So, did anyone know the casino proposal includes giving one out of every ten dollars to, as my little sister would have said years ago, "the horseys," all thanks to special interests? This is the big, new development in the bill, and is … [Read more...]

On today's LeftAhead Podcast, Mike and I had US Senate candidate and longtime immigration attorney Marisa DeFranco on as our guest. As Mike describes her, she's "a competent, confident candidate with a wide and deep platform [who] joined us … [Read more...]

These control zones would have existed all the way from Rhode Island to Portland, Maine. This is what a nuclear disaster would look like for the region. For our region -- the place where we live and breath every day. This is what would … [Read more...]

One of the most politically-important decisions that gets made in our system of government is in the process of being made right now: Redistricting. It's a process that is only done once every ten years, and Massachusetts is going to be … [Read more...]

Today on LeftAhead, we had Bob Massie on as our guest, the first announced candidate running for the Democratic Primary to face Senator Scott Brown in 2012. Massie has degrees from Princeton, Harvard and Yale and has a wide variety of … [Read more...]

The payroll tax 'holiday' is a trojan horse. It's getting an email from a Nigerian who says you inherited money after a plane crash, and then sending them your credit card info. This is a scam and, given the fact that over 60% of America … [Read more...]

Update 1: Have you called your office, to express outrage yet? Here's his DC number: (202) 224-4543 Please, take 2 minutes and call. This matters.   … [Read more...]

This is all grounded in the toxic mindset expressed yesterday on Meet the Press (without challenge, naturally) by GOP Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said of Assange:  "I think the man is a high-tech terrorist. He's done an … [Read more...]

I'm tired of hearing that, "gee, well, we didn't really learn anything, anyway," from the Wikileaks naysayers. We've learned quite a lot. For example, did anyone know our embassy in Brazil is acting the part of Ernie Boch (no, not that … [Read more...]