Secretary of State (technically Secretary of the Commonwealth) is an uncontested primary. Bill Galvin will surely win, since nobody is running against him. Which is a shame, because he doesn't deserve it. Remember the last time Galvin … [Read more...]

We're holding a primary election for US Senate in Massachusetts on April 30th. If you're eligible to vote and live in Massachusetts, you must be registered or register by tomorrow, April 10th, to be allowed to vote in this primary. Get … [Read more...]

Mike Mangan is running for State Rep from Everett, in a contested Democratic primary in less than two weeks. Today, my friend Andi at MassEquality sent out this email: Hey there, You may know I'm a big fan of Mike Mangan. He's the … [Read more...]

With time off from work or school, chances are many of you are flying or recently flew this season. You probably have to take off your shoes, likely go through a full body scanner, forced to leave all your liquids at home or take a … [Read more...]

We hear a lot about Congress and Obama working to find some elusive deal that could stave off the "fiscal cliff", and occasionally we also hear about why we should to avoid it: According to the Congressional Budget Office, allowing the … [Read more...]

Earlier today I wrote about why Elizabeth Warren will be a great US Senator. Now I'll add what I think is essential about the alternative, Scott Brown. His campaign hasn't made clear what his real priorities are, but a few telling … [Read more...]

[ On reddit someone said they'd heard a lot about why not to vote for Brown but were looking for a positive reason to vote for Warren. I suspect this commenter may have been a troll trying to create the impression that voters haven't much … [Read more...]

[I originally sent a shorter version of this as a letter to the editor to a newspaper in early September] Scott Brown, I heard your ad thanking small business leaders for working hard and creating opportunity. Years ago I co-founded a … [Read more...]

David Bernstein's Talking Politics blog at the Boston Phoenix just posted that Dan Wolf may run for Governor in 2014. Remember Dan Wolf? He's the state senator from the Cape & Islands, and founder and CEO of Cape Air*, who went to … [Read more...]