I’m sure everyone knows that the first debate between Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy is taking place this Tuesday evening (tomorrow) at 7pm, on WGBH Boston. I know I’ll be glued to the TV. I’m wondering what folks are looking to hear about … [Read more...]
2002 Ed Markey & Iraq versus 2019 Ed Markey & Iran
Another writer on Blue Mass Group highlighted Ed Markey’s swift and clear condemnation of Trump’s apparently thoughtless and dangerous escalation in Iran, when he unilaterally ordered the killing of Qasem Soleimani. I agree with Senator … [Read more...]
All I Want For Christmas (Hannukah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, and all the holidays) is A Better Healthcare System
In addition to being a social justice activist, wife, mom, and friend, I’m also a mental health professional. Though I value all of these roles, they often interact in unsettling ways. And that happens for one key reason – the American … [Read more...]
No One is a Progressive Angel, So Let’s Stop Pretending
In an ideal world, people evolve and grow. Our actions are based on the historical period and political climate in which we live, and I don’t think we should punish politicians who take in new data, and change their minds. But hypocrisy is … [Read more...]
We Must Stop Both Environmental and Political Pollution
The People’s Pledge was championed by then-candidate Elizabeth Warren in her 2012 Senate campaign, when she was competing against Scott Brown to represent the Commonwealth. It was applauded by progressives, and appropriately adopted by a … [Read more...]
What Should We Be Counting?
As of this writing, the “Time Since Markey’s Climate Debate Challenge to Joe Kennedy” at the top of this group’s page reads 58 days, 12 hours, and a number of minutes. As a Joe Kennedy supporter (as I state each time I write, I volunteer … [Read more...]
I Want to Believe in the Energy Future Senator Markey Describes
On Sunday evening I proved myself to be even less cool than my tween daughter thinks. Not quite having the energy to drive all the way to Stonehill College, and also not wanting to add to my carbon footprint by driving there alone (no one … [Read more...]
“People’s Pledge” Coming Together for MA Senate Primary
I was excited to see this morning in Stephanie Murray’s Politico MA Playbook that Senator Ed Markey, Congressman Joe Kennedy (for whom I volunteer), and Ms. Shannon Liss-Riordan seem to be close to consensus on the details of a People’s … [Read more...]
Coming Clean on Fossil Fuel Donations
The “No Fossil Fuel Pledge” seems simple, stating that the signer pledges, “not to take contributions over $200 from oil, gas, and coal industry executives, lobbyists [emphasis added], and PACS and instead to prioritize the health of our … [Read more...]