Dem candidate for MA attorney general Maura Healey bears the mark of the progressive — she wants to go to the root of big problems and solve them. Click below to hear how she’d tackle two complex, interrelated areas of … [Read more...]
The roll call vote on casinos and predatory gambling expansion
Remember, Atlantic City's casino culture is failed and it looks like the State of New Jersey may have to take them over Nevada has unemployment of 14% and a foreclosure rate 5 times higher than out state. Michigan let in one casino - now it … [Read more...]
United to Stop Slots holds Media Briefing in State House on Feb 9, 2010
I am posting the invitation below with the hope that some of you will join me in covering this event as citizen journalists. The pro gambling industry is also having an event the same day; I would like to get the word out about this … [Read more...]
What Would You Do? What WILL You Do?
"Listen, this stuff is the best. It's cool. It's a rush. It's fun. And besides," the man says, lowering his voice into a sincere tone, "do you how many poor people benefit from this? Not just in the US, but all over the world. I mean they … [Read more...]
Tim Cahill Proposes Equivalent of Crack Houses to Raise State Revenue
United Press International, quoting an extensive story on the front page of today's Boston Globe, summarizes the reality behind Tim Cahill's -- and, it must be admitted, the governor's -- illusion that slot machines (whether in parlors or … [Read more...]