A fantastic read in the NY Times, from Dennis Lehane.  Here's an excerpt, but you really should read the whole thing. When I speak of my love for this city, it will be understood that the love does not come filtered through a soft-focus … [Read more...]

Not surprisingly, the news these days is pretty much all Marathon all the time.  And yet, if you look carefully, you can see a couple of stories that we should not lose sight of.  For example: Former Probation Commissioner John J. … [Read more...]

I'm sure I speak for all BMGers when I say that my thoughts and very best wishes are with Red Mass Group's Rob Eno and his family today.  Rob's cousin Ron, and Ron's wife and daughter, were injured in today's events at the Boston Marathon. … [Read more...]

Globe: The letter from the local district attorney would make anyone shudder. It says “Official Notice — Immediate Attention Required” and comes on what appears to be official stationery, with the signature and seal of the district … [Read more...]

If you stay up to date on BMG's "Recent User Posts" list - and you should! - you'll have seen that EB3, who has in general been displeased with the mainstream media's account of all things Whitey Bulger, is especially displeased with a … [Read more...]

This was earlier today at the Senate Banking Committee.  What's so great about what Warren is doing is that she is making absolutely crystal clear that the rot that infects our financial system is not solely a Republican problem.  These two … [Read more...]

Via email: I can almost guarantee that you know someone -- a family member, friend, or neighbor -- who counts on Social Security checks to get by. That's why I was shocked to hear that the President's newest budget proposal would cut … [Read more...]

So Tom Steyer, the billionaire from California who says he just cares so gosh-darn much about climate change, is going to prove how important it is to end our reliance on fossil fuels by ... wait for it ... flying a bunch of planes … [Read more...]

Joan Vennochi, of whose work I am usually a fan, seems to me to badly misfire in today's Globe.  Hey, it happens to the best of us.  But still, it's hard to imagine where this came from. The thrust of her column is so obvious as to be … [Read more...]