Hello BMGers! I'm sure a post about Netroots Nation is forthcoming anyway, so I thought I would jump the gun a bit and ask: Who from our little Reality Based Community will be there? I know that BMG itself will be there. I … [Read more...]
Archives for June 4, 2012
Krugman vs. Fehrnstrom
Guess who comes out on top? There's a great deal of voter education that needs to happen. People need to understand what's keeping unemployment stubbornly high -- it is precisely the policies that Republicans endorse. … [Read more...]
A “Drinking Liberally” pilgrimmage!
The Milford chapter of Drinking Liberally is heading to Rudy's Bar and Grille in New York, the site of the first DL chapter ever formed. Here's the scoop: Come join the Milford Drinking Liberally for a day of shopping in the big apple On … [Read more...]
Happy 100th Birthday to the Minimum Wage! And Many Happy Returns.
In a quiet ceremony on June 4, 1912, Governor Eugene Foss signed the nation's first statute for a minimum wage, "An Act Establishing the Minimum Wage Commission for the Determination of Minimum Wages for Women and Minors." While it may seem … [Read more...]
Great Time In Springfield!
Dear Blue Mass Group Friends, I couldn't have asked for a better time on Saturday at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Gathering with so many like-minded people was an experience I savored - especially as I knew that I'd be back … [Read more...]
Brown Caught Trying to Weaken Dodd-Frank After it was Passed
The Globe is reporting that they have uncovered e-mails from Scott Brown and his campaign after the passing of Wall Street reform (Dodd-Frank) to further weaken the legislation. It seems that Brown was not satisfied in his role in watering … [Read more...]
Globe’s jaded Adrian Walker misses the point in Springfield
Adrian Walker's reporting or opinion piece in the Globe today just seemed so far off-base. First, it wasn't clear that he acutally talked with any delegates and, second, he just seemed bored and slightly irritated that he had to go to … [Read more...]