Unfolding now (2:35p, Jan 22) is yet another school shooting, this time on the campus of Lone Star College, north of Houston, TX (emphasis original): A college in the US state of Texas is on lockdown amid reports of a shooter on the … [Read more...]

The Boston Globe reports this morning "4 dead after police standoff at a Colo. townhome" — in now-infamous Aurora, CO: Four people, including an armed suspect, died after an hours-long police standoff Saturday at a Colorado townhome, … [Read more...]

I am horrified to report that Harry Reid is reportedly waffling on Filibuster Reform: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will postpone filibuster reform until later this month, giving him time to negotiate a deal with Republicans, … [Read more...]

The GOP has dedicated itself to what I call the "Pinocchio Principle" — "if you believe in something strongly enough, it will happen". This delusion emerges from certain schools of religious thought (not all), and is the result of … [Read more...]

More than TWO MILLION victims of the GOP war on working-class men and women will lose their extended unemployment benefits a scant two days from now, and another MILLION will lose theirs in March, according to reports like this. Lost in all … [Read more...]

America lost another hero today. Those of us who remember Watergate remember Mr. Inouye. Those of us with WWII-era parents remember Mr. Inouye. Although he had his detractors, Daniel Inouye was one of the good-guys. … [Read more...]

Among my many flaws, I am a piano player. The world of music lost a great one today. … [Read more...]

My son cast his first vote last evening (in Somerville, Ward 5, Precinct 2). He waited in line for an hour and a half, his was vote number 1,550. I took a picture of the event, but I don't want to post it without his permission. This was … [Read more...]

The assault of Hurricane Sandy on the Eastern US on October 29, 2012, should be remembered as a "Day of Infamy" — right alongside December 7, 1941 and September 11, 2001. While climatologists may argue about the role that climate … [Read more...]

Enrico John Villamaino III — Republican candidate for state representative — pleaded not guilty to nine felony counts of voter fraud Wednesday. We discussed his behavior last August here on BMG. The Boston Globe reports in … [Read more...]