The six members of the Walton family of Walmart in 2010 owned the same amount of wealth as the bottom 41.5% of ALL AMERICANS. This fact has been pointed out many times by candidate Bernie Sanders. A simple question for each Democratic … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
THE GREATEST MAN WHO WAS PRESIDENT
Jimmy Carter wasn't the greatest President but he should be honored and remembered as the greatest man who was President. When asked about his future priorities after being diagnosed with cancer the 90 year old former President said : " … [Read more...]
Why Is State Rep. Garrett Bradley Doing Kinder Morgan’s Dirty Work?
Why is a Democratic state representative from suburban Boston filing a bill to let Kinder Morgan build a fracked gas pipeline through conservation land 150 miles away? As Christian Schiavone reports for the Patriot Ledger, Bradley has … [Read more...]
Maura Healey endorses Hillary Clinton
per email... Dear Friend, It’s time. It’s time we broke that highest and hardest glass ceiling. It’s time for an economy that works for everyone, for pay equity, for higher education that’s affordable for all Americans. It’s … [Read more...]
If Donald Builds His Wall
If Donald Trump is elected president and fulfills his promise to build The Wall and keep "those people" out of the USA, there are going to be some very upset people here. Where will Mitt Romney and his ilk find laborers to tend to the … [Read more...]
Slick Bernie
One of the most frustrating things I hear is "Politics doesn't matter - all politicians are the same." When reasonable people sit out elections and let big money pick the candidates, then yes, they'll all be the same. Every Democrat should … [Read more...]
Presidential surrogates at Mass Dems Convention
When a September, rather than June, date for this year's convention was first proposed one of the reasons given was that closer to the NH primary we might be able to lure some presidential candidates to swing through Springfield to address … [Read more...]
Praise for Maura Healey; for Kinder Morgan, not so much!
Ann Berwick, former Massachusetts’ undersecretary for energy and later DPU chair in the Patrick administration, makes a solid case that more gas lines may not be the answer to all our energy problems. In an Aug. 17 Globe Op-Ed she says the … [Read more...]
What Mass Dems can learn from UK Labour
There is a down to the wire Labour leadership election that could send the Bernie Sanders-esque Jeremy Corbyn into a surprise first place finish as Leader of the Opposition. Like Bernie, Jeremy is a democratic socialist representing a far … [Read more...]
Joe Curtatone,my Favorite Mayor, Hangs Black Lives Matter Banner from City Hall
He has been for quite some time, from a thoughtful approach to smart growth, a wise road not taken on the Olympics proposal, and a commitment to sustainability and mixed use development that has allowed Somerville to leapfrog ahead of other … [Read more...]
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