Reuters reports that New Jersey will spend $380 million to create a stem cell research institute, putting it in second place behind California's $3 billion voter-approved effort.Although New Jersey lacks Massachusetts's and California's … [Read more...]
Air America in Boston area
Probably a lot of you already know, but if you haven't heard, Boston now has some lefty talk radio stations, 1200 and 1430 on your AM dial. They include much programming from liberal radio network Air America, and also Ed Schultz in evening … [Read more...]
Bush to DC: DROP DEAD
Almost literally:D.C. officials said yesterday that the Bush administration is refusingto reimburse the District for most of the costs associated with nextweek's inauguration, breaking with precedent and forcing the city todivert $11.9 … [Read more...]
Questioning the powerful
I have been struck lately by the spate of columns written by religious people struggling to explain how it is that a just God permits things like the Indian Ocean tsunami to occur. And perhaps it's coincidence, but two columns written … [Read more...]
Executive Summary of Conyers Report
First, in the run up to election day, the following actions by Mr.Blackwell, the Republican Party and election officials disenfranchisedhundreds of thousands of Ohio citizens, predominantly minority andDemocratic voters: The misallocation … [Read more...]
“There are others”
David Corn at the Nation says that Armstrong Williams told him that he (Williams) is not the only commentator receiving taxpayer money to toe the Bush administration line. Oh, do tell, Armstrong! Do tell! (He says he … [Read more...]
The grassroots demand better hacks, Pt. 2
I wrote this post last month with some degree of bitterness that we of the Center and Left had outraised the Republicans dollar for dollar, and organized better than we ever had, and had nothing but defeat to show for it.Well, now Amy … [Read more...]
Mass. Republicans have registered Reilly domain names
In an apparent effort to make it more difficult for Mass. Attorney General Tom Reilly to bring his undeclared campaign for Governor to the internet, the Massachusetts Republican Party has registered several domain names that a Reilly … [Read more...]