When a September, rather than June, date for this year's convention was first proposed one of the reasons given was that closer to the NH primary we might be able to lure some presidential candidates to swing through Springfield to address … [Read more...]
Archives for August 19, 2015
Praise for Maura Healey; for Kinder Morgan, not so much!
Ann Berwick, former Massachusetts’ undersecretary for energy and later DPU chair in the Patrick administration, makes a solid case that more gas lines may not be the answer to all our energy problems. In an Aug. 17 Globe Op-Ed she says the … [Read more...]
What Mass Dems can learn from UK Labour
There is a down to the wire Labour leadership election that could send the Bernie Sanders-esque Jeremy Corbyn into a surprise first place finish as Leader of the Opposition. Like Bernie, Jeremy is a democratic socialist representing a far … [Read more...]
Joe Curtatone,my Favorite Mayor, Hangs Black Lives Matter Banner from City Hall
He has been for quite some time, from a thoughtful approach to smart growth, a wise road not taken on the Olympics proposal, and a commitment to sustainability and mixed use development that has allowed Somerville to leapfrog ahead of other … [Read more...]
Taxis suffer huge loss in ridership; propose the wrong remedy
Globe: Boston taxis drove 1.5 million fewer passengers and took $33 million less in fares in the first half of 2015 compared to the year before, new city data show. Ridership dropped 22 percent from the January-to-June total last year … [Read more...]
Life imitates art?
Donald Trump's performances so far in the presidential race are giving me flashbacks to my teens and the movie The Groove Tube. Specifically, the scene where Richard Belzer plays the president. (Caution: not work/kid safe (language) … [Read more...]