This strikes me as a fairly serious blow to Rep. Lynch and his candidacy. It has long appeared from the outside that he was counting on labor to serve as his ground troops, and yet he failed to earn the endorsement of the state's largest … [Read more...]
Archives for March 1, 2013
Orwell and 21st Century Capitalism
The problem was how to keep the wheels of industry turning without increasing the real wealth of the world. Goods must be produced, but they need not be distributed. And in practice the only way of achieving this was by continuous … [Read more...]
The ‘sequester’ starts at midnight — find out what the automatic cuts mean for you!
You've probably heard the word "sequester" thrown around a lot over the last few weeks -- and to most people, it sounds like little more than political jargon. But in just a few hours, this little bit of Washington legalese could become a … [Read more...]
Three-way primary will tell us a lot about the Mass. GOP
There's a real barn-burner of a primary shaping up across the aisle. If, as appears likely (barring any unexpected challenges) all three Republican candidates have indeed submitted 10,000 valid signatures, there will be a three-way primary … [Read more...]
Surprise! Roberts Wrong on Mass. African-American Voter Turnout
Two days ago, Chief Justice Roberts and the rest of that crowd launched an attack on minority voting. As usual, it seems like they twisted reality like so much Play-Doh in order to meet their needs. Roberts claimed that Massachusetts has … [Read more...]