[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...]
Pelosi to Dems : Don’t impeach; imprison
Speaker Pelosi is the only political force on Earth that knows how to beat Trump at his own game. Hey, you vulgar, criminal, fraud : impeachment is too good for you. No, I want you behind bars. … [Read more...]
When the music’s over…
Dr. John, 2007 The music world lost a giant this morning. Various sources report that Mac Rabennack — aka "Dr. John" — died of a heart attack this morning. He had been in poor health for a little over a year. I know this … [Read more...]
Biden Test Goes Beyond Biden
To my friends who are piling on Joe Biden and forming a circular firing squad while our democracy burns and kids sit in cages and vans in the heat: 1. You are making the Russian trolls, and you know who, very happy. 2. No public … [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...]
Medicare for Kids-NOW
Data for Progress unsurprisingly has some interesting data on widespread support for Medicare for Kids. First off, the proposal is very popular-and not just with Democrats. whether or not Medicare-for-All ultimately comes to fruition, … [Read more...]
Daily Reminder Calendar for the Next Decade of Climate Change
Scientists tell us that we have about a decade to do something to reduce climate calamity. Let's schedule out the next 10 years 3,650 days for climate action month by month week by week day by day to do what is ecologically … [Read more...]
Trump: “I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected”
In a now deleted tweet, Trump says “I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected,”. I can’t with this guy anymore. Impeach his ass already. … [Read more...]
Worse Than Obstruction: Foreign Powers, Trump, and the Mueller Report
“All the smart folks are only talking obstruction because the counterintelligence piece is too big and confusing and the result is that Americans have no sense of the scope of the story.” --Seth Abramson Seth Abramson was the first … [Read more...]