Well, this is one of the longer things you’ll see on BMG. I hope you’ll agree it’s also very much worth it. At jconway’s suggestion, I reached out to State Rep candidate Joe Gravellese, who is running in the 16th Suffolk district — … [Read more...]

In the last month, seemingly every Massachusetts political establishment leader has made a statement against racism. The MA House has just passed a bill making Juneteenth a state holiday. Good for us, let’s pat ourselves on the … [Read more...]

Happy Juneteenth to everyone. It's wild that we seem to have just discovered this "holiday", but in any event, I strongly support replacing Columbus Day – or our "Evacuation Day", heh – with this day. Today is real. In other news ... I … [Read more...]

In recovering from the COVID-19 devastation, we are at a fork in the road. The economic need for heavy government investment is more stark than ever; and the choices that we make for rebuilding -- green or "brown" – will determine whether … [Read more...]

We've been saying it here since forever; Charlie Pierce told us in February; nothing has changed since then, except that the conventional wisdom seems to be crystallizing: Joe Kennedy has no real reason to run for Senate. He's failing the … [Read more...]

The Boston Police Department budget is absolutely massive, dwarfing every other department other than schools. ACLU Massachusetts lays it all out in a series of charts.  These numbers have always been public knowledge. It's just that now, … [Read more...]

In a context of no accountability from the top, a "Law and Order" President who encourages police rioting, police in cities across the country have been exacerbating violence with a warrior mindset and military-style equipment, abusing … [Read more...]

It's been a hell of a weekend. I wish everyone safety -- and if it's too late for that, a fast recovery. I'm still trying to process the events, in Boston and Minneapolis and DC and New York and Louisville ... Let's take a moment to … [Read more...]