Hello everyone. Been a while, since I've been neck-deep in my program at Tufts. My energy class (more on that later) got an extension on a paper, and it's a snow day, so I'll duck in and highlight a few stories that shouldn't be … [Read more...]
Good luck America.
Well here we go. The clock on the right sidebar has wound down to one day. I've been absent from the site since a.) I'm in school again, getting a mid-career masters at Tufts, and b.) otherwise occupied doing the concert, and phone calls, … [Read more...]
Eviction moratorium has expired; an barbaric act of neglect by DeLeo and Baker
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...]
TONIGHT: NOTE-ORIOUS: Concert Sunday 10/11 7pm in tribute to RBG, and to save democracy
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...]
“No election will fix this anytime soon” – the US rhymes with Yugoslavia
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 memoriam:] RBG, Erwin Griswold, and me
Editor's note: I wrote this rather long piece more than a year and a half ago, when the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex came out. I didn't finish the post to my satisfaction, and I let it lie. Ginsburg's passing prompts me to … [Read more...]
Gov. Baker skewed the Health Impact Assessment for the Weymouth gas compressor
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...]
Wu makes it official
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...]
Markey wins — a victory that will resonate beyond the borders of MA.
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...]
PRIMARY NIGHT 2020 – OPEN THREAD
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...]