For years, this was an annual day of mourning. Now it is arguably a day of hope, as long as we do not abandon the fight. The United States has spearheaded the battle against global HIV/AIDS, investing more than $44 billion through our … [Read more...]
Archives for November 30, 2012
Lochner’s legacy: the real reason we can’t have a graduated income tax in Massachusetts
The conventional wisdom for years in Massachusetts has been that, in 1915, the people adopted Amendment Article 44 of the state Constitution which bars a graduated income tax. Therefore, if you want to implement such a tax, you have to … [Read more...]
Democratic Dispatch – November 30
I'm relaunching my attempt to post the weekly Dispatch on BMG. It is my pretty much weekly newsletter about all events Democratic. I handle it at this time through a publicly accessible yahoo group. My plan is to include my opening remarks … [Read more...]