Archives for March 7, 2014
Cosmos begins (anew) Sunday: Open Thread
On Sunday, on Channel 25 at 9PM, the new version of Cosmos with Neil Degrasse Tyson begins. Much like Cartman and the WII console, I am finding it difficult to wait until Sunday Night at 9PM to arrive. I loved the original Carl Sagan … [Read more...]
Sad
There has been a fair share of Op eds written on the South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade, unfortunately bigotry and exclusion have now defined the parade. One of the persons responsible, John "Wacko" Hurley decided it was a good idea to … [Read more...]
Paul Ryan, Shameless Liar: School Lunch Edition
For someone with a reputation in Washington as a teller of hard truths, no one tells more obvious lies than Paul Ryan. When he went on national television to accept the GOP vice presidential nomination in 2012, his speech was loaded with … [Read more...]
“Keystone isn’t any normal pipeline”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has a post by that title up on DailyKos today. Here's an excerpt: Beyond Keystone’s costs to our economy and health is the real cost of failing to lead the charge on climate change. Last year, President … [Read more...]
Great new resource for tracking civil legal aid
Civil legal aid is often the only way people living in poverty can access legal representation when their lives are being upended by domestic violence, foreclosure, child custody issues, unfair employment practices and other legal issues. … [Read more...]
Direct Action on the T?
Is it time? As I waited almost half an hour the other day for a Green Line train to show up, a woman near me started to talk about the French Revolution. I'm typing this on a commuter rail train with no lights and no heat, so I'll be … [Read more...]
The governor’s FY ’15 budget for DDS is out of balance
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Governor Deval Patrick has proposed a whopping $162 million increase in funding for residential care provided by corporate providers to the Department of Developmental Services in the coming fiscal … [Read more...]