(I worked too hard on this not to cross post.) 'Twas the night of Halloween, And in all the streets the branches and debris were frustrating the treats. All little ghosties and ghoulies were kept from their rounds of their … [Read more...]
“Hicks” – Parsing to the Point of Crazy Stupid
Hopefully you've had a chance to listen to our Left Ahead! podcast interview of Elizabeth Warren. (If not, please do, we went over a lot of important stuff!) I wasn't going to write about this, because it wasn't even worth the pixels it … [Read more...]
Occupation: To Be or Not To Be…Coopted
(This is a cross post of course from LiL, but I am hoping it has bigger appeal than just my little corner of electoral politics. This is a big movement, with so much potential, I felt compelled to express my concerns for it. Slight edits in … [Read more...]
Warren Today On LeftAhead
No one else of the LA crew posted it, so I will. The LeftAhead podcast will be interviewing Elizabeth Warren today at 1pm, streaming live on the internet (or thereafter archived). You can reach the podcast through the website here. For … [Read more...]
From Quirky, to Movement…
(Cross posted from my blog Left in Lowell. I've been thinking a lot about where we are and where we are headed lately in light of the Occupy[America] protest movement. Are we seeing a sea change, or just another blip like the anti-Iraq-war … [Read more...]
Stay Safe, Be Prepared! (Tips for the Not-Panicked)
[Cross-posted. Edited for less-Lowell-centricness.] I am getting a lot of Irene in my Facebook feed, and some of it is complaints that the media is overdoing it, or that "you'd think it was the end of the world" for all the warnings and … [Read more...]
Take a Break from the Debt Debate: The Lowell Folk Festival! (Updatedx2 with video!)
Are you obsessively refreshing BMG and other blogs, and watching Twitter feeds and Facebook links, in order to keep up to date on the potentially disastrous debt ceiling debate? Want to stave off your political worries for a day or two … [Read more...]
This is Another Edition of Why NH Sucks
(Oooohhh, I think it's my first cross post since the new blog got rolled out. I'm all a-flutter!) Longtime readers of [my] blog know that I have a peculiar dislike of our neighbors to the north. I was born there, so I'm allowed. ;) There … [Read more...]
DADT Repeal Imminent!
(From LiL.) Or as good as - the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has been forwarded past the filibuster threat in the Senate by a 63-33 vote, pretty much assuring its passage. This is a long time coming - the nation, and the military, has … [Read more...]
Lucy, Hold the Football Again!
We all know this is going to be the way it goes down. There will be a one year extension next year, since the political season'll be heating up, and then another, and another, maybe longer one. One way or the other, the FICA tax cut will be … [Read more...]
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