Mid-week edition because, as Ray Magliozzi has observed, “Until further notice, everyone is going to be late for everything.” President Obama uses a forbidden selfie stick in "Things Everybody Does But Doesn’t Talk About, Featuring … [Read more...]
Archives for February 18, 2015
For the first time in forever
Nothing's in my way! Eye of the Storm from metaLAB(at)Harvard on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
State transportation finances, updated by T4MA
There has been a lot of talk here on BMG about where to get details on state transportation finances. Transportation for Massachusetts (www.t4ma.org) is a fairly new affiliate in the T4America family. They issued today a new report on the T … [Read more...]
Whatever Happened to Swaptions?
Many of the biggest budget busters are on Wall Street, not Main Street. --Thomas Ferguson Whatever happened to the swaptions--the crazy, derivative financing that the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) used to provide an influx of … [Read more...]
Abolish the T
As Adeas has already noted, the Masters of Beacon Hill are staying the course on the slow demise of the MBTA. Nothing will change. From the Globe: Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo...instead saying … [Read more...]
Environmental Justice Must Be A Priority For Massachusetts
Following the lack of indictments in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases, widespread demonstrations have erupted across the United States and internationally. The Black Lives Matter movement is causing many marginalized groups to stand … [Read more...]
The Lincoln Review Podcast
In an effort to engage both sides of the political spectrum and move towards a more intelligent (and interesting) discussion about politics, myself and Ed Lyons have started a podcast. The ongoing mission will be to break down the echo … [Read more...]
Fixing the MBTA – Name & Shame Edition
I'd like to thank everyone for their great feedback on my last post (Fixing the MBTA - Diving Into Some Numbers, Talking Transportation As An Investment, Transit Around The World and Finding Cash Flow) and the great discussion it … [Read more...]