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How Serious are We about Reducing Student Debt?

February 21, 2021 By johntmay 35 Comments

One wonders how much lower student debt would be if "nonprofit" schools limited the wages paid their staff and administration. I am not saying that the state should dictate what any private school pays, but there should be limits on … [Read more...]

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Governor Website

February 20, 2021 By Trickle up 1 Comment

Seems to me the "Governor Fix-It" thing has run it course. Taking nominations for a new moniker. Anyone? … [Read more...]

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Who can challenge Charlie Baker in ’22?

February 19, 2021 By NorthShoreGrandma 16 Comments

This excellent opinion piece by Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone reminded me that there had been some discussion on this site of Curtatone as a possible Democratic candidate for governor. Until this week, I'd been thinking that Charlie … [Read more...]

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Chuff Charlie Beyond the COVIDome

February 18, 2021 By Trickle up 8 Comments

this is fine Does anyone besides me have a problem with this? … [Read more...]

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MTA Endorses Juan Jaramillo in Race to Succeed DeLeo

February 18, 2021 By jconway 3 Comments

After consulting with representatives of the RTA and WTA on their Candidate Endorsement Committee, the MTA has announced it is supporting Juan Jaramillo for the special primary to replace retiring State Rep and former Speaker Robert … [Read more...]

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A Lenten Reflection for Social and Racial Justice

February 17, 2021 By jconway 1 Comment

Excerpted from Jon Meachem’s review of Henry Louis Gates’ “The Black Church” “Never confuse position with power,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, a Chicago pastor born in 1970, says in Gates’s epigraph. “Pharaoh had a position, but Moses had the … [Read more...]

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QAnon and the Examined Life

February 16, 2021 By Steve Consilvio 5 Comments

Socrates, you will recall, was sentenced to death for “corrupting the young.” He did this by pointing out the hypocrisy and flawed ideas of those around him. Worse, he did it in such a way as to be immune from the pressures of society. He … [Read more...]

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Here’s an idea, Raise Wages!

February 16, 2021 By johntmay 8 Comments

Millions Are Out Of A Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can't I Find Workers? is the headline from WBUR News.  Only once does it mention wages .... His company has offered higher wages.   While I do not have a degree in economics or … [Read more...]

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BenDowningMABen Downing@BenDowningMA·
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Our leaders didn’t prepare us for the virus, or a shock like it, and that left all of us, but particularly the most vulnerable, exposed. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/06/nation/mass-surpasses-16000-deaths-due-covid-19/ #mapoli

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It’s telling that the last two Democratic Presidents began their presidencies with a “Recovery Act” and a “Rescue Plan” because their inheritances were so catastrophic.

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Beautiful urban visions from @berkie1 !

Sure would help to have a robust, thriving public transit system to enable this.

Nathan Phillips@nathanpboston

Streets that put people first, not cars - The Boston Globe https://apps.bostonglobe.com/opinion/graphics/2021/03/superblocks/ via @BostonGlobe

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DrEricDingEric Feigl-Ding@DrEricDing·
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Let this sink in— 5,700,000 children will be lifted out of poverty soon by President Biden’s #COVID19 relief aid passed by Congress.

Zero Republicans (House/Senate) voted for it.

Only way we passed it that Democrats won 2 senate seats for a 50-50 tie & VP Harris made it 51-50. https://twitter.com/chrislu44/status/1366524803742597120

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This deserves a lot more attention

New analysis: 13.1 million fewer Americans would be in poverty after the passage of Biden's economic relief bill

Significantly, the child poverty rate would be cut in half. That's 5.7 million fewer kids in poverty https://www.povertycenter.columbia.edu/news-internal/2021/presidential-policy/biden-economic-relief-proposal-poverty-impact?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210228&instance_id=27598&nl=the-morning®i_id=103545475&segment_id=52539&te=1&user_id=cd59d05eab07f3403b8db65ae0fa15b3

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jonfavsJon Favreau@jonfavs·
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“..it could become one of the most effective laws to fight poverty in a generation. Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy estimates that the plan would reduce the poverty rate by more than a quarter for adults and cut the child poverty rate in half.”

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