I voted for Bernie twice in part because I wanted to move the Overton Window on health care. Biden could easily have run on a safe platform of defending the ACA and protecting people with preexisting conditions. This status quo defense … [Read more...]
No on 2 Fueled by Dark Money Kept off OCPF Books
I have no affiliation with the Yes on 2 campaign other than being an unabashed cheerleader for this necessary reform to our broken political system. They have consistently run a positive and Fact based informative campaign, unlike their … [Read more...]
Yes on 2 Can Fix Some of This Soon
"but Mister, how can you be upset at a debate since democracy is how we kept the peace in my country". My newly arrived student from Bosnia checking my American privilege, but also leaving us with a warning. Clausewitz said war is politics … [Read more...]
Well that was a s**tshow
Honestly no other comment. I’ve judged high schoolers and drunk college students who have done a better job sticking to the facts, the topic at hand, their arguments, and being civil toward their opponents. Biden won by default, as he has … [Read more...]
New Jersey is Leapfrogging Massachusetts
Gov. Phil Murphy is accumulating quite the progressive record in NJ and can now point to a millionaires tax as another notch in his lapel, alongside able coronavirus management and a $1k baby bonds initiative. Gov. Philip D. … [Read more...]
CD4 Voters Should Give Jake Auchincloss a Chance
Disclosure: Jake is a friend of mine, but I did not do any work for the campaign and I do not live in the 4th. I am a little dismayed by some of the sour grapes I am seeing from progressives regarding the Jake Auchincloss win in the CD4 … [Read more...]
Higher Ed is the Next Bubble to Burst
We really need to transform our thinking about higher education in this country. Instead of asking kids what college they want to go to, we should ask them what career do they want to pursue and help them make a higher ed/vocational … [Read more...]
Toward an UnAlienated America
Both parties allowed the good jobs to be shipped overseas or automated leaving behind a plague of addiction, out of wedlock births, and racial tension in their wake. There’s no class solidarity to be had when the white working class is … [Read more...]
Actually Excited About a Biden presidency
My brother is a moderate who loves Charlie Baker and originally liked Hickenlooper in the primary. I’m a progressive who gave money to Warren and voted for Bernie. We both kept texting each other fire emojis throughout the speech and … [Read more...]
Reviving the Audacity of Hope
I cannot believe this speech was 16 years ago. It has been half a lifetime for me since I volunteered at the 2004 convention in Boston. While I did not get to see the speech in person, I did wave to then State Senator Obama outside the … [Read more...]
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