It wasn't really a "debate," though it was billed as a Lincoln-Douglas style debate between Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich. It was 90 minutes of Cain and Gingrich sitting at a table addressing (at length) broadly-posed questions on … [Read more...]
Archives for November 5, 2011
Occupy Worcester votes to occupy Worcester Common tonight (11/5/11) and risk arrest
I received the press release, and verified it - more information is here on the Occupy Worcester Website: http://occupyworcester.com/ Occupy Worcester initially tried to occupy historic Worcester Common, but was met by 16 police cars … [Read more...]
Doris Kearns Goodwin speaking in Worcester 11/10/11!
Here is a link to the venue and event: http://calendar.boston.com/worcester-ma/venues/show/659312-hanover-theatre-for-the-performing-arts Now here is a historian whose ideas really interest me - and yes, I already HAVE a ticket. … [Read more...]
A little light reading for Bank Transfer Day
Matt Taibbi writes about Bank of America: The government’s patronage of the bank was never clearer than in recent weeks, when B of A quietly decided to move trillions of dollars (trillions, not billions) in risky Merrill Lynch derivatives … [Read more...]
My iRobot Vacuum Cleaner is More Sentient than Greg Bialecki
I think this editorial in the Globe by Citizens for a Stronger Massachusetts articulates one of the problems with Greg Bialecki, Deval Patrick's Secretary of Housing and Economic Development: Now, in seeking to minimize his role in the … [Read more...]
Please Go Home, Occupiers
Cross-posted locally. WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia police said early Saturday that a driver will not be charged for striking three people taking part in an Occupy DC protest in downtown Washington. (snip) He said witnesses told … [Read more...]