This post is inspired by my social media feeds filled with attacks on an assortment of Democrats running for President, who are not "pure enough" in the eyes of progressive activists because of their lack of unquestioned support for … [Read more...]
Authentic Populism is NOT Trumpism
Paul Krugman lays out a great case for why authentic populism is NOT Trumpism. Trumpism as its been practiced in reality, is Reagan era trickle down economics with a far more overtly racist appeal to the base instincts of downscale white … [Read more...]
Two of the Most Important Choice-Focused Federal Elections in 2020
Back in November, after Election Day, I shared on BMG a list of seven Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives that I hoped would get primary challengers in this 2019-2020 election cycle due to not being reflective of the … [Read more...]
Richard Neal is really really asking for a replacement (pt 2)
Longtime US Rep. Richard Neal (MA-1) thought that he had made it as the indispensable man when he became House Ways and Means Chair -- in charge of tax issues. But as so often happens, particularly in an area that is so abstruse as tax law, … [Read more...]
Sanders or Warren?
The incomparable Elizabeth Bruenig methodically lays out the differences between Sanders and Warren. Revolution or regulation? Democratic socialism or democratic capitalism? Warren’s many plans for that are activist liberalism at its best. … [Read more...]
Losing Perspective, Gaining Insight: Education, Perspective, and the Original Situation
We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. --Zhuangzi I recently taught George Orwell's 1984 to my Honors English 11 classes. In order to provide the historical underpinnings of the novel, I taught the basics … [Read more...]
Charlie Three Terms and Derailments
A quick review of headlines from the last week: Thursday, June 6 Baker quietly puts political team together as he considers 3rd term Saturday, June 8 At least 10 people injured in Green Line derailment near Kenmore Tuesday, June … [Read more...]
Theater of the AbsurDEP
[Editor's note: I was at the Weymouth Compressor appeal hearing this morning; it was truly a catalogue of absurdity. Nothing makes sense. Gov. Baker has fallen back on process arguments for standing by and watching this very unpopular … [Read more...]
A Third Baker Term?
UPDATED: Read this great Twitter thread on the same theme. Something I predicted was possible a few years ago is now being reported by the Globe. Baker reported to say Baker says that he loves his job and that “some of the stuff … [Read more...]
Populist Warren is Back in the Nick of Time
I've been bearish on Sen. Warren's 2020 chances around here largely because she started the race on the awkward ground of personal identity rather than being the class warrior that first got her elected in 2012. Well-the class warrior is … [Read more...]
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