Roughly adapted from lectures at Blogtalk 2 (Vienna, 2004) and Blogtalk Downunder (Sydney, 2005). Progressives enjoy an important technological advantage. To some extent, that advantage is inherent: progress is about the future. But in the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
My $95 Flu Shot
Steven Brill has a must-read cover story in Time this week detailing how the federal government's refusal to set rates for procedures, services and products means we all pay more for health care. I found this out first-hand last fall when … [Read more...]
Snowy Sunday Open Thread – Caucus Stories? Signature Stories?
It's been quite a month. With 27 days and two hours to collect signatures, that's been keeping me busy. As a State Committee member I go to the caucuses of the communities that I represent as often as I can. I attended the Littleton caucus … [Read more...]
Tale of Two Homes for Ed Markey
Does where you live impact your vision of the world, people, jobs, etc? Does one need to actually live in a district to represent the voters? Being that 7 of the 10 wealthiest counties in America are in the D.C. area, is it likely working … [Read more...]
How the BTU can help the Renaissance Charter School.
Yesterday (Saturday Feb 23rd) the Boston Globe ran an editorial about the Renaissance Charter School, one of the oldest charter schools in the state and one that, until recently, was hailed as a shining example of how charter schools … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: GOP MA-Sen candidates take positions
Click on There's More below to see Republican Senatorial candidates confront the issues: … [Read more...]
Andi Wheeler from MassEquality wants you to help Mike Mangan
Mike Mangan is running for State Rep from Everett, in a contested Democratic primary in less than two weeks. Today, my friend Andi at MassEquality sent out this email: Hey there, You may know I'm a big fan of Mike Mangan. He's the … [Read more...]
Gomez’ Tea Party politics, far-right summer job
I thought GOP Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez' introductory video was excellent. In addition to gorgeous families and diners I'm all in favor of "bipartisanship, reasonableness and common sense," just like he says he is. Then I looked … [Read more...]
Wonk Graphic: Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility Would Increase Spending
h/t Ezra Klein … [Read more...]
Lack of Leaflets
One theme of a recent Markey field organization conference call was the dearth of collateral — signs, leaflets, brochures — in the field. The absence of a comprehensive Web site for the campaign was also noted, and has been remarked on here … [Read more...]
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