When roads and bridges need funding, we call it an appropriation. When the MBTA needs state funding, we call it a bailout. House and Senate lawmakers have approved an MBTA bailout and a second bill to maintain the state's roads and … [Read more...]
Racism in the Criminal Justice System: #NN12 series, cont’d
Among all the keynote addresses given at Netroots Nation, the one that seemed the 'least sexy' (ie, I didn't know any of the speakers), was also what ended up being my favorite. The main exhibition room was kept so dark that it was hard … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on #NN12 wrap up: our role going forward
Well, Netroots Nation is over and now I'm waiting for WaterFire here in Providence RI, so I figured I'd offer some comments. Van Jones provided the final keynote address, humorously poking fun at the media that's been saying the netroots is … [Read more...]
Massachusetts really is the Hub of the Universe… #NN12
Okay, okay... so, maybe the particle physicist on my team at the big Netroots Nations trivia match tonight would disagree with me, saying there's scientifically no such thing, but after going to David's Mass Elections panel tonight, it's … [Read more...]
Some Convention Advice: Stick a Fork in DeFranco
Good morning Democrats, By now, most of you are sipping some coffee, checking tweets and blogs and making your way over to the State Convention. I thought I'd offer my 2 cents (well, 4 cents) on the biggest decision of the day: the … [Read more...]
3rd Middlesex, an Online Forum
Mike and I had Joe Mullin on for State Senate, thus completing all the candidate interviews for democrats running in the race. Click for the LeftAhead blog on it, including links to all the candidate interviews. It's an impressive … [Read more...]
Your National Convention Delegation actually matters
While it's not on most people's radar, we have regional caucuses to elect delegates to the national convention coming up (they're all on the 21st, find out where your caucus is here). Most years, the competition is pretty fierce, as only … [Read more...]
Mara Dolan Podcast, 3rd Middlesex Senate Candidate
Today, Mike and I interviewed State Senate candidate Mara Dolan. Yeah, that's just 24 hours after our (if I do say so myself) fantastic interview with a real leader on the marriage equality movement, so we've been a busy pair over at … [Read more...]
Ryanstake, not Ryepower12
This is a public notice to let people know I changed my username. It was something I should have done a while ago. To be honest, I used Ryepower12 as a username before I really got the idea that a username is the same thing as a name.... … [Read more...]
Tom Cruise or Weekend Service? // You are the PR team // Sign Now!
Not quite sold on this quest to get Beacon Hill to stop wasting tax dollars on corporate welfare to Hollywood, when millions of lives are at stake with the MBTA? Well, how's this one? Since the Film Tax Credit legally mandates the … [Read more...]
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