View on YouTube The sheer injustice exposed by John Oliver and his team at Last Week Tonight is happening right now in Massachusetts, and we have the ability to change it. I urge the Massachusetts State Legislature … [Read more...]
Archives for March 17, 2015
Quick hits: Olympics, MBTA, campaign finance, and other weighty matters
Busy lives make for poor blogging. I keep seeing things I want to write about, but keep not being able to find the time to do it properly. So this conglomeration will have to do. Here goes... Did you see Jeff Jacoby's column a few … [Read more...]
The real reason for Mr. Netanyahu’s visit
Today, we learned the real reason for Benjamin Netanyahu's recent visit to meet with House Republicans — advice on suppressing the vote of inconvenient minorities. The New York Times reports today that Benjamin Netanyahu is alarmed … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Senators Should Champion Federal Medical Marijuana Bill
Last Tuesday, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act, the first time in history a comprehensive bill to legalize … [Read more...]
Consequences and hope in climate
Mr Inhofe, I'll see your snowball and raise you the entire nation of #Vanuatu. — Blue Mass Group (@bluemassgroup) March 16, 2015 We officially shattered our snow record this winter, due to a climate-fueled hotspot in the Atlantic. … [Read more...]