Stanley Fish, a longtime friend and colleague of Gates's, in his New York Times blog summarizes the racist treatment Gates has suffered since his earliest days as a professor. It's important for those of us who have followed his career to … [Read more...]
Cambridge cops take black, disabled professor away in handcuffs. Read the police report here.
FURTHER UPDATE: Here is a joint statement that would seem to end the matter: Joint Press Release from City of Cambridge, Cambridge PD, Middlesex County D.A., and Prof. Gates The City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Police Department have … [Read more...]
Cambridge-Somerville for Change (CSfC) Community Meeting
Cambridge-Somerville for Change, formerly Cambridge-Somerville for Obama, is a community group dedicated to harnessing the grassroots energy inspired by the Obama campaign. Our organizing activities include campaigns, elections, and … [Read more...]
Sen. Kerry town hall meetings: Dec 1st in Camb, Dec 2nd in Fitchburg
Monday, Dec 1st at Lesley University, Cambridge 7:00 pm Prospect Hall 1803 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA This is near the Porter Square MBTA stop and the commuter rail station. Lesley University President Joseph B. Moore will introduce … [Read more...]
Cambridge Chronicle calls for election head Marsha Weinerman to resign
Because of her massive screw-up that resulted in 6,400 names being missing from the voter rolls Tuesday morning, the Cambridge Chronicle has called for Marsha Weinerman to resign. The comments of others show that this wasn't a fluke. She … [Read more...]
Comedy Against Evil. Sunday Night – Baratunde Thurston, Myq Kaplan, Jeff Kreisler
quotes about the show... "A welcome reminder of a time when comedy cut a lot closer to the issues of the day than most comics now dare." - Dallas Morning News "A highlight." - The New York Times Event on Facebook: … [Read more...]
Jimmy Tingle For President, May 13th at 8pm
Get Your Laugh On! Jimmy Tingle: The Funniest Campaign in History 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 13th at the Masonic Hall, 1950 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge. That's about a block north of the Porter Square T stop on the Red Line, and … [Read more...]
Green Line Extension community meetings
The Green Line Extension is currently planning the new route and T stop locations. Locations under consideration are in or around Brickbottom, Union Square, central Somerville (Ball Square, Magoun Square), Tufts, and Mystic Valley … [Read more...]
Low Turnout Farce: Alvaro Colom Takes the Presidency
(See Citizen Orange for more detailed picture) The picture above shows that Colom won the vote in every single rural, poor, and indigenous department in Guatemala. While there were problems with the election I can safely say that I am … [Read more...]
“… whose rings must be kissed”
Posted without comment, from the venerable Cambridge Civic Journal, aka rwinters.com:What started out as a sleepy little filling of a vacancy in the State Senate has, as Primary Election Day (Tues, Sept 11) approaches, … [Read more...]