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The Periphery And The Core, Why Big Media Fails Most People

August 8, 2020 By joeltpatterson 1 Comment

Most people on this blog are well aware of several instances when the NY Times' editors chose to elevate (or lower) stories with consequence for our nation. They pushed the Emailz non-story to the top of the fold on the front page in the … [Read more...]

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How the New York Times Endangers the Vulnerable

June 4, 2020 By joeltpatterson 3 Comments

After years of militarization of our police, and centuries of state-sanctioned violence against Black Americans, the New York Times runs an op-ed by a sitting (unchallenged) Senator that calls for  straight up having the military invade our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: authoritariansim, objectivity, Tom Cotton

Republicans Are Still Harming Children #AbolishICE

July 21, 2019 By joeltpatterson 15 Comments

As President Trump goads crowds of white people toward hateful racist chants, our taxes are still paying to harm children and families who seek asylum in America. The journalist Aura Bogado, of Reveal News, points out that new facilities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: AbolishICE, asylum, corruption, immigration, migrants, racism

Until We #AbolishICE, Don’t Trust ‘Em

December 2, 2018 By joeltpatterson 1 Comment

Since the victory of Trump* we have seen ICE agents and their leaders openly engage in ethnic cleansing in America. From the ICE agents who made arrests on private property without a warrant, to the private prison with nooses paid for by … [Read more...]

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Jay’s Leadership Gets Charlie Running Scared

October 7, 2018 By joeltpatterson 1 Comment

For a long time now, Jay Gonzalez has been a strong ally of the LGBTQ community. He has been committed to supporting the new law to protect transgender rights. Republican Charlie Baker signed the law behind closed doors, and then went and … [Read more...]

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One Great Disappointment in the MA House

August 4, 2018 By joeltpatterson Leave a Comment

Consider the following: Responding to criticism of migrant family separations at the southern border, Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan recently defended his agency, saying, “We’ve got to have the rule of law in … [Read more...]

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Is Charlie Baker’s Court About To Rig The System?

May 15, 2018 By joeltpatterson 12 Comments

I've been thinking about something I read in the Globe a while back: Jeff Jacoby wrote that the Mass SJC should throw out the popular Fair Share Amendment, which will raise taxes on the millionaires to pay for public goods like … [Read more...]

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Gov. Baker: WHY are you wasting our money?!?

May 6, 2018 By joeltpatterson 13 Comments

Governor Baker is giving away $20 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos. From today's Globe Business Section, we find out that Republican Governor Baker is doing what Republicans always do: take taxpayer money and give it to billionaires and … [Read more...]

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Hedgefund Money Is Not Good for the Democratic Party

April 15, 2018 By joeltpatterson 31 Comments

Though Donald Trump has been a gift that keeps on giving to millionaires and billionaires, the Globe has an article on how billionaire Seth Klarman is now giving money to Democrats. Klarman's reasoning is... "The Republicans in Congress … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: dark money, hedgefund, influence, public-education

Forget the Wisconsin Pres. Race–Look at Legislative Races.

November 25, 2016 By joeltpatterson 19 Comments

Like many Democrats, I'm impressed by the $5 million Jill Stein and the Greens are raising for recounts in the Mid-West. I don't know who this money is coming from, but this is unlikely to overturn the results of those states. So, … [Read more...]

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Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein@SYDNEYRACHAEL_

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“Utter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

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Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
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What conditions accounts for this?

H/T @carboncounts

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These process-oriented votes do indeed have a profound effect on the substance.

If your rep isn’t progressive on transparency and process, then they’re not that progressive.

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36 reps voted in favor of transparency today, with 122 reps opposed. Roll call below:

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