A group of New England Conservatory students have put together a concert and panel discussion focusing on the relationship between music and current political issues, or more specifically, human rights violations in wartime. The concert … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2009
Curiosities from today’s papers
You can always find something that'll raise your eyebrows. Brian Mooney has an interesting story on the state legislature's magic trick of "cutting" $11 million from its budget without actually, you know, cutting anything. It's … [Read more...]
Single Payer Heath Care, MA model, Debated …
An excellent debate Friday between our very own MA doctor David Himmelstein of Physicians for a National Health Program and Len Nichols of the New America Foundation on the ever-informative Democracy Now. The physicians group is "a … [Read more...]
Who we are and what we stand for – The Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform
If we begin with a clear statement of our values, it can be used as a handout at a local festival where we are registering new voters or incorporated as part of a brochure, leaflet or web site for local Democratic committees to use in … [Read more...]
Special election in the Third Suffolk – for now a four way primary! WITH POLL !!
I am also hoping for an election box on the left with the websites, election dates, etc. … [Read more...]
GOP plagiarism
Hmm...anyone notice a pattern here? http://www.thecapitolviewlive.... "I cannot in good faith ask, nor can I justify asking taxpayers to fork over even more of their hard earned dollars to support Governor Patrick's misplaced priorities," … [Read more...]
Reaction to President Obama’s Troop Withdrawal Announcement?
Almost one year ago exactly, the first piece of legislation that I introduced after being elected was a bill to set a timetable for the responsible redeployment of our armed forces from Iraq. Today's announcement at Camp LeJeune by … [Read more...]
Obama scores low so far on “Restoring the Rule of Law” Scorecard
UPDATE We now have an update for Obama's first 100 days: http://www.aclum.org/scorecard/ … [Read more...]
Obama announces 18-month troop withdrawal
From the Globe - Obama announces 18-month troop withdrawal schedule. Link to President Obama's remarks. The president said today between 35,000 and 50,000 troops will stay beyond the pullout date to train Iraqis and perform … [Read more...]
Let’s Put Down Our Swords and Talk Political Ideology
As someone with no stake at all in the perpetual brouhaha between members of the Democratic Party and the members of the GOP, but someone with a very deep, passionate love for political ideology in its untarnished form, at the behest of … [Read more...]
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