Until recently, Daniel Ellsburg was probably America's best-known whistle-blower. In 1971, he made copies of classified documents showing that the Vietnam War most likely not be won, and distributed them, most notably, to the New York … [Read more...]

As chair of the Granby Select Board, I deliver a state of the town address at annual town meeting. Last night, I my speech focused on the historical connections between our town's and the Commonwealth's fiscal problems. We assemble … [Read more...]

I first heard the term "dead presidents" from a Holyoke park worker who found my sister's stolen wallet. I answered the phone, my sister wasn't home, but he told me they had her wallet. Her ID was there, but the dead presidents--Andrew … [Read more...]

This is for all of you who can't get over the primary... the people who support Bernie and don't know who's on their side here at BMG the people who support Hillary but don't know who's on their side at BMG the people who can't … [Read more...]

“He’s not moving a party to the left. He’s moving a generation to the left. Whether or not he’s winning or losing, it’s really that he’s impacting the way in which a generation—the largest generation in the history of America—thinks about … [Read more...]

Depending on which poll you look at, the race between Clinton and Sanders is a dead heat or blowout.  Here's Electoral-Vote: A related category of bad political analysis is the search for a horse race that may not actually exist. The … [Read more...]

Aside from the fact that it ain't over until it's over, Democrats are sitting in a pretty good position for the general election. The Republican brand is at an all-time low. The presumptive Republican nominee is widely reviled by women and … [Read more...]

It's been going around among some Sanders supporters: Hillary Clinton is stealing votes and the primary election. The first time I heard it was when someone called in to Vox Pop, an afternoon call-in show for the New York public radio … [Read more...]

For the last ten years, it feels like we progressives have been waiting for a savior for the Democratic Party. Deval Patrick, who gave us an eight-year respite from Republican governors, offered a sort of salvation with one of the best … [Read more...]

As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1. --Godwin's Law If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's usually a duck. Donald Trump and his supporters may not be … [Read more...]