"The Boston Globe’s opinion pages," the Boston Globe explains to us, "are completely separate from the news operation." Indeed, and that's probably as it should be. But as we learn today from today's column by frequent contributor and … [Read more...]

David Bernstein has really had it with the Massachusetts Legislature's opaque back-room operations and its continuous failure to address many of the state's long-term needs. And in this month's Boston Magazine, he's offering a solution: … [Read more...]

The White House is withdrawing the nomination of Andy Puzder for Secretary of Labor. His confirmation hearing, delayed four times, was scheduled for tomorrow. The statement of the National Employment Law Project: “From the very … [Read more...]

Big rush last week in Congress, starting in the Senate, to pave the way for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. And some votes on that -- here's one. When the Senate resolution paving the way to repeal came over to the House, a House … [Read more...]

Jack Jenkins, religion reporter at Think Progress, recently asked his Twitter followers: "what theology are you reading right now to cope?" (Cope with the disturbing presidential election results, that is.) Many of us are reading … [Read more...]

On the first day that it's legal to possess and grow marijuana in Massachusetts there are some happy faces outside the State House. But inside the State House, seems it's a different story. For example, State Treasurer (and, … [Read more...]

(How Trumpism might play out in Massachusetts. One of a probably lengthy series.)  Governor Charlie Baker, back from a meeting of the Republican Governors Association, held a press conference yesterday to offer his first extended remarks … [Read more...]

(A few developments on three posts from earlier this year.) Back in June, Governor Baker sought unsuccessfully to reduce state welfare payments to families in which a disabled family member was receiving federal disability payments. … [Read more...]

"There's an elephant in the room," House Speaker Paul Ryan said yesterday at a Wisconsin rally, shortly after asking said elephant to stay away from said rally. A couple of tweets on Massachusetts angles to get things started. NPR … [Read more...]

Last week opponents of Question 3, which would bar the extreme confinement of farm animals and the sale of meat and eggs produced under those conditions, got themselves registered as a ballot committee under the name "Citizens Against Food … [Read more...]