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Attleboro Democracy Magazine

February 4, 2013 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

"The Attleboro Democratic City Committee has released a new website for its seasonal magazine, the Attleboro Democracy, alongside the winter edition of the magazine on focusing primarily on foreign policy. Featured articles … [Read more...]

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Juvenile Delinquency: If We Fail Our Children, We Fail Our Future

January 30, 2013 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

I am very please the Gov Patrick has decided to push Massachusetts towards age appropriate juvenile justice reform. I am especially pleased because there is a trend in America that is leading us to be more punitive in how we address … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, jail, juvenile-justice, life-in-prison, prison

Understanding and Compassion: Essential Ingredients to Mental Health Reform

December 30, 2012 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

In the wake of the devastating Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut, mental health reform is back in the national spotlight. There are risks associated with mental health reform when it comes to crime prevention. These risks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, mental-health, mental-healthcare, mental-illness

The NRA on Mental Illness: A Complete Lack of Understanding

December 28, 2012 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

On Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 the NBC program Meet the Press, NRA CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre repeatedly called people afflicted or suffering from mental illness who may do harm "lunatics." This view is so completely out of … [Read more...]

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Preventing Mass Shootings: How Partisans Get “What Works” Wrong

December 28, 2012 By PaulHeroux 2 Comments

NRA CEO and Executive Vice Prisdent Wayne LaPierre said that the assault weapons ban didn't work because the 4/20/1999 shooting at Columbine occurred. In the same interview he said that the only way to keep kids safe at school is to have … [Read more...]

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Pundits, Get Real! Not all Gun Crimes (and Solutions) Are the Same

December 28, 2012 By PaulHeroux 1 Comment

In the wake of the most recent school shooting, and in the wake of any mass shooting, pundits and politicians fill the airwaves and cable TV stations for the need for greater gun control and for the need for more guns. Both sides of the … [Read more...]

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Attleboro Democracy Magazine – The Economy Issue

September 25, 2012 By PaulHeroux 1 Comment

Elizabeth Warren op-ed appears alongside European international panel in MA Dem Magazine The Attleboro Democracy Magazine (a seasonal journal put together by the Attleboro Democratic City Committee) has just released its Fall 2012 Issue … [Read more...]

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What if the ‘Batman Shooter’ is Insane?

July 27, 2012 By PaulHeroux 2 Comments

What If...? What if alleged shooter James Holmes if found to be insane? An insanity finding would mean that at the time of the crime, Homes did not appreciate that what he was doing was wrong. This may be hard to fathom for many … [Read more...]

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Attleboro Democracy Magazine – Health Issue

June 20, 2012 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

The Attleboro Democracy Magazine is a seasonal magazine created by the Attleboro Democratic City Committee and one devoted to exploring the issues most important to our state. The recently released issue on health care features quite a cast … [Read more...]

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Attleboro DEMS Launch “Attleboro Democracy Magazine”

April 30, 2012 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

The Attleboro Democracy Magazine is a seasonal magazine created by the Attleboro Democratic City Committee devoted to exploring the issues most important to our state. The recently released issue on education features quite a cast of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attleboro, education, john-kerry, state-auditor, suzanne-bump, timothy-p.-murray

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ssteingraber1Dr. Sandra Steingraber@ssteingraber1·
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One of the women now in leg shackles and handcuffs for blockading fossil fuel build-out in Weymouth is Rev. Betsy Sowers, Minister for Earth Justice at Old Cambridge Baptist Church. Here’s what she looks like standing behind the pulpit rather than in front of a judge’s bench https://twitter.com/wendywendy48/status/1204791435423207424

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@ssteingraber1 @CharlieBakerMA Two hours + since arrests occurred and @MassGovernor’s constituent services is unaware that six women currently sit jailed, handcuffed, leg shackled at Quincy District Courthouse.

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There’s no other option. #Countdown @TED #ClimateEmergency @GlobalOptimism #COP25 @nowthisnews https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1203842446590914560

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‘We have to reduce emissions to 1/2 of what we have by 2030. There’s no other option.’ — The architect of the Paris Agreement has launched a new climate initiative called Countdown

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saidbylaurasaid by laura@saidbylaura·
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Reading: @VanessaLRule's blog post from #COP25. If you are felling inspired to join our growing movement of mothers for bold climate action, head over to @MothersOutFront and say hi! Everyone is needed and everyone is welcome.
https://www.mothersoutfront.org/madrid_cop25_day_2

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#ClimateChange: Greenland Ice Melt Accelerating

"The assessment comes from an international team of polar scientists who've reviewed all the satellite observations over a 26-year period"

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The “nihilistic forces” Volcker refers to have taken full ownership of your Republican Party. They are one and the same.

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Paul Volcker's final warning in today's FT: https://www.ft.com/content/2389d7ec-1b3c-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4

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