Congratulations to Governor Baker. It's a whopping victory, and proof that he has maintained the trust of a very broad segment of his constituency. As someone very underwhelmed by his leadership on climate, energy, and transit, that does … [Read more...]

Good news/bad news: We've taken the House and hemorrhaged Senate seats in red states. There's so much to take apart about tonight -- but for now I want to do a little victory dance for our Song of Resistance candidates, for whom we raised … [Read more...]

Thanks very much to TedF for his excellent post after Saturday's synagogue murders in Pittsburgh. I'm sure I speak for absolutely everyone here, that we stand unequivocally, faithfully, lovingly and eternally with all of our Jewish friends, … [Read more...]

The Red Sox are in the World Series! Go crazy, folks! Now that that’s out of the way … In case you missed it, do check out WGBH’s "Six Moments you don't wan't to miss" from Wednesday’s gubernatorial debate. The headline moment  was … [Read more...]

Last Thursday the Environmental League of Massachusetts hosted a Gubernatorial Forum on Energy and the Environment. This took the form of a consecutive Q&A session -- not a face-to-face debate. Just as well. Here's the Globe's … [Read more...]

Brett Kavanaugh, the partisan hack and perjurer, is now on the Supreme Court. This is a sickening time for America, where the Republican Party told you exactly what it is, whom it cares about, and whom it doesn't care at all about. We've … [Read more...]

We're rounding into October. I note with bafflement the recent polls that show that Charlie Baker is doing quite well in the polls among Democrats. And I'm at pains to point out that if Charlie Baker were a Democrat, we'd be viewing him as … [Read more...]

It's hard to remember a time I felt so exhausted from a day of American civic failure -- though late night November 8, 2016 comes to mind. Today the Senate Republicans hid behind a woman fetched from God-knows-where, to challenge the … [Read more...]

The assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are certainly disturbing. A 17-year-old is not an adult, but also certainly old enough to know better than to commit assault. But even before this, Kavanaugh was a historically unpopular … [Read more...]