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BMG transition has begun. Posting and commenting is suspended until we’re done.

April 22, 2011 By David

As discussed previously, in order for us to successfully transition from this platform to our new WordPress platform, we must suspend user posts and comments until the transition is finished.  Therefore, as of now, BMG will not accept new … [Read more...]

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BMG 3.0: it’s happening this weekend

April 21, 2011 By David

As you know, we have been planning a transition off of Soapblox and onto our custom-designed WordPress platform for some time.  We've tinkered and tested, and we've tried to address the many helpful comments that you have given on the … [Read more...]

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Shameless self-promotion: come see your editors sing an opera!

April 15, 2011 By David

We interrupt our regularly-scheduled witty and incisive political commentary to bring you the following special announcement: Two-thirds of BMG's editors are singing lead roles in Igor Stravinsky's brilliant opera The Rake's Progress. … [Read more...]

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BMG 3.0 update

March 9, 2011 By David

As we have previously announced, in the reasonably near future Blue Mass Group will transition from the Soapblox platform to a customized WordPress platform.  We've opened the new platform for you to play around with, and we encourage … [Read more...]

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BMG 3.0 is coming! Help us make it work.

February 28, 2011 By the-editors

Key Features of BMG 3.0 Pretty much everything that Soapblox does.  The whole point of this redesign was to improve and increase BMG's functionality, so we naturally didn't want to lose what we've already got.  To that end, we've … [Read more...]

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Globe echoes BMG’s call to abolish the Governor’s Council

February 4, 2011 By David

In the wake of the Governor's Council's appallingly close 4-3 vote to approve Fernande R.V. Duffly to the SJC, featuring reasons for voting "no" that I described as ranging "from barely plausible to laughable," I called for the Council's … [Read more...]

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Open thread

February 3, 2011 By David

Can you see above the snow piles in your neighborhood? … [Read more...]

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Privacy policy

February 1, 2011 By the-editors

Blue Mass Group does not retain personally identifiable information from readers.  However, Blue Mass Group does require a valid email address from users who wish to leave posts or comments on the site.  We do this in order to … [Read more...]

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Are you part of Deval’s “fussy liberal base”?

January 14, 2011 By David

So Brian McGrory heartily approves of Governor Patrick's move to oust most of the Parole Board, and some of its staff.  Terrific.  So do I, for the record. But in an otherwise pretty good column, stuff like this drives me … [Read more...]

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BMG interviews Governor Patrick

January 4, 2011 By David

Bob was next, with a question about the role of corporations in society (and a tricky bit about Ben Franklin and Adam Smith at the end). I then turned to questions from BMGers, and started with KBusch's excellent question … [Read more...]

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