This  can't be good for business.  Federal agents today began examining financial records of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe as part of a probe into how the tribe used the millions of dollars it received from investors as it pushed … [Read more...]

Left-wing photoblogger has the story here .  LA Times has it, too .  Could be an interesting Rohrschach for recalcitrant BMGers on charter public schools, those who've argued that Clintons, Gore, Obama, Kerry et al are traitors for … [Read more...]

Good news in health care for a change! No, he didn't hit it big playing blackjack in Middleboro.   Local fella, Donald Berwick, won 100 large today in a BMG-ers dream.  Three cheers for "Field organization."  … [Read more...]

1. Ted Kennedy and George Miller (D, CA) are gearing up to get No Child Left Behind reauthorized.  Here is a working draft of the bill in the House (pdf).  It's 11 pages.  Unless, you've had a ton of caffeine, or you work in … [Read more...]

I see value both in the suburbs goal (diversity) and the Boston parents goal (school options for kids), but I'm particularly interested in the latter goal.  Boston Foundation is going to release a report soon showing that black … [Read more...]

EB3 will have to read more than just the Phoenix adult personals this week -- David Bernstein assembles a hard-hitting piece on Boston D.A. Dan Conley.  But District Attorney (DA) Dan Conley is a rare phenomenon: a Boston pol who is … [Read more...]

Today in dramatic fashion: DC Mayor Adrian Fenty taps a non-traditional superintendent, a Teach For America alum.  From El WaPo: AT 12:01 THIS morning, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty took control of the city's troubled schools.  His … [Read more...]

1. Dustin Pedroia's sister explaining A-Rod's penchant for illegal take-out slides at second base.2. Terry Murray preparing for negotiation with Sal Dimasi.  3. Kurdish military -- an all female brigade -- at a hand-over ceremony from … [Read more...]

My #1 criterion for a presidential candidate is someone I trust on national security.  Given the hole we're in now, I want someone who can "Shoot the Moon" in this arena.  I'd gladly trade zero progress on domestic issues by 2015 … [Read more...]

Some like itJon Stewart isn't so sure (GGW's inner Ebert says: Watch the whole thing).  And a few are downright skepticalWhat do YOU think?  … [Read more...]