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August 25, 2017 By pericles 1 Comment

I attended the recent dueling rallies on Boston Common. Political life is so confusing nowadays it's difficult to decide definitively who represents what cause. But, in short, folks who are generally associated with the “alt-right” pulled … [Read more...]

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Islamic Terror and Reckless Rhetoric on the Far Right

January 21, 2015 By steven-j-gulitti 12 Comments

The recent terror attacks in Paris thrust the issue of terrorism, its relation with Islam, and how to defeat it back into the forefront of national debate. At the same time, it has created a wave of reckless rhetoric on the far right. That … [Read more...]

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On Being A Titan, Part One, Or, See It, Say It, Sue It

March 9, 2011 By fake-consultant 3 Comments

We have tomorrow Bright before us Like a flame. Yesterday, a night-gone thing A sun-down name. And dawn today Broad arch above the road we came. We march! --From "The New Negro", by Alain Locke So here's the deal, as it sits today: for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: corruption, dr.-david-hill, economics, environment, free-speech, hazardous-waste, intimidation, kayne-darrell, law, law-and-lawyers, lawsuit, north-carolina, politics, pollution, titan-cement

What a Terrible Bleeping Idea

February 21, 2011 By JimC Leave a Comment

Cross-posted locally. Former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will serve as honorary chairmen for the National Institute for Civil Discourse, director Brint Milward told The New York Times. The non-partisan center will focus on … [Read more...]

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Yes, I’m blocked from commenting too.

October 17, 2010 By liveandletlive 2 Comments

I thought the editors shut me off because of my incessant raging against Wall Street. I was going through all sorts of odd thought processes trying to understand how David, Bob, and Charley could choose Wall Street over me.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: duct-tape-over-mouth, free-speech, internet-explorer, technical-difficulties

Hate is here in my neighborhood too.

September 28, 2010 By liveandletlive 10 Comments

With all the news media about personal attacks and hate directed toward Muslims, and with the many discussions we've had about it on this site, religious hate has never hit this close to home. My eyes are opened now. From Masslive.com It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fbi, fear, free-speech, palmer-massachusetts, racism, tea-party

Well… it was a nice democracy, while it lasted…

January 22, 2010 By petr 6 Comments

Citizens United tried, in the District Court,  to make this a 'facial test' and, basically, were laughed at.  So they dropped the facial challenge and brought it to the Supremes as an 'as applied' challenge ('facial challenge' is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: corporations, free-speech, supreme-court

Free speech for a terrorist? Or, why the governor hates me

November 19, 2009 By dan-clawson 27 Comments

Scheduled, then canceled The talk was originally scheduled by the special collections of the university library, as a 20-year retrospective on "The Great Sedition Trial" - the longest running, most expensive trial ever held in this part of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: free-speech, massachusetts, terrorism, umass, university-of-massachusetts

I am one of the “anarchist radicals” who helped cancel Jim Gilchrist’s invitation to Harvard

October 17, 2009 By kyledeb 78 Comments

Kyle de Beausset, an undergraduate student and migrant advocate, who was one of the original Harvard protesters, said yesterday that Gilchrist's removal will allow discussions to move toward policy, rather than animosity."It's a victory for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: american-immigration-lawyers-association, boston-globe, brisenia-flores, center-for-immigration-studies, free-speech, harvard, harvard-law-record, harvard-undergraduate-legal-commitee, jeanne-butterfield, jessica-vaughn, jim-gilchrist, jon-feere, katy-glen, milton-valencia, minutemen, shawna-forde, ting-chen, u.s.-constitution, violence

Suspended for racist email?

July 30, 2009 By cmarie 29 Comments

The Boston Globe Reports:  "[Boston Police] Officer Justin Barrett was suspended Tuesday after allegedly writing the racially charged email about Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. to colleagues at the National Guard, referring to … [Read more...]

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