There has been a lot of good natured back and forth between Guardia and Lewis supporters over who can best beat Fallon in the primary and continue Katherine Clark's legacy in the general and as Senator. I would say the key Guardia … [Read more...]

I recommend everyone tune it to watch it regardless of who they are backing. It's on Wakefield Community Television and local newspapers should have summaries posted afterward. Here is the press release from the Friday kickoff Let me … [Read more...]

My parents just moved to Wakefield and noticed all the Guardia signs out there, and my dad asked me to find out more about the race. Having looked him up on the Wakefield Patch, I have learned a lot, and I like what I see. We have a lot … [Read more...]

A fantastic friend of labor and longtime fair trade advocate David Bonior, former Democratic Rep from Michigan, had a devastating Op Ed in the Times indicting Obama's misleading SOTU rhetoric that TPP would create American manufacturing … [Read more...]

Towards the end of his life Dr. King also began advocating for a universal basic income (UBI) or guaranteed basic income (GAI) that could be applied to ensure that most people would be able to make it to the middle class. He recognized that … [Read more...]

There are a host of offenders, from Politico, to any randomly selected Washington Post columnist (EJ Dionne and Eugene Robinson being notable exceptions), to the Stache, to Tim Keller, and the worst of all, that pothead turned faux Burkean … [Read more...]

From the New Republic to the New York Times, we have seen articles talking about an effort by several Democratic Senators-including self described progressives like Michael Bennett (D-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY) … [Read more...]

According to the Globe and reported to me by the inestimable Robert Winters, City Councilor Leland Cheung of Cambridge is taking the plunge for the LG race He may already have the support of Mike Ross. Advisers to Cheung said they had … [Read more...]

To keep a long story short, I had an excellent health care plan at my last job (which was fully paid for by my employer) but unfortunately I got laid off before I could really enjoy it. The plan from the job I had quit before that was … [Read more...]

Hopefully more surprises like this are on the rise! … [Read more...]