Herbert Hoover would have been proud of Governor Deval Patrick's move to increase the gasoline tax to 19 cents/gallon and peg future increases to the cost of living increases. Not since Herbert Hoover supported and signed the Smoot-Hawley … [Read more...]
Archives for February 22, 2009
Recipe for Good Race Discussion: What Eric Holder Left Out
Although frank talk on race calls for structured dialogue, lest anyone think "structured" means "straightjacketed," it's quite the contrary. Once you've agreed to ground rules for respectful dialogue, it actually frees people up to say … [Read more...]
Save Darfur MA
Our own branch of the global movement: a hive of local activity and useful suggestions, from how to use your 401(k) to submit a shareholder resolution to news about an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan. If there is … [Read more...]