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A New Year’s Request for Democrats

December 31, 2020 By JimC 74 Comments

I'll keep this short. Can we, as Democrats, resolve not to bash other Democrats? I'm not talking about a Democratic version of the famous 11th Commandment Republicans adopted during the Reagan era. Of course we should criticize people … [Read more...]

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Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College

December 2, 2020 By JimC 20 Comments

The blogger digby once told a story about a meeting of progressive organizers in about (but, I think, before) 2000. They asked for suggestions about which issues to focus on. “Get rid of the Electoral College,” she said, and they … [Read more...]

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Jesse Mermell for Congress

July 30, 2020 By JimC 14 Comments

Hello BMG. I haven’t been on here in a while, but I wanted to take a moment to discuss the Fourth Congressional District race. Also, for those who may be new here, this is my personal endorsement, not an official word from the Mermell … [Read more...]

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Hope/Change Person of the Year 2019

December 31, 2019 By JimC 4 Comments

There is really only one choice. She's been in office less than a year! And she's far from perfect, but she's changed the conversation in ways that no one else has. Our own local hero, Ayanna Pressley, is more effective because AOC … [Read more...]

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Another Shooting

February 15, 2018 By JimC 20 Comments

Juliette Kayyem sums it up well. Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem A teenager well known for mental struggles buys a weapon of mass destruction that has no place outside of war. And up until yesterday's massacre it was all perfectly … [Read more...]

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Digital First Media Wins Herald Auction

February 14, 2018 By JimC 3 Comments

Link to the Herald report. Digital First Media won the Boston Herald in a five-hour bankruptcy auction with an $11.9 million bid that all but settles who will carry the news organization into the next chapter of the city’s rich media … [Read more...]

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Ayanna Pressley to Run Against Capuano

January 30, 2018 By JimC 54 Comments

Huge. From the Herald: Ayanna Pressley is launching a challenge to long-time incumbent Democratic Congressman Michael Capuano, launching what could be one of the state's most competitive -- and closely watched -- primaries this election … [Read more...]

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Linda Dorcena Forry Is Stepping Down

January 25, 2018 By JimC 7 Comments

... to work for John Fish, the Globe says. Linda Dorcena Forry to leave state Senate … [Read more...]

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Hope/Change Person of the Year

December 29, 2017 By JimC 11 Comments

Doug Jones. Of course Jones will eventually disappoint us as a Senator. He's going to be closer to Joe Manchin than Liz Warren. But he won that seat, and he ran for it when it seemed impossible. He told NPR that he just thought there … [Read more...]

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When 2018 Dawns, Can We Bury 2016?

December 26, 2017 By JimC 8 Comments

I know the answer; the question answers itself. We haven't buried 2000 (or 1972 for that matter). Why would we bury 2016? As you may have seen, there's a whole new round of outrage over a Daily Beast story (not linking) about bots. This … [Read more...]

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