dates back to the 1960s," Kaine said, "the majority of states report no data on mental health adjudications in the national … [Read more...]
Survey on MyIssue.DevalPatrick.com
I'm in a college class on new media and I am doing a project regarding participatory culture and online campaigns. I was wondering if you might take the time to comment on this post and address some of the following questions:1) How … [Read more...]
Extended Learning Time (ELT) cover story of Boston Globe Magazine
Sunday's edition of the Boston Globe Magazine had a great cover story about Massachusetts' first-in-the-nation Extended Learning Time (ELT) program, which is designed to allow public schools that opt in to receive state funds for the … [Read more...]
Boston Carmen’s Union Responds to Transportation Finance Commission Targeting Workers
I will focus on the MBTA today--interestingly enough, the first transit agency addressed in the report and the one that received the most attention.The MBTA does have a financial problem-it deals directly with the finance plan that was … [Read more...]
Neocons in 2001: Get Saddam by any means necessary
Another day, another old, under the public radar piece of information showing that Bush & Co. were planning the Iraq invasion since 9/11, regardless of legitimacy. This disturbing open letter from neo-con think tank The Project … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek of the New ActBlue Fundraising Pages
from the ActBlue Blog Fundraising pages are the most important component of ActBlue: the vast majority of visitors to the site arrive directly on a fundraising page because a friend, an organization, or a campaign has channeled them … [Read more...]
Adverse Selection by Massachusetts Health Insurance Companies
Following the forum, Mr. Wingle assured me that Health Connector Board has some of the finest and toughest lawyers in the state and would not back down on the data reporting requirments that the insurance companies should be fulfilling. … [Read more...]