At the Atlantic, James Fallows wonders why there's been so little mention of the fact that Peter Orszag has left his post as Budget Director for a multi-million dollar position at Citigroup. This is how Washington works right now. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 16, 2010
Bye-bye earmarks… for now.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this afternoon launched into a vociferous defense of congressional earmarks, branding Republicans "hypocrites" and pushing back against President Obama. Faced with the prospects of having to literally read … [Read more...]
LGBT Fund-Raising Window Briefly Open
As tired as you might be of your public radio station's pledge drive, there's a pitch you might want to grab — one that goes for marriage equality and gay rights. One well known and one outrageously famous guy will double … [Read more...]
The Fate of the Wikileaks leaker
Keith Olbermann reported last night that Bradley Manning, who is the source for the latest round of Wikileaks has been held in solitary confinement pending his trial. I am among those who say that if there were prosecutable action … [Read more...]
Mitt: Scrap the Whole Unemployment Insurance System
The latest version of Mitt Romney is here (for those of you having a hard time keeping up, this is Mitt 2011.0). Among the changes: Mitt now thinks that the whole system of unemployment insurance has got to go. Here's his … [Read more...]
Fight free trade by eminent domain
The workers called their congressman, Barney Frank ( D-MA), State legislators, and city council and asked them to convince the corporation to halt the auction until February, 15th. The workers also contacted other folks in unions … [Read more...]
In It Together–The First-Ever Joint Meeting of Boston and Cambridge City Councils TODAY!
This hurts not only Boston, not only Cambridge, but the entire metropolitan region. Likewise, we must work together to face these challenges. The work of Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter on Regional Economic Clusters … [Read more...]
Don’t ask, don’t kill
During the current debate over the "don't ask don't tell" policy, I heard a senior military officer testifying that there were homosexuals in his combat unit, and that the unit was always able to deliver ordinance to the target. That … [Read more...]
On Honoring A Legacy, Or John Edwards, We Need To Talk
Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond; But is there anything Beyond? This life cannot be All, they swear, For how unpleasant, if it were! One may not doubt that, somehow, Good Shall come of Water and of Mud; And, sure, the … [Read more...]