Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall is choosing a baseball club to root for. Even growing up in upstate New York, I never had any trouble or doubt about this, but here's my attempt to help him pick the right New York … [Read more...]
Trickle-down health care
Health care reform will likely end up in a cash bonanza for area hospitals; <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/04/02/healthcare_reform____with_a_dose_of_profit">Joan Vennochi and <a … [Read more...]
Cheney resigns
Just heard on WBUR. Press conference 11am.The nightmare is over. … [Read more...]
Friday backblog
Drips and drabs that I've neglected to blog:So, a Kennedy school dean and University of Chicago prof release a white-hot report on the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups on American foreign policy. I'm not going to address the merits … [Read more...]
Cape Wind is for the birds
Audubon Society says Cape Wind will not julienne birds:The group had previously raised questions about potential bird deaths, but Jack Clarke, advocacy director of Mass Audubon, said extensive studies it conducted in the last four years … [Read more...]
Time covers global warming
Well, the mainstream media is catching on to global warming ... finally. First Scott Pelley's terrific work at 60 Minutes, letting NASA scientist Jim Hansen speak freely, finally; now Time Magazine says on the cover: "Global Warming: Be … [Read more...]
Wind farms vs. more asthma
Yesterday we learned that asthma is worse in New England than elsewhere in the country.Well, here's another stark choice for us. We can move to clean energy sources, or we can continue to filibuster Cape Wind and enjoy the view while our … [Read more...]
Andy Card resigns as White House COS
Bush Administration Chief of Staff, Holbrook native, and former MA state rep and gubernatorial candidate Andrew Card is resigning, to be replaced by "Budget" Director Josh Bolten. WBUR says there are rumours that Card may run for governor … [Read more...]
Department of PhRMA Profit Security
Good thing they're keeping us safe up on the north border:Citing increased concerns about the quality of drugs entering the United States from Canada, federal authorities have stepped up seizures of the prescriptions and sent strongly … [Read more...]
Hope you’re not drinking milk:
... because if you've been following the Ben Domenech/WaPo follies, it may come out your nose when you read this inquiry into Domenech's old gig. … [Read more...]
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