HONG KONG ? There have in the past been occasional murmers of complaint about the quality of service on our MBTA. Those looking for models for improvement should consider the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway:Corporate Organization. The … [Read more...]
Outside the Bubble
HONG KONG ? I stepped out of The Bubble as soon as I stepped on to Korean Airlines 7854 from New York to Inchon Korea. The Bubble is the current pre-Copernican ideology advanced by our leaders and echoed by our media that the world revolves … [Read more...]
Bolton in His Own Words
Democracy New provides interesting commentary by U.N. ambassador nominee John Bolton from an event called ?The Global StructuresConvocation? held on February 3, 1994, in New York. Many of these comments have already been widely publicized, … [Read more...]
Slick Willy Eyes Iowa
Fresh from his 2008 Presidential kickoff in Spartanburg Slick Willard, The Man Who Doth Protest Too Much, is already sizing up Iowa. The Guardian reports that "Des Moines lawyer Doug Gross, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2002, … [Read more...]
Willard Neglects MA; Fall River Mayor Threatens Invasion
An irate Fall River mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. said Friday he will barge into Willard?s office to make a case for southeastern Massachusetts if His Excellency does not visit the region."I think it?s time to get angry," … [Read more...]
DemocracyForAmerica MA
Local organizer Shai Sachs reports that Democracy for America Massachusetts meetups are being held in over a dozen towns throughout Massachusetts. Most meetups are at 7 pm on the first Wednesday of each month, but some (including … [Read more...]
Stem Cell Debate: Freedom versus Fear
The current stem cell debate is best framed as a contest between freedom and fear. Progressive Democrats believe that if we give freedom to our finest minds cures may result for scourges like Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and Multiple … [Read more...]
History 101: Bill Frist, Cat Torturer
An occasional series on U.S. History.Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist wrote In his 1989 book "Transplant" that when he was a student at Harvard Medical School in the 1970s he routinely went to animal shelters, pretended to adopt … [Read more...]
History 101: Iraqi WMD
An occasional series on U.S. history.7 October 2004 from The Washington Post: "The 1991 Persian Gulf War and subsequent U.N. inspections destroyed Iraq's illicit weapons capability and, for the most part, Saddam Hussein did not try to … [Read more...]
Willard to Teen Mothers: Get a Job
Willard wants all women who get pregnant to be forced by law to carry their babies to term. "I had a meeting with him one-on-one and he told me he is definitely pro-life," the chairman of South Carolina's Spartanburg County … [Read more...]
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