The confluence of climate concern and NIMBY environmental concerns (not a bad thing) may prove to be the political force that puts an end to fossil fuel infrastructure buildout in Massachusetts for good. And not a moment too soon: As a new … [Read more...]

I turned off commenting on the Alice Walker thread, since I was very afraid it was veering into excusing Walker's anti-Semitism. I've had a while to think about it. a. On process: As editor, I'm certainly within my rights to … [Read more...]

In Massachusetts, one can discern a relatively small world of people who have outsize influence in our public policy. Their views are reflected as the establishment voice of the Boston Globe editorial page; represented in Commonwealth … [Read more...]

From our own John May -- I think I've heard him relate this story before ... The first time I heard of Elizabeth Warren was back in 2006/7 when I watched a video of her speaking at Berkeley with the heading “The Coming Collapse of the … [Read more...]

Many momentous decisions are made by default. And sometimes you bring the most radical changes upon yourself by what you didn’t do. Jonathan Cohn's recent letter to the Globe addresses potentials shortcomings in Gov. Baker’s housing bill: … [Read more...]

“Don’t confuse what goes on in this building with democracy.” Those are the words of Phil Sego, retired lobbyist for the Sierra Club, on the workings of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In a devastating take-down of the … [Read more...]

Update: Here'sthe Globe story on the actual agreement, among nine northeastern states. Seems like a big deal. --- With regard to the Governor's new proposal for a regional approach to transportation emissions, discussed below, Senator … [Read more...]

We've not been great believers in Governor Baker's sense of ambition on transportation. But there are some green shoots of hope for his second term -- so many recent developments just in the last month, it's kind of hard to keep track. … [Read more...]

Like some others (Joan Vennochi, Michael Jonas), I'm baffled by the descriptions of Elizabeth Warren's nascent (still undeclared) Presidential campaign as being in trouble. In particular I'm befuddled by the Globe's unsigned editorial … [Read more...]

In the comments section, this is from David King of the Harvard Kennedy School pushing back on our (and others') characterization of the Kennedy School's "orientation" for new members of Congress. His bio: "David C. King is Senior Lecturer … [Read more...]