Blue Mass Group

Reality-based commentary on politics.

We will not sit idly by and watch our country be dragged back into the past

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For many of us, last week’s election loss was about more than politics and we’re still coming to terms with the fact that millions of our fellow citizens voted for a candidate who is brazenly racist, xenophobic, and misogynistic. Since … [Read more...]

How Will We Prepare for a Potentially Ugly Presidential Campaign?

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Back in 2010, during the special election contest between Martha Coakley and Scott Brown, among other election activities, I stood for many hours on street corners with Coakley banners. I and my colleagues, and probably many reading this as … [Read more...]

Confronting Inequality on MLK Day & Beyond

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day challenges each of us to confront the racial and economic inequality of our time. Geography, income, and race stubbornly and persistently shape opportunities for too many Massachusetts families. The census tract … [Read more...]

The G.O.P. and a Platform Built for the Past‏

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To hear the pundits and political professionals talk about it, this election is all about turning out a party’s base. That’s because there are few if any undecided voters left and the only undecided voters that count are the ones residing … [Read more...]

On Protecting The Innocent, Or, Is There A Death Penalty Compromise?

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I don’t feel very good about this country this morning, and as so many of us are I’m thinking of how Troy Davis was hustled off this mortal coil by the State of Georgia without a lot of thought of what it means to execute the … [Read more...]

On Reopening For Business, Or, What? No Flying Cars?

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So I took a bit of a break this past month, and I figured by the time I came back y’all would have things sorted out: people would be surely by flying around with jet packs by now, God would have sent fires and floods to smite the … [Read more...]

On Petals And Metal, Or, Today And Tomorrow, Street Actions Are Afoot

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A young lady visitor on the set of "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" asked W.C.Fields if he liked flowers. Fields replied he was very fond of Four Roses. --Ronald J. Fields, from the book "W.C.Fields  By Himself" So here's what's up: … [Read more...]

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