Now, I'm not an expert on the merits of the bill; whether a sell-out of out disadvantaged communities to polluting developers, or trivial legislative compromise. It seems opinions vary. But Iâll give Ms. Wilkerson the benefit of the doubt … [Read more...]
BMG: Make $$ and Have Fun
Maybe you could apply it to comments, or maybe just to diary posts. The latter seems to make a little more sense, especially since currently there's no way to commend a really good diary post except to "recommend" it.If users linked up to … [Read more...]
A Progressive Remembrance of Jim Morrison
The Doors called themselves âerotic politiciansâ. Though they did not specialize in protest music, the lyrics of their hard-hitting âUnknown Soldierâ can be understood today:[slow] Wait until the war is over / And we're both a … [Read more...]
Whatâs up with those Kos Kids?
In one of those weird unfoldings, the story started not with Markos (Kos), but with a shot at his buddy, fellow blogger, and co-author, Jerome Armstrong. (Jerome started the blog myDD. He and Markos have a book on progressive politics out … [Read more...]
devalpatrickstore.com??
You can check it out at www.devalpatrickstore.comI know because I just got a nice shiny leaflet in the mail. Did you get it too? If so, who are you? A Patrick delegate? A random delegate? A volunteer? A registered Democrat? Other? What's … [Read more...]
Tom Reilly does press conference at my company
I have little clue what the political content of Reilly's newly announced jobs package was, but it was pretty cool to see all my co-workers on TV. It will be broadcast tonite, not sure where but presumably on the local news.(I was not in … [Read more...]
Public Education and MCAS (or, My First Post)
The proposition behind MCAS testing is a simple: you must know certain things in order to merit a high school degree. Hence, an up-or-down test on the things you absolutely must know, and if you don't pass, you haven't warranted the degree. … [Read more...]