We all know about the leaked decision to overturn Roe, and how Justice Breyer retired 3 days after the timestamp on that leaked document, and then the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization announcement, overturning Roe. As the … [Read more...]
Biden Levels The Playing Field for Workers
Senator Elizabeth Warren campaigned for president with shirts that said "It's Time To Level The Playing Field" because in so many ways, workers are at a disadvantage when they sign a contract for a job. Now that Biden is President, he is … [Read more...]
To Protect Democracy, Diminish Judicial Review
So, we have some real problems in America: A lack of funding for public goods like transportation and public education. Massive pollution in the form of methane and carbon dioxide burning up the planet (100 degrees in … [Read more...]
Edu Commissioner Riley Threatens Public Schools
After more than a year of the pandemic, when Congress and President Biden have passed the American Rescue Plan to help vulnerable Americans and their public schools, Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff Riley has threatened to go to … [Read more...]
The Periphery And The Core, Why Big Media Fails Most People
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...]
How the New York Times Endangers the Vulnerable
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...]
Republicans Are Still Harming Children #AbolishICE
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...]
Until We #AbolishICE, Don’t Trust ‘Em
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...]
Jay’s Leadership Gets Charlie Running Scared
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...]
One Great Disappointment in the MA House
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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