Archives for June 11, 2010
Smart people are on it: Reason for hope.
I just love this ... if you ever wonder whether the smartest, cleverest, and just bestest people are really working on today's big problems, and not just dreaming up some mind-bogglingly dangerous new financial derivative ... I give … [Read more...]
Go Celtics! Beat LA!
This is the kind of passion we need from progressive politicians if we are going to take over Beacon Hill and, at a national level, make the words "regressive Republican" a term of only historic, anthropological significance. … [Read more...]
Lack of over sight kills; one size does not fit all
Community care without controls can be lethal if no one is watching the watchers. In this case, while a child was supposed to be visited two times a week and her care monitored, those visits did not happen. No one monitored and … [Read more...]
Join Governor Patrick at Pride tomorrow! (with poll)
The Governor has kept his promises to the GLBT community - vigorously defending marriage equality, supporting repeal of the 1913 law, signing anti-bullying legislation & being a consistent and strong public voice for equality. Now … [Read more...]
Cambridge unaffected by oil spill
Thanks to smart investments and planning during the 1990's, Cambridge residents are able to enjoy clean water and healthy wildlife, unaffected by the gulf oil spill disaster that is forcing the rest of the nation to cut back and conserve … [Read more...]
Doing Our Part in Massachusetts
After reading this blog over at Americablog, I feel a little galvanized. One of the most unfortunate things to happen coming out of Barack Obama's election is the fact that we've seen that the "change" he represents is not the change we … [Read more...]
Charles Rudnick Has Cynthia Creem All Discombobulated
Democratic State Senate Candidate Charles Rudnick has been going hard against the less liberal Cynthia Creem in his quest to oust her. As a result Cynthia is running scared, which as we all know, leads to fuck-ups. Like the ball drop of her … [Read more...]
LaGuer Unanimously Denied Parole
For most of the people who were at the parole board hearing this decision was a forgone conclusion after listening to the board pepper LaGuer with questions about the original case and at times witnessing emotional outbursts from board … [Read more...]
Economic Stimulus: What can national and state governments do to save and create jobs quickly?
MassBudget recently published a short paper that may be of interest to BMG readers. Economic Stimulus: What Can National and State Governments Do To Save and Create Jobs Quickly?, examines how economic stimulus policies work and which … [Read more...]