My FB feed has lit up with the news that Kinder-Morgan has suspended the proposed pipeline project that would have run through much of MA and terminated in my neck of the woods. There was a lot of local opposition, but I gather that costs … [Read more...]
Archives for April 20, 2016
The Lost Demo
The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr once said, "There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery. Then look around and see somebody white and feel … [Read more...]
Why is ActBlue supporting a regressive cause like marijuana prohibition?
Unnoticed in the flurry of press last week around the formation by Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo of a committee opposing the marijuana ballot initiative was the company selected for the … [Read more...]
Open All the Primaries
So ... I was thinking about this New York mess. There is a solid, really solid, argument for requiring party registration for primary voting. It's perfectly reasonable to expect a primary voter to pick a party in advance. However, … [Read more...]
What’s Going On At HLS?
Cross-posted from Letters Blogatory. I have been following the news from Harvard Law School, my law school, with concern. What is going on at HLS? I want to note two items that were worrying to me and maybe to you. The first is the … [Read more...]
May BMG Stammtisch
The Saloon May day, only a few days late. Come, enjoy some libations, and talk politics. Our now-regular monthly BMG Stammtisch will happen two weeks from today — 4-May — at The Saloon in Davis Square at 7p. Hope to see you there! … [Read more...]