A message I sent to my students about the significance of Juneteenth I have reposted here:   Happy Juneteenth! This new federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. President Biden said that it is the … [Read more...]

From WGBH: While Allen has never held elected office,she brings an impressive resume to the campaign. She directs Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and has written extensively on both ancient political philosophy and … [Read more...]

Moving the 60 vote threshold down to 55 would empower moderates in both parties to cut bipartisan deals rather than the present system which empowers the Minority party to endless obstruct the will of the majority. It also ensures future 51 … [Read more...]

Overturning Roe will exacerbate a public health tragedy for poor women and women of color. This group was consistently let down by hip white kids living in swing states too cool to vote for Gore or Hillary, by an aloof lame duck president … [Read more...]

The Herald lists the following potential candidates for these two open seats on the Democratic side.   Auditor: Sen. Diana DiZoglio Gov. Councilor Eileen Duff Transit Advocate Chris Dempsey   LG: Rep. … [Read more...]

I am probably in the minority with this hot take, but  overturning Roe could be the best thing to happen to the pro-choice movement. Rather than defending an elitist decision made by 7 unelected judges against a pro-life public in 1973, … [Read more...]

Maureen Dowd has a must read op-ed praising President Biden for his decision to end the war in Afghanistan. It’s worth reading. Hindsight is 20/20, and while I haven’t gotten to that part of his book yet, I’m sure President Obama regrets … [Read more...]

Good summary from Eric Levitz of NY mag of all the extra stuff the ARP does that did not get as much press as the stimulus checks, which are ultimately only a small part of it. An even more succinct summary from Brian Dees on … [Read more...]

Praise for family allowances from Christopher Buskirk, a conservative in The NY Times:   The formula is simple or at least ought to be: Americans should be able to support a family of four, own a home and send their kids to school … [Read more...]