Give or take a buck, the median family income in the USA is $65,000. Keep in mind that "family" means, for the most part, mom & dad working for a full year. Hunter Biden made about this much money per month working for a company … [Read more...]
Don’t Fall for the Spin: Ed Bill is Bipartisan and a Step in the Right Direction
WBUR has reported that the State Senate unanimously advanced the Ed Bill back to the House, where it is fully supported by Speaker DeLeo and a majority of members. This bill fixes the Ch. 70 funding formula by adding $1.4 billion to … [Read more...]
Benedict Donald betrays US ally Kurds
Trump is withdrawing US troops in northern Syria that have been protecting our ally, the Kurds, who have been fighting -- and defeating -- ISIS and the caliphate. Turkey will now move in to massacre the Kurds who say the United States has … [Read more...]
On the Constitutional need for impeachment
"A president may betray the trust of our country to a foreign power." James Madison This is the first time a president will have been impeached for threatening the national security of the American people by extorting a fledgling … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Katherine Clark Tends To Roots
I was among those who was doing whatever was possible to advocate that Speaker Nancy Pelosi act to impeach. Today we can more easily see that we as a country are very fortunate indeed to have won the House in 2018, and fortunate to have … [Read more...]
FDR on kindness and cruelty
In a radio address to the nation on October 13, 1940 that seems eerily prescient today, President Roosevelt said: "Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel … [Read more...]
Trump’s Autocracy Gambit Again Mistaken for Stupidity
During each and every tilt further away from democratic norms over the past three years, many of us have tried to send out the alarm that Trump is not stupid, and that things are going to get much worse than people think. We have been … [Read more...]
Clark makes case to impeach
Speaking on MSNBC as Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA5), described the mood of her colleagues as one of "somber responsibility." "People understand when there is corruption in our government … [Read more...]
Tribe’s Bomb From James Madison
Big. Very big. ⬆️ … [Read more...]
Why I’m Backing Kennedy
There are other issues besides climate that matter to me. Issues such as trans rights, immigration rights, voting rights, gun control, and workers rights where Kennedy has been more vocal and out front than Ed Markey has been which is why … [Read more...]