Last week, 5 Northeastern states along with Washington, DC announced their intention to explore a market-based program similar to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (or RGGI) to reduce emissions from transportation. This is a great … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Who’s Going to Get Fulfilled at Amazon’s New Fulfillment Center?
Amazon is coming to Fall River. The on-line giant announced last week that it will occupy a million-square-foot building that's going to be built on the Fall River-Freetown line. The new warehouse, which in Amazon-speak carries the name … [Read more...]
Demonstrate Solar IS Civil Defense at the Boston Climate Defense Carnival
Update: This event has been cancelled as of November 30, 2015. 350 Maine, 350 Vermont, 350 Massachusetts, 350 New Hampshire & 350 Connecticut are organizing a Boston Climate Defense Carnival on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 3:30pm … [Read more...]
Education Reform in Newark
I just read a wonderful book on the devastating effects of education reform in Newark. It helped me put together a long term perspective on these "education reform" efforts, and I wrote the following essay. I hope you find it … [Read more...]
Close vote against Olympics in Hamburg
Since it was quite the topic here a few months back, readers might be interested to know that voters in Hamburg and Kiel are split on the 2024 Olympics, with "no" leading by a very slim margin (51.9%), and counting still going on. If that … [Read more...]
The Press Is Enabling the Nutty Right
The press is really despicable. This poll that everybody is citing saying that 69% of the American people think that an attack is imminent is true. What they don't mention is that a year ago the same 69% thought that an attack was imminent. … [Read more...]
So Let’s Go Ahead And Say It Aloud: The Democratic Leadership In This State Had A Bad Year
“The policy outcomes are being derailed by the politics inside the building." That was state Senator Daniel Wolf's assessment when he spoke to the Boston Globe shortly after the 2015 legislative session ended last week. That article … [Read more...]
The progressive case for Hillary Clinton
I figured I'd start another diary rather than further sidetrack the one about HRC's position on and reaction to the ISIS threat. I want to directly address the objections some have made to the idea that Clinton is progressive and flesh out … [Read more...]
Twenty Years for Non-Violent Drug Distribution
I can understand why we might want to crack down on fentanyl distribution. I can also understand why we may want to let people out of jail if they are serving long sentences for non-violent drug crimes. What I don't understand is why we … [Read more...]
Are you working on Thanksgiving?
Senator Warren often sends out emails about what she is working on, but this one in particular strikes me as a no-brainer, so I actually took the extra couple of seconds to click through and sign her petition. This is one of those things … [Read more...]
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