So, this is interesting. According to a broad swath of popular understanding, Donald Trump will be the next president because he narrowly won three critical states -- Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- powered by working class voters … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
CHANNELING JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH ON TRUMP
In light of the recent election debacle, Congressional Republicans vow to destroy 84 years of New Deal / Great Society economic and social justice progress by pulling up the safety net ladder on Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. The … [Read more...]
Holiday Party in Westborough on Sunday the 11th
You are all invited to the holiday party at my house on Sunday. It's a holiday open house and a great chance to meet fellow BMGers from across the state. The event goes from 2 pm to 6 pm at 17 Gary Circle in Westborough on Sunday, December … [Read more...]
How the Democrats Blew It
Hindsight is 20-20 I know, but indulge me. The Democrats had a clear opportunity in 2009 to establish themselves clearly as the party of the white working class. The first thing they should have done was save a lot of blue-collar jobs. I … [Read more...]
A couple of bipartisan moments
Just wanted to mention a couple of interesting tidbits today: PoliticoMA and State House News Service are both reporting that Elizabeth Warren would be more than happy to support Scott Brown, whom of course she ejected from the Senate, … [Read more...]
Shapiro still does not get it. Will this Clinton trickle down canard ever die?
Trump's Carrier speech 'absolutely chilling,' economic analyst says Robert Shapiro, former undersecretary of commerce for economic affairs under President Bill Clinton said the problem in this country is not about getting people … [Read more...]
VAN JONES – Dakota Pipeline Protests as big as the Civil Rights Movement! #NoDAPL
As Morton County's Sheriff creates a social media team to spew Orwellian language, and a group of veteran's raises $800,000 through crowd funding and led by Wesley Clark, Jr. deploys in convoy towards North Dakota - WHERE is leadership? … [Read more...]
Whither GOTV?
So, as a result of the presidential election, I am curious if anyone else is wondering about the future of GOTV? The short version of this is: the vaunted GOTV capabilities of the Democratic Party, based in meticulous and scientific … [Read more...]
Senator Sanders in Rolling Stone
An Interview with Matt Taibbi worth reading in full. Bernie is careful to avoid some of the pitfalls that have befallen many of us (myself included) in our last three weeks in the Mirror Universe. No Hillary bashing, no assertions he … [Read more...]
December BMG Stammtisch
The Saloon Come, enjoy some libations, and talk politics at the first post-truth stammtisch. Our now-regular monthly BMG Stammtisch will happen, as usual, the first Wednesday of the month — 7-December— at The Saloon in Davis Square at … [Read more...]
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