The American Psychological Association, which has consistently in recent years maintained that homosexuality is not a disorder and has previously endorsed LGBT rights unanimously voted to endorse marriage equality. Unfortunately a certain … [Read more...]
Archives for August 4, 2011
NYT poll gives Obama a modest birthday present
It's not that President Obama did so great in the most recent NY Times/CBS poll (full poll here). It's that everybody else - especially congressional Republicans - did much, much worse. The astonishing top line: 82% of Americans … [Read more...]
Don’t Miss Scott Brown’s Jobs Tour
Wherein our hero will surely reveal why he filibustered his own jobs bill, among other mysteries. (Notice he's not giving us the time of day, so to speak, in the information below. The intrepid among us will have to camp out to await … [Read more...]
The markets are tanking, but the Republicans aren’t done
So the Dow is down close to 500 points today (as of this moment, the NYT reports a drop of 438.89 points or 3.69%). [UPDATE: You'll be pleased to know that, in a heroic last-minute push, the Dow managed to clear a 500-point loss, closing … [Read more...]
On Organizing Anger, Or, Could Olbermann Primary Obama?
It was just a couple of nights ago that Keith Olbermann was challenging us, in one of his “Special Comments”, to rise up in the streets and take back this country. He pointed out that the only way those on the left were going to be able … [Read more...]
Letting the monster out of the box
More on the current state of play in national politics, as the stock market makes very clear its antipathy for current surreality based (default is "tough love" for the economy etc.) Republican economic theories. This thesis, which I … [Read more...]
The Environmental Shrinking Pie
[Cross posted from ONE Massachusetts] While reading an article from Mass Audobon about the most recent budget cuts in the environmental field I couldn’t stop thinking about what needs to get done for elected officials to understand that … [Read more...]
What should Scott Brown have done?
Our junior senator has taken a lot of heat for his performance (or non-performance) during the recent debt-ceiling crisis. Regardless of his flaws (and they are manifold), not sure there's a real basis to criticize him on this particular … [Read more...]
Van crash highlights DDS oversight and protection loopholes
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) A van crash this week in Newton, which injured 12 adults with intellectual disabilities, highlights a lack of adequate oversight of the state's community-based system of care. The incident, involving … [Read more...]
Boston City Council needs more up to date stenographic services
Boston City Council needs more up to date stenographic services bid document … [Read more...]