Anyone who thinks I am off course on the topic of right-wing extremism should consider the latest incident that was reported on the evening news. Over the weekend the FBI arrested nine members of the Hutaree Militia, located in southern … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
Eileen Donoghue picks up endorsements already in race to replace Panagiotakos
(Cross-posted from MassBeacon.com) Former Lowell Mayor and City Councilor Eileen Donoghue snagged three endorsements today from Lowell politicos in her quest to replace State Senator Steve Panagiotakos. Her nascent campaign was endorsed by … [Read more...]
Obama: My Plan Is Like Romneycare
From http://theplumline.whorunsgov.... If you're Mitt Romney, and you're trying to put as much daylight as possible between Obamacare and the universal health plan you signed as Governor of Massachusetts, the last thing you want is for … [Read more...]
A lesson from Tim Cahill on our screwed-up campaign finance laws
Tim Cahill has a knack for keeping himself in the news, though not always in a good way. Today, he offers us a way to reflect on how badly screwed up the priorities of our campaign finance laws are. Consider Treasurer Tim's two … [Read more...]
The Incoherence of the Tea Party Movement
"If you don't trust the mindset or the value system of the people running the system, you can't even look at the facts anymore," Mr. Grimes said. And there you have it: a narrative-based reality unmoored from objective facts. … [Read more...]
The Factory
Charlie Baker ties himself up in knots on health care
Charlie Baker's statement, on the new health care reform law was pretty simple, pretty clear, and pretty unequivocal. Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker Jr., a former chief executive of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, … [Read more...]
Allow me to be the first to formally welcome our new corporate overlords
Statement by OCPF on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission On January 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court issued an important decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. __ (2010). In Citizens United, … [Read more...]
How to Heal the World
I think about this as I plant my garden. I remember John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed; Jean Giono's story of Elzéard Bouffier, "The Man Who Planted Trees;" John Todd's vision to restore the devastated mountains of Appalachia. … [Read more...]
The madness of bullying. Is it finally the end?
Charges are being filed against the bullies who terrorized Phoebe Prince during her days at South Hadley High School. It's stunning that the faculty did not understand how to manage this situation. It's terrible that there may … [Read more...]
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