From long-time BMGer Bob Massie's Facebook page: So: it is true, I am considering a run for governor of Massachusetts. What do you think? Both our democracy and our planet stand at the most dangerous moments in our history; we need to … [Read more...]

I originally posted this on my Facebook page, in response to seeing despair from a lot of friends.  Maybe it can do some good here as well. You’re exhausted by the news. You’re by turns baffled, angry, and weepy about the things that are … [Read more...]

We seem to be back up again.  We're working on the problems, which are quite stubborn.  At the moment, comments are disabled, but posting appears to be working normally. Stay tuned. UPDATE: We've enabled comments.  As of this moment … [Read more...]

Well, that was distressing.  As you probably know, BMG has been down for several days.  We're not sure exactly what happened, nor are we sure that the problem has been resolved.  But, at the moment, we seem to be running normally … [Read more...]

So, this is interesting. According to a broad swath of popular understanding, Donald Trump will be the next president because he narrowly won three critical states -- Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- powered by working class voters … [Read more...]

As you might know, there is a proposal floating around to guarantee that the winner of the popular vote becomes president.  It involves states with enough electoral votes to control the presidency (270) agreeing (via an interstate compact) … [Read more...]

We don't know for sure what's coming.  But I'm afraid we can be fairly confident that a lot of it won't be good.  Here are a few thoughts on what seems likely. Life is going to get noticeably worse for a lot of good people.  This hurts … [Read more...]

Thanks to the good people at Laugh Boston, BMGers can get half price tickets for "Trump Takes On Boston" this Wednesday, Oct 26, at 8 pm.  Use the code "LBBlueMass" when ordering to receive this exclusive discount!  The banner ads at the … [Read more...]

Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (whose decisions apply in both NH and MA) declared that a New Hampshire statute criminalizing "ballot selfies" - that is, taking a photograph of a marked ballot and then sharing the … [Read more...]