Charlie Baker's MBTA is further bleeding itself of resources with a "customer appreciation day". I use The T almost every day. So like any sane regular user, I have a monthly pass, which I don't get a discount on to cover today. So not … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Caucus schedule posted
Due to the convention not being until September 19th this year the caucus window is May-June rather than the usual February-March. The only reason it seems we have been given for the later date is the hope of presidential candidates … [Read more...]
These MA Representatives Just Voted to Erode Your Privacy Rights…Twice
During his State of the Union address, Obama highlighted two issues where he would work with the Republican Congress which should have raised red flags for progressives: trade and cybersecurity. Yesterday and today, the House of … [Read more...]
Marty Walsh thinks First Night is too big for the City to run
After Mayor Menino rescued the annual First Night celebrations, it appears that Mayor Walsh wants to get out of the responsibility of First Night essentially because it is too difficult: “We are not in the business of running events like … [Read more...]
Kinder Morgan CEO Compares Gas Pipelines to Cigarettes
Kinder Morgan's proposed Northeast Energy Direct fracked gas pipeline has hit all kinds of trouble, with nearby residents saying it's not worth the risk, and folks all over Massachusetts saying its $2.7 billion cost is far too high and that … [Read more...]
The Strange Death of Burrell Ramsey-White
Given everything we've seen in recent months about police killing black men and then lying about it, I thought I would revisit an event in Boston that caught my eye a few years ago: the killing of Burrell Ramsey-White. At the time, … [Read more...]
Happy Earth Day! (*not actually about Earth)
[subhed: "Why my climate-blogging sucks"] Today President Obama makes a speech in the Everglades talking about the effects of climate change on things that we value. The Everglades -- like the entire state of Florida are susceptible to … [Read more...]
The “Blacuna” – not sure I want credit for coining the phrase
I keep thinking about the demographics in this article in Tuesday's NY Times. "Perhaps the starkest description of the situation is this: More than one out of every six black men who today should be between 25 and 54 years old have … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: “Rand Paul Joins Crowded Field of People Who Will Never Be President”
Borowitz: Rand Paul Joins Crowded Field of People Who Will Never Be President LOUISVILLE (The Borowitz Report)—With an official announcement on his campaign Web site, Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has joined a crowded field of people … [Read more...]
First-world public transportation
Various sources like this report an impressive example of first-world public transportation (emphasis mine): A Japanese maglev that is the fastest passenger train in the world broke its own speed record this week. Operator JR Central … [Read more...]
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