Amy Goodman, host of the indispensable Democracy Now, reports: With little public scrutiny, the Bush administration opened two secretive prisons in Indiana and Illinois, known as Communication Management Units, or CMUs, that are designed to … [Read more...]
Archives for April 19, 2009
Teach For America in Boston. What do you think?
Note: I am currently a first year member of Teach For America in the Mississippi Delta. I'm from the Berkshires, graduated from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY and am a 2008 TFA corps member. So when I flew back to Pittsfield for … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue
JohnT finds humor in out of touch old fogey generals. Hurray for BMGers who want to help out with the revue: post your submissions in the comments each week ... Teabagger roundup and ... MSNBC's David Shuster described the parties as … [Read more...]
fixing a hole where the rain gets in
For those of us who go to downtown Boston for work or pleasure, it is impossible not to notice the huge empty hole where Filene's and Filene's Basement used to be. What happened? Did someone rush the demolition permits through before … [Read more...]
Random deep thoughts on a beautiful Sunday afternoon
BMGer PJ hypothesizes that Christy Mihos might be a serious candidate for Governor in 2010. I doubt it. As in 2006, there are aspects of Mihos's message that will be appealing, but his glaring weaknesses as a gubernatorial … [Read more...]
Spotted in the New Yorker: your tax dollars at work
I don't mean to nickel and dime every expenditure that every state agency makes. But, honestly, is this really worth the money? (Click for larger image.) A full-color, full-page ad in the current issue of the New Yorker costs … [Read more...]
Will Christy Mihos Head The “Dump Deval” Movement
Christy Mihos, the multi-millionaire founder of Christy's Markets is on the air again and on the move. With all the apparent and glaring failures of Governor Deval Patrick's administration it seems clearer that Christy Mihos will reemerge … [Read more...]
The Intimidating Politics of Controlling Health Care Costs: Why We All Face the Single Payer Reform
An Open Letter to Senator Edward Kennedy Dear Senator Kennedy - The crisis being induced by high and rapidly rising health care costs in the United States is well known. It has become the #1 issue for workers, most businesses, and … [Read more...]