On October 25th, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will hold a fancy fundraiser at the Hynes Convention center. All people who believe in social and environmental justice should boycott this event, and never give money to HRC. Transgender … [Read more...]
Jim McGovern named co-chair of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Speaker Pelosi has named Congressman Jim McGovern the new co-chair of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. Jim fills a vacancy left when Congressman Tom Lantos passed away. Jim McGovern has been a tireless advocate for human rights issues … [Read more...]
United States of America is the #1 Prison State reports the Boston Globe
No wonder Massachusetts spends more on incarceration then education. Each adolescent committed to the Department of Youth Services costs $23,000 a year - the tuition and fees at a community college are about $3000 a year. Each young … [Read more...]
Marriage rights, healthcare rights, these are Human Rights
Dr. X sent an email politely asking to be taken off the listserve for the Alliance to Defend Health Care. This resulted from Dr. X receiving an email Action Alert from the Alliance today "Act Now For Human Rights -- MA ConCon vote 6/14/07" … [Read more...]
The Extirpation of Nigerian Gays
Nigeria apparently likes our constitutional notion that some people are 3/5ths human. The Nigerian Parliament is debating new laws that will make life impossible for gay people. It is already illegal to let anyone know you are … [Read more...]
Unedited Account of ConCon Health Care Amendment Debate, Jan. 2, 2006
Rep. Walrath said, There's certainly concern about whether or not this amendment is ready to be adopted. The amendment itself would require that it be the obligation of the Legislature to enact and implement laws to ensure that no resident … [Read more...]
Will there be justice for Lori Berenson?
Whether or not Lori Berenson is guilty of collaborating with MRTA, I think few in this country, on the right or left, would contend that her trials in Peru were fair. Yes, there were two of them--the first a lightning-fast trial at gunpoint … [Read more...]
The State Constitution: Two Amendments I’d Like to See
An amendment proposed by initiative petition, if not decided yea or nay by a vote of the joint session as of its adjournment, may be referred to the next joint session by petition of one forth of all the members elected. That would be an … [Read more...]
An Important Set of Questions About the ConCon Process
As we learned today the biggest item slashed in Romney's budget cuts are health care spending. Wouldn't it be nice that instead of mere partisan political posturing and rhetoric, we could see evidence of some strong leadership to … [Read more...]
Human RIghts at the ConCon: It’s Happening Today
If you have another minute call 617-722-2000 to leave the same message for your own state Senator and Representative "VOTE YES on Health Care and no on marriage discrimination today".The health amendment seeks to make quality, affordable … [Read more...]