US Treasury Secretary John Snow has warned China that it should abandon the practice of "pegging" its currency to the US dollar. Snow's statement is here, and the full report to Congress is here.Co-blogger Bob has remarked … [Read more...]
Public radio woes
Western MA blogger and religious right expert Frederick Clarkson will be on NPR's excellent interview show "Fresh Air" tomorrow (Wednesday). Locally, you can hear the show at 3 pm on WBUR (90.9 FM). Congrats, … [Read more...]
Bad sex? So sue me!
Link.The facts: a man and woman were engaged in sexual intercourse, during which he, well, broke his penis. He sued, claiming that his partner was negligent because she failed to exercise "reasonable care" in the course of … [Read more...]
Morning reading
Some interesting articles from the papers.A story in the Herald that, to me, sums up very nicely what's at stake in the gay marriage debate.Two men in their 70s: "This has given us peace of mind. The legal benefits are so … [Read more...]
Where DOES Reilly stand?
The Herald reports that Tom Reilly, when asked whether he supports gay marriage at the convention this weekend, courageously responded as follows:I think it's time to move on.Well what the fudge is that supposed to mean? Is he for it … [Read more...]
You know, they’re not really THAT different
This is really too good:Because of a transcription error, an article last Sunday in Summer Movies, Part 2 of this section, about the director Don Roos rendered a word incorrectly in his comment about the use of onscreen titles in his film … [Read more...]
Hey – no fair knowing what you’re doing!
Following on our post of earlier today, we're pleased to see yet another entrant into the ever-more-crowded field of lefty blogs covering local politics in this bluest of blue states. Lynne at "Left in Lowell" will be … [Read more...]
Fehrnstrom goes for the laughs
Eric Fehrnstrom, Mitt Romney's "loathsome $150,000-a-year spokesman" (in the words of the late lamented mystery blogger behind Romney is a Fraud), has apparently decided to play the stem cell research issue for straight … [Read more...]
Welcome to a new local lefty blogger
We noticed a new entrant on the local blogging scene: "Cape Ann Dem" will be covering "topics of interest to residents of the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts, particularly in the political arena."This is good news. … [Read more...]
Running naked through the streets of Fall River
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided yesterday that Fall River's ordinance banning all forms of public nudity is unconstitutional. The SJC noted that the US Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment challenge to a virtually … [Read more...]
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