Sorry I've been away ... very busy with the fundraiser. I wish you very best of luck in your activities, busy getting out the vote for November. Nonetheless, I can't turn away from our own, homegrown banality-of-evil political scene … [Read more...]

Dear BMG community: Yes, we're doing a thing, again. I hope you can watch this Sunday on YouTube, or streaming at the Blue Mass. Group Facebook page; and contribute what you can: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/note-oriousrbg Thanks -- … [Read more...]

The breakup of the former Yugoslavia was the first time I witnessed -- at a distance -- a society devolving into chaotic, genocidal violence. I remember the report of Srebenica, that awful helplessness that even as we had vowed "never … [Read more...]

In response to residents of the South Shore complaining about the proposed Enbridge gas compressor, in 2018 Gov. Baker threw them a bone: A Health Impact Assessment, to be finished before the permitting process in January 2019. In a weird … [Read more...]

Even before Marty Walsh spilling the beans, this is no surprise. The Mayor of Boston has power that affects the entire region. I've admired Wu for years for her emphasis on climate resiliency, and her recognition that climate change is an … [Read more...]

I've seen enough: Sen. Ed Markey (D) has defeated Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) in the #MASEN Democratic primary. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 2, 2020   Markey wins. This is a signature moment, and you all know this … [Read more...]

Obviously we've got a top billing donnybrook for the ages in Kennedy/Markey, but also *three* epochal fights in MA-1 (Morse/Neal), MA-8 (Goldstein/Lynch), a Battle Royale in MA-4 (watch out for folding chairs in the ring); and a ton of … [Read more...]

Been trying to keep track of too many things! As we speak, the City of Boston, pop. 692,600 has exactly ONE dropbox for mail-in ballots -- at City Hall on the third floor. They didn't leave them up at the early polling places, as far … [Read more...]

In the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting by police, we're all asking the same question, as the Globe puts it: "Why hasn’t the Mass. Legislature sent a police accountability bill to the governor?" We support the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee … [Read more...]