I'm sure you've seen this by now... Justice Ginsburg has come out guns blazing on Donald Trump as president. In a recent interview, she opined "He is a faker...He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Bernie Sanders: “Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here today.”
Good speech, Senator Sanders! Globe: Hillary Clinton understands that we must fix an economy in America that is rigged and that sends almost all new wealth and income to the top one percent. Hillary Clinton understands that if someone in … [Read more...]
Question Side of November Ballot Set
Secretary Galvin announced the order of the ballot questions yesterday. There are four that made it: To see if the Commonwealth will vote to allow a second slot parlor. To see if the Commonwealth will vote to lift the cap on charter … [Read more...]
The Speech Hillary Clinton Should Give
The U.K. will have a new Prime Minister tomorrow, Theresa May. This center-right "one nation" Conservative Party MP gave a brilliant speech on police reform a few years ago that, in my opinion, goes further than the remarks from either … [Read more...]
Guess what? The attorneys who do court appointed work for the indigent do not even KNOW when they will get paid for work done in June of 2016! No wonder there is a shortage of attorneys to take court appointments and do that work.
Here is what the State had to say - more or less "We will pay you someday. Might be a few weeks" - See letter received via email today. Any legislators reading this? Can you move payment into the "those attorneys matter and we … [Read more...]
What Makes the Globe Editorial Board Happy? The Senate is Curious to Know.
Outrage on the editorial page of the Globe this morning: Legislators’ failure to approve tougher penalties for nursing home violations is inexcusable. It seems that the House-Senate conference committee that negotiated the state … [Read more...]
Priorities
I'm struck by the gap between what we discussed here at BMG all weekend and what black communities across America talked about. This iconic image says much, and in my view demands our attention. More black men were killed by police last … [Read more...]
The Listener: Understanding Hillary Clinton
For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. --Deborah Tannen For the reality-based crowd--the crowd that believes in working toward … [Read more...]
Why Fight For Gas Tax Hikes If They Just Fund Sprawl?
Steve LeBlanc writes for the Associated Press today about how Massachusetts uses just a tiny fraction of cigarette taxes for anti-smoking programs. By contrast, he says most of a recent gas tax hike goes for its intended purpose: Drivers … [Read more...]
Huffington Post Declares “The Boston Press Has Lost Its Mind”
Thanks to hlpeary there is no excuse for BMGers to have missed this Huffington Post story chronicling the unholy relationship between the Boston Globe and Boston's US Attorneys Office. On Friday and Saturday the Globe and Herald … [Read more...]
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