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...]
Is Charlie Baker’s Court About To Rig The System?
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...]
Gov. Baker: WHY are you wasting our money?!?
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...]
Hedgefund Money Is Not Good for the Democratic Party
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...]
Forget the Wisconsin Pres. Race–Look at Legislative Races.
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...]
No On 2 in a Historical Perspective
Why are so many Republicans and billionaires pushing Question 2?* Prof. Robert Weintraub at BU Today offers us more thoughtful context on Question 2. BMG readers, click the link and read the whole thing. There is a broader context for … [Read more...]
Preserve the Public Good by Voting No in November
This November, a number of powerful people, such as Governor Baker, intend to spend $18 million to raise the cap on charter schools, and opinion leaders like Globe writers tend to support this. Polls seem to predict this expansion will … [Read more...]
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