Raise the Minimum Wage, Reduce the Achievement Gap by Senator Pat Jehlen Last month, the Senate voted to restore the minimum wage to its 1968 value, raising it to $11. (This newsletter is a version of my … [Read more...]
Archives for December 9, 2013
Ten Things BMG Needs
In the order I thought of them … Wider participation. I am sure the editors have some metric that says BMG gets wide participation, X unique commenters per X period, whatever. But as a reader, I know roughly a dozen people will weigh … [Read more...]
New York Times: Deductibles on Obamacare Exchanges can range from $5,000-$10,000
My God, what crap plans are they offering on the federal exchanges? If this doesn't make you want to delay this law for a year, I really don't know what to say. Breitbart reported...oops, my bad, The New York Times (paper of record?) … [Read more...]
A call for open primaries
With public disgust with Congress at an all-time high, you’d think people would be paying attention to Tuesday’s election for the next rep from the Mass. 5th District, Ed Markey’s old seat. But election official see no excitement: … [Read more...]
Koch Bros and Suffolk University
Suffolk University may have a Koch problem through a possible grant to Beacon Hill Institute (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/host-university-research-group-climate-suffolk-university). Forecast the Facts has a petition to … [Read more...]
MA-05: In their only debate, Clark and Addivinola spar over surveillance
Democratic nominee Katherine Clark and Republican nominee Frank Addivinola spent a substantial portion of their only televised debate sparring over privacy and surveillance. Here's a transcript of the relevant section of the debate … [Read more...]
[Cross-posted at Digital Fourth.] Took me a few days, but I got up the transcript of Clark's and Addivinola's surveillance discussion from Friday night's NECN debate. Read on! Democratic nominee Katherine Clark and Republican nominee … [Read more...]