While it's not on most people's radar, we have regional caucuses to elect delegates to the national convention coming up (they're all on the 21st, find out where your caucus is here). Most years, the competition is pretty fierce, as only … [Read more...]
Archives for April 14, 2012
Weekly Scott Brown-d Up, Week of 4/13/12
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] Welcome to the “Weekly Scott Brown-d Up,” a news round-up looking back on the week that was for Scott Brown. And it wasn’t an especially … [Read more...]
Joe Kennedy III outraises MA-4 GOP hopefuls Bielat and Childs 7:1 and 31:1 respectively
Charley makes an excellent point regarding the largely content-free nature of Joe Kennedy III's website. He ought to do something about that. Nonetheless, it's impossible not to be impressed by his first-quarter fundraising. He … [Read more...]
The secret of our success: education
Anyone wondering why Massachusetts is so much wealthier and more reality-based, which is to say more progressive, enlightened and politically independent, than other parts of the country, and the world, need look no further than this note … [Read more...]
The Best Policy Depends on the Context, Not the Political Party
Republicans and Democrats are so firmly convinced that their ideas are in the best interest of the people they claim to serve. However, the ideas they push serve their party ideology more than the people. This is because there is no one … [Read more...]