If the Michigan primary revealed anything it's not just how precarious Mitt Romney's fortunes are in his own home state, it's how precarious the Republican Party's fortunes may be in both Michigan and Ohio. In Michigan "the most striking … [Read more...]
Archives for March 6, 2012
Veteran’s Group Wants Rush Banned
One of America's up and coming veteran's organizations, VoteVets.org, headed up by Iraq War veteran Jon Stoltz, at the urging of female veterans, has requested that the potty mouthed Rush Limbaugh be kicked off of the Armed Forces network … [Read more...]
First “People’s Pledge” foul called against Brown
The first yellow flag has been thrown. From email: Elizabeth and Scott Brown made an agreement -- called the People's Pledge -- to keep special interest groups' ads out of our campaigns. Scott Brown's supporters violated that pledge for … [Read more...]
Guardian explains The Three Little Pigs in the age of the Internet
Quite a compelling vision of news in the age of the social blogosphere. Have a look: … [Read more...]
Chicago launches infrastructure bank
Really interesting idea by Chicago- should Boston have one? … [Read more...]
Scott Brown has more than one outlier position
Updated: I misremembered that Brown ultimately voted against the Ryan budget. Dan Kennedy has a reasonably well-balanced account of the Scott Brown/Elizabeth Warren senate race in a Huffington Post colum, with two puzzlers. Kennedy … [Read more...]
The Carried Interest Conundrum: Why Do Private Equity Fund Managers Only Pay 15%?
The New York Times had a great editorial summary about the difference between capital gains and ordinary income, and how private equity fund managers have secured preferential cap gain rates on what amounts to their salary. As Harvard … [Read more...]
MBTA “Fast Five” Superheroes
Still not sure what to wear as a Purim costume? Its not too late to dress up as one of the T Riders Union "Fast Five" superheroes. If you haven't seen them, they've been showing up at MBTA fare hearings in full costume with their … [Read more...]
Progressives online challenge graying talk radio Republican Party
Old white relatively affluent men clinging to the status quo defines the Republican Party in general and the Tea Party in particular. Talk radio is their voice. Young diverse economically ambitious men and women characterize the progressive … [Read more...]
What do climate change and gay rights have in common?
The same folks willing to screw over the people are likely to screw over the planet. And one of their name's is "Scott Brown." AmberPaw’s post on the Sioux Oglala elucidates the point. Keystone isn’t just about the environment—it’s … [Read more...]