At the close of his must-read The Rise of the New New Left, Peter Beinart at The Daily Beast makes the case that the Democratic Party's presumed standard-bearer in 2016 may be vulnerable to a challenge from the left - in particular, from … [Read more...]
Another Big Win for Wind in Local Elections
For the third time in the last six months, southeastern Massachusetts voters delivered a major victory for clean energy yesterday. Wind turbine supporter Peter DeTerra won in a landslide over wind opponent John Wethington in the Fairhaven … [Read more...]
New Menu at Boston Public Schools: Kids Eat Free!
I've never understood why we make children pay for food at school. Three out of five teachers surveyed by Share Our Strength report that they see students regularly come to school hungry because they’re not getting enough to eat at … [Read more...]
New Study: No Evidence Wind Turbines Affect Home Values
Wind turbine opponents do not like looking at wind turbines. But in the face of strong public support for non-polluting, locally-produced clean energy, that's not an effective argument, so they make outrageous claims about health impacts … [Read more...]
Vote Peter DeTerra for Fairhaven Board of Health on September 9th
If you live in Fairhaven, you should vote for Peter DeTerra for Board of Health on Monday September 9th. Read Peter's candidate profile in the New Bedford Standard-Times, along with endorsements by Fairhaven residents Alfred … [Read more...]
Not One But Two Oil Spills Foul New Bedford Harbor
I've covered oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and in Arkansas, but today the oil came to me. Thursday morning a local journalist alerted me to reports of an oil spill right down the street from me in New Bedford Harbor. I headed down and … [Read more...]
Conservative Media Attacks Help for Elderly, Disabled & Working Poor
The Cato Institute, funded by a who's who of right-wing billionaires, big-money polluters, and corporations looking to preserve tax loopholes, is once again attacking assistance for the elderly, disabled & working poor. Here's how … [Read more...]
Lobster’s Wicked Cheap. So Why Are Lobster Rolls Still So Expensive?
Lobster's going for $3.99 a pound at my local Market Basket, but up the road at Oxford Creamery Route 6 in Mattapoisett, lobster rolls are still $12. Why? James Surowiecki reports in The New Yorker that there are several factors in play, … [Read more...]
Casinos: A Worse Bet Than Ever
As Massachusetts keeps pursuing casinos as a magic salve for neglected areas, officials keep ignoring that America's casino explosion has made each new casino far less profitable. Take Pennsylvania: Nine of the 11 Pennsylvania casinos … [Read more...]
Do We Really Want More Natural Gas Pipelines?
ThinkProgress today provides a reminder that, like any form of fossil fuels, natural gas pipelines come with big risks: A little after 11 p.m. local time in the western Illinois town of Erie, residents heard a massive blast and then … [Read more...]
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