I’m dropping out of the twitter echo chamber on the Michelle Wu discussion. It’s hard to express yourself in 140 characters without resorting to insults and enough of that. I plead guilty to helping to crowd out other important policy … [Read more...]
What do we know?
A couple of days ago I put up a post in defense of Michelle Wu. I purposefully stayed away from the comments and twitter until the next day, convinced I would wake up to ALL CAPS screeds calling me anything but a child of God. Thankfully, … [Read more...]
Progressives, Let’s Give Michelle Wu Some Slack
Michelle Wu has been taking some heat for her decision to support Bill Linehan to lead the Boston City Council. Linehan is not a favorite in progressive circles, but that's exactly why I think Michelle made the right decision. Now, Wu, one … [Read more...]
How to Win In Boston: Race, Class, or Being Michelle Wu
Boston's 2013 municipal election was extraordinary not just as the first open Mayoral race in twenty years or the free-wheeling preliminaries, but because Marty Walsh and Michelle Wu secured victory with very unorthodox neighborhood … [Read more...]