Small pet peeve: Boston.com has had the bogus "headline link" "Boston City Council Member fined over ethics" (it's under "more news" about halfway down the page right now) since like 3 in the afternoon. Of course, what the article actually … [Read more...]
MA Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer, Middle Class Stagnant
This story from the Boston Globe talks about a UMass study showing that the median income of the bottom 20% of wage earners has declined from 1989-2006 when adjusted for inflation, while inflation-adjusted incomes of the top 20% have risen … [Read more...]
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder: A Book Review
Tomorrow might very well represent our last chance to hold the Bush administration accountable for their remarkable campaign of lies, misrepresentations, and distortions preceding the start of the Iraq war in 2003. According to this press … [Read more...]
The Good Guys are Winning (I Guess)
No Boston Police Officers have been killed in the line of duty in the 21st century, according to this website. This is good news. However, this good news makes the bad news seem all the worse. By the time of this Globe article from 2007, … [Read more...]
Gallegly (R-CA): “Torture Saved American Lives”
I've always subscribed to the idea that torture is an unqualified evil. I've always associated torture with evil third world dictatorships, leering medieval Inquisitors, sadistic Roman tyrants, prehistoric and cruel Celtic tribes, and so … [Read more...]
D.A. Conley Will Not Charge Officer in Fatal Crash
The Globe reports that Dan Conley will not charge a Boston Police Officer, whose speeding cruiser struck and killed a South Boston woman last year, with negligent operation or manslaughter or anything. Nobody wants to see another family … [Read more...]
House Committee Caves on Pharma Swag
The Globe reported today that the Massachusetts House Committee on Health Care Financing has stripped a pending bill of crucial legislative language, which was even supported by some physicians' orgnaizations, that would have banned gifts … [Read more...]
Conyers: At Least Hold Hearings!
Pelosi has finally allowed the door to open a crack. Anybody who doesn't think Bush should be impeached for the lies leading up to the Iraq War needs to read Vincent Bugliosi's book "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder". Bugliosi, … [Read more...]
Should Rove be Held in Contempt of Congress?
Karl Rove has refused to appear before a Congressional committee that subpoenaed him. If I were believed to have crucial information about a matter of pressing national interest, say if I was a sideline photographer for the New England … [Read more...]
Is Tap Water Really OK to Drink?
There has been a push of late to discourage people from buying bottled water, as it creates waste and is expensive. Menino, with a bunch of other mayors, has decided to stop stocking bottled water at City Hall (where I used to work, and … [Read more...]