We're in the thick of the fight to sunset Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, which has been used (illegally) to authorize mass metadata surveillance on all of us. We're holding a vigil tonight at Sen. Warren's office (the JFK Building, 15 New … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Stop corporate welfare: the living wage should be the minimum wage
Government should stop subsidizing the labor costs of corporations and raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts to at least the current Boston living wage of $13.89 an hour (MIT lays out relevant data in its "Living Wage Calculation for … [Read more...]
Fare or Unfare
Sorting out the Baker MBTA proposal is tricky - the news reports have been trying to cover everything all at once without much specificity or detail. Commonwealth Magazine seems to be the best place to get decent wonkery from a politically … [Read more...]
Hey Look: State Senate Takes a Step for Revenues and Tax Progressivity
The State Senate began debate on the annual budget today, and lo -- it came to pass that the Senators voted (29-11) to adopt an amendment that will raise additional revenues and will do so in a progressive way! The amendment freezes the … [Read more...]
Redacted state report appears to clear hospital that failed to treat developmentally disabled man
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) An investigative report by the Department of Public Health appears to have concluded that Lowell General Hospital was not at fault in the case of a developmentally disabled man who died after having … [Read more...]
Not That Bad Is Not Good Enough: More Reasons to Oppose TPP
Noah Smith, an economist I'm accustomed to considering not crazy, says the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is no big deal. Although he writes enough about liberals and conservatives to make me think he's some sort of moderate, … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Anthropologists Discover Ancient Greek Super PAC That Helped Shape First Democracy
Onion: Anthropologists Discover Ancient Greek Super PAC That Helped Shape First Democracy ATHENS, GREECE—In a finding that provides new insight into the roots of Western civilization, a team of anthropologists from Cambridge University … [Read more...]
Full MA House Delegation Voted Against the Budget-Busting NDAA
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted for the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA usually wins over the majority of the Democratic caucus. Last year, Democrats voted for it 109 to 85. However, this year, … [Read more...]
The Prosecution Betrayed Our Commonwealth’s Values
The verdict is in. Tsarnaev is sentenced to death. It's hard to oppose the death penalty. Harder still as a member of a community that knew so many victims and sadly, knew the assailants as well. Harder still as someone who never knew … [Read more...]
PROGRESSIVE CHAMPION RUSS FEINGOLD IS IN…
so let's all support him ! He's in a re-match fight against wacko - bird, right-wing puke Ron Johnson for Wisconsin Senate. The same Tea Party extremist who opposes student aid, Obamacare and science as man-caused climate change. Russ … [Read more...]
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