The coronavirus has hit close to home to MA political circles, as it has claimed the life of 86-year old Donald Reed Herring, eldest brother of Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Please join me in sending thoughts and prayers to our senior Senator and … [Read more...]
Earth Day 50 year anniversary
I attended the first 1970 Earth Day celebration in Washington as a history major co-op student at Northeastern University working as a park ranger at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. As a witness to history on it's 50 year anniversary … [Read more...]
It Didn’t Have to Be this Way
Anyone telling you that the choice between staying closed or economic recovery is a binary one is either lying or being lied to. Germany gave up to 12 months payroll relief to every employer so that when it’s safe to resume economic … [Read more...]
SJC cuts signature requirements; an uncomfortable win for democracy in the absence of legislative action
Thanks to Christopher for flagging this down: The SJC has made a rather uncomfortable "emergency" decision, in halving the number of signatures needed for some offices; extended deadlines; and required Sec. of Commonwealth Galvin to accept … [Read more...]
SJC Rules on Signature Requirements
My Facebook feed lit up today with news that the Supreme Judicial Court got out ahead of the legislature and reduced signature requirements by 50% and delayed the deadline a bit. They sided with plaintiffs arguing the regular requirements … [Read more...]
Exercise your right to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention
Delegate selection in Massachusetts used to take place at regional caucuses, with attendance at the caucus required to vote. This year delegate selection will take place by Mail-In ballot. Send for your ballot by April 22; fill out the form … [Read more...]
AOC on Biden
“For a lot of communities this is an issue of life or death. We’ve had kids in cages, we’ve had a pandemic response that happened way too late, that has cost us lives, we have people that don’t have access to critical care that they need. I … [Read more...]
Smithsonian creates Open Access; go on, use their stuff here
If you want to pretty up your BMG blog posts, the Smithsonian has made a huge amount of its digital content completely free, and completely free to use. Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access,where you can download, share, and reuse millions … [Read more...]
The Press Corps Is Flaccid
Today, Josh Lederman of MSNBC, apparently without critically questioning it, said that Donald Trump faces a "momentous decision" as to whether to open up the economy on May 1st. Never mind that Trump faces no such decision, because Trump … [Read more...]
Public Cheers for “Essential Workers”? Let’s Not Flatter Ourselves, America.
News just broke that Chelsea, Massachusetts has a higher rate of COVID-19 than New York City. We now have a two-tiered death system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. What is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts going to do about … [Read more...]
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