10 Reasons to Vote for Martha Coakley [Here is the text - Ed.] 10 Reasons to Vote for Martha Coakley (from a Don Berwick Supporter) I was a strong supporter of Don Berwick, and Martha Coakley was my last choice in … [Read more...]
The Case for YES on 3 (to Repeal the Casino Deal)
Here's an animation that sums it up: http://youtu.be/L5GpqOH2neA … [Read more...]
Why Don Berwick Deserves Our Support
Don Berwick often gets the loudest and longest applause at Candidates' Forums because his positions on key issues are clear, thoughtful, and grounded in progressive values. As he demonstrated in his stint as President Obama's Director … [Read more...]
Win/Win Energy Platform Recommendation
Hey Dems, here's a thought for a win/win platform position. Instead of voting against the military's use of alternative energy sources as Congress recently and foolishly did, one thing that our leaders could do to benefit the nation's … [Read more...]
Proposed MBTA Service Cuts/Fare Increase — Passing the Buck for Mitigation
Imagine if a university found to have violated Title IX and ordered to strengthen its women's athletics program passed the cost of required improvements in women's programming on to the female students who enrolled in them. Imagine if a … [Read more...]
Five Reasons for Opposing Expanded Gambling in Mass. — Reasons #5
Casinos and slot machine gambling haven't helped New Jersey avoid a $10.9 billion deficit or the loss of 121,000 private sector jobs (and they certainly [haven't been kind to Atlantic City). … [Read more...]
Five Reasons for Opposing Expanded Gambling in Mass. — Reasons #3 and 4
In the first two postings of this series (http://tiny.cc/BMG-Reason1 and http://tiny.cc/BMG-Reason2), I focused on why expanded gambling is more appropriately described as economic cannibalism, and not as economic development, and on how a … [Read more...]
Five Reasons for Opposing Expanded Gambling in Mass. — Reason #2
In the first post of this series (http://tiny.cc/BMG-Reason1) I suggested why expanded gambling is more appropriately described as economic cannibalism, and not economic development. In this post I want to suggests at least one … [Read more...]
Five Reasons for Opposing Expanded Gambling in Mass.
With the Mass. Senate due to vote on the expanded gambling legislation later this week, I thought I would share my list of five reasons for voting No. The first two reasons are all about jobs and economic development, because I agree … [Read more...]
Help Pass a Resolution at Dem Convention Against Legalizing Predatory Slot Machine Gambling
We Need Your Help at Next Saturday's (June 6) Mass. Democratic Party Issues Convention. At next week's Democratic Party Issues Convention (Saturday, June 6 in Springfield), opponents of legalizing predatory slot machine gambling in … [Read more...]