ADDRESSRECORD I know that we can have more and better jobs, and a stronger economy. But we will need the best prepared workforce on the planet, simpler and faster regulatory processes, a stable and simplified corporate tax structure, and a … [Read more...]
Vote for BMG!
The nominations are in for the Phoenix's "Best" award, and we're among the finalists for "best blog." Head on over and cast your vote for BMG! :-) Note that for your vote to count, you have to click "Skip to Finish" and then … [Read more...]
Begging the question on corporations, speech, and Citizens United
What follows is not necessarily supported by current law, which in some respects has (erroneously, IMHO) conferred some sort of fictitious "personhood" on corporations. Rather, it's an attempt to cut through legalisms to get to what's … [Read more...]
Brown moves up his swearing-in … to block a nomination??
Now, we don't want you to get the idea that we're obsessed with Scott Brown just because this is the fourth post we've written about him today. It's just that, so far, he's been an excellent source of material. See, for several days … [Read more...]
Underpants bomber cooperating – no waterboarding required!
A popular right-wing meme is that you can only get useful information out of alleged terrorists by torturing them. Oh, what's that, Scott? Waterboarding isn't torture? All right, then -- by using "enhanced interrogation … [Read more...]
Kerry calls for constitutional amendment to counteract Citizens United
In testimony before the Senate Rules Committee, Senator John Kerry today announced his support for a constitutional amendment in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. We face two challenges: first, to mediate the impact … [Read more...]
Spitzer: Geithner has “failed” as Treasury Secretary; “not corrupt” but “just wrong” about his role
It's a shame that Eliot Spitzer so thoroughly embarrassed himself a while back. The guy really is one of the few people who can speak forcefully and knowledgeably about what went wrong in the financial markets and what is needed to … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s big chance
Today's Globe reports that, in the last couple of days of the Senate race, Scott Brown pulled in nearly half a million dollars from the high-flying finance industry -- the vast majority from out of state. In addition to financial giants … [Read more...]
Help BMG PAC support more awesome progressives like Lori!
We were very proud to make Rep. Lori Ehrlich the first recipient of BMG PAC funds, and we were delighted by the response in the comments to our choice. Clearly, Rep. Ehrlich has many fans here on BMG. This, of course, is just the … [Read more...]
I’m guessing Justice Alito is going to wish he’d stayed home tonight
As I noted in the SOTU thread, when President Obama criticized the Citizens United Decision, Justice Alito was obviously shaking his head, and appeared to be saying something like "no, that's not right." Very, very bad form. The … [Read more...]
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