Barry Finegold once had congressional ambitions. They are now history, because the state senator has taken the lead for school privatization. Finegold, along with State Representative Russell Homes, sponsored a bill to lift all caps in what … [Read more...]
Archives for January 22, 2013
Yet another school shooting unfolding
Unfolding now (2:35p, Jan 22) is yet another school shooting, this time on the campus of Lone Star College, north of Houston, TX (emphasis original): A college in the US state of Texas is on lockdown amid reports of a shooter on the … [Read more...]
Update to our update on the National Council on Disability’s anti-institutional bias — and — Senator Warren’s response
I wanted to thank Roger Lau, state director in Massachusetts for Senator Warren, who just called me and graciously apologized for the fact that no one had contacted us earlier in response to our letter and calls to the senator's Washington … [Read more...]
Patrick’s Good Move
The future of Massachusetts depends on the decisions we make today. From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, Massachusetts cut taxes dramatically, leading to devastating cuts in transportation, human services, local aid for cities and towns, … [Read more...]
Organizing for Action
An awfully nice video, and an elaboration of John's message below. The Republicans may have Mitt Romney, Fox, and the NRA, but we have the people, and history is on our side. … [Read more...]