Well, this is very late notice, but here's an important event, listed @ Health Care for All's blog:You (yes, you!) are invited to a reception and conversation with SusanStarr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle, the authors [of Uninsured in … [Read more...]
Roberts begins the stonewall
Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) has just finished questioning Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, including some questions about his views on previously-decided cases. And, unfortunately, Roberts refused to answer those questions.I've made … [Read more...]
Cambridge DFA Meeting
The Cambridge Democracy for America September Meeting will be held tomorrow Tuesday 13 September at 7.00 PM at 133 Mt. Auburn Street in Cambridge (the Jesse Gordon Campaign HQ). The group has endorsed Jesse Gordon, Sam Seidel, Ken Reeves … [Read more...]
Nihilism
Tim Russert had an interesting guest on Meet the Press yesterday: John M. Barry, the author of ''Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America." Here's a Globe article about him.The fascinating thing about … [Read more...]
Katrina: the legal wrangling begins
... and it ain't gonna be pretty.The Financial Times reports that losses from the monster hurricane are now estimated to reach $125 billion, with insured losses between $40 billion and $60 billion. If those numbers hold up, they … [Read more...]
Drip drip drip …
Republicans continue to desert the President. This excellent article by Doug Bandow, a former Reagan aide and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, asks "is George W. Bush a serious person?" Bandow recognizes that the … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey lurches left
In her continuing effort to distance herself from her increasingly right-wing boss, Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey has come out in favor of civil unions for gay couples, and in favor of the Travaglini-Lees "compromise" constitutional … [Read more...]
Know thy strategy
In his post on AG Tom Reilly's decision to certify the anti-marriage ballot initiative, David mentioned a website, KnowThyNeighbor.org, whose purpose is to "out" those who would sign the ballot petition. David seems pretty … [Read more...]