Mushroom Farming is what it is: Grown in the dark and fed a diet of manure. And it's flourishing on Beacon Hill. In November, little noticed, I posted Beacon Hill: Democracy dies at gambling interests' request Kathi-Anne Reinstein, a … [Read more...]
David and Goliath or Ms Norbut Prevails
I hope by now, everyone has read the article in the Boston Globe: For casino opponents, an unlikely ace in the hole I'm proud to be associated in a small way with a coalition dedicated to educating the public about the facts of the costs … [Read more...]
Resort casinos will bring down the curtain on performing arts centers
First we will lose our top headline performers to casino performance venues - such artists as B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, David Copperfield, Bill Cosby, Miranda Lambert, Ian Anderson, Mandy Patinkin and many, many more. As evidence of … [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...]
Casino v. Wind Farm question
I'm not being cute or trying to play on people's cynicism. I really have no idea what the answer is or how to go about finding it. Here's my question: Is the ancestral land in SE Massachusetts on which the Mashpee Wampanoag are proposing to … [Read more...]
North Andover Casino Gaming Forum
The North Andover Democratic Town Committee would like to invite you to a forum on Casino and Expanded Gaming. The forum will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday (1/28) at North Andover's Stevens Memorial Library (345 Main Street). Moderated … [Read more...]
Six Degrees of Suffolk Downs
At the Statehouse. And way too early. Uncomfortable flashbacks to the Spring of 2008 and Gardner Auditorium, with it's tortuous tier of blue carpeted bleachers along the back wall, and where I (sort of) experienced democracy in … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Common Cause Reveals Massive Gambling Gifts to Lawmakers
There are three questions for the people of Massachusetts: 1) How well is Governor Patrick's push for ethics reform likely to succeed if Beacon Hill is awash in the same kind of gambling money as Pennsylvania? 2) Wouldn't this be a good … [Read more...]
Department of Bad Timing (Rhode Island Division)
And third, we should remember that the investor behind this disaster, Sol Kerzner, is the same "tycoon" who built Sun City, a huge casino complex in South Africa, with the eager support and backing of the apartheid government back in the … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Resolution Opposing Slot Machines and Predatory Gambling Wins At Convention!
UPDATE (by David): Here is the full text of the resolution, taken from this post -- I am told it is exactly what was adopted: The Resolution Whereas the Democratic Party has a long and proud tradition of advocating for social justice, … [Read more...]
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