It remains somewhat unclear exactly what the Occupy movement, as a whole, "wants."  Clashes with police are distracting from the group's overall message.  And it remains to be seen whether the protests, many of which are located in northern … [Read more...]

This should make redistricting the congressional districts somewhat easier. US Representative John Olver, an Amherst Democrat, will retire at the end of his current term, ending a political career that dates back more than 40 years, his … [Read more...]

This is pretty much game over, no? Khazei spokesman Scott Ferson said the City Year co-founder will make his exit official at his campaign headquarters at noon tomorrow. Since [Elizabeth] Warren, a Harvard Law professor and former Obama … [Read more...]

Setti Warren, who left the MA-Sen race a couple of weeks ago, announced today that he has chosen his candidate. “Although I have ended my own campaign, I still believe, as strongly as ever that Scott Brown has made the wrong decisions for … [Read more...]

Just a quick FYI on a few technical issues on the site. First, we have changed the way the comment box works.  Previously, when you opened a post, there was always a comment box at the bottom of the page.  This was convenient in that it … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Warren was in Northampton over the weekend where she made some comments, the full context of which is not entirely clear.  What she did clearly say is "you're not as landlocked as some parts of the state."  And, true to form, our … [Read more...]

If you had to pick one public radio show that you'd think would be completely free of entanglement with politics, you might well pick "World of Opera."  World of Opera is, not surprisingly, a show about opera: each program consists of an … [Read more...]

A few minutes after MA-Sen candidate Elizabeth Warren finished her podcast with our colleagues at Left Ahead (which has been made infamous by her and host Mike Ball's scandalous "hick" comments), she sat down with Charley and me to talk … [Read more...]

As you know, Moammar Qaddafi is dead, and Libya is now in the hands of the rebels who rose up against him, and who were aided by NATO in their struggle.  No Americans were lost, and not that much money was spent.  On its face, that would … [Read more...]

The Republican presidential candidates debated for an hour and a half, or two hours, or something like that tonight. The only minute that anyone is going to remember is this one, in which Mitt Romney crosses the line from "debate argument" … [Read more...]