At that time, immigration was viewed as sort of an apprenticeship leading to full membership in an open, confident and growing country with plenty of room.Not that it was "equal opportunity", far from it.....The doors were more open for … [Read more...]
Archives for May 29, 2007
Feeling the Momentum: Signatures and Constituent Bill of Rights
My second big piece of news is that I announced my constituent Bill of Rights today, which lays out my philosophy and plan for constituent involvement if elected to Congress. I believe that creating as many access points between a … [Read more...]
1SM Senate race: Petruccelli wins.
Just called Petruccelli's campaign; they're telling me he won by 2200 votes. Will have more soon.Update: Here's their unofficial tally:Petruccelli: 7,680Rizzo: 5,234Petruccelli won by big, big margins everywhere except Revere, where Rizzo … [Read more...]
any Info on East bos Senate Race Results?
JFK at 90
Crossposted at The Eisenthal Report.John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, would have been 90 years old today.The strength and dynamism of Kennedy's presence - and his promise - are evident more than four decades … [Read more...]
Head of drug regulatory agency sentenced to death for corruption
And I'm not kidding.China's former top drug regulator was sentenced to death Tuesday for taking bribes to approve untested medicines, as the country?s main quality control agency announced its first recall system targeting unsafe food … [Read more...]
The Globe Editors Get It Wrong on Education (Again)
The apprenticeship of observation also affects how the public looks at schooling. Education is a complicated business, yet most people don't see it that way. It involves learning, which varies from person to person, interpersonal dynamics, … [Read more...]
Seth to grassroots: Cut Guv some slack
Seth Gitell pens kind of a curious article in this month's Boston Magazine (HT: David Bernstein) about Gov. Patrick and, well, us. That is, Gitell seems to use this blog as a stand-in for "the grassroots", and suggests that we (that is, the … [Read more...]
DemocracyFest Almost Sold Out!
DemocracyFest is a progressive-grassroots tradition, and it?s returning to New England after beginning in Massachusetts (2004) and traveling to Texas (2005) and California (2006). DemocracyFest is coming to New Hampshire soon. Saturday June … [Read more...]
Coal-to-liquid: 180 degrees the wrong direction
I agree with Matt -- this is just damn depressing: WASHINGTON, May 28 ? Even as Congressional leaders draft legislation to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming, a powerful roster of Democrats and Republicans is pushing to … [Read more...]