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Miraculously the Republicans Rediscover the Average American

February 1, 2015 By steven-j-gulitti 3 Comments

As if by magic, the Republican Party has rediscovered most of the rest of us. My neck is still stiff from the political whiplash I sustained when the Grand Old Party radically made its 180-degree course change back to the political middle. … [Read more...]

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Kristof: Pay teachers more

March 13, 2011 By massparent 26 Comments

A NY Times Op-Ed by Nicholas Kristof advocates for increasing teacher compensation, in order to compete with other countries by attracting more talented people into the profession as other high performing countries such as Singapore … [Read more...]

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Pressure Mounts For Moderate Republicans To Support the DREAM Act

September 19, 2010 By kyledeb 13 Comments

It is important to note that the State of Florida stands much to gain from the passage of this legislation.  By alowing certain youths an opportunity at a solid education and a pathway to citizenship, we can stop the current cycle of … [Read more...]

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“ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-20: The question of the hour

May 1, 2010 By bill-schechter 6 Comments

"ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-20: Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage The question of the hour Bias is a sin of commission and omission. The question of the hour, which we all have plenty of time to ponder, as we watch our water … [Read more...]

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Boston Phoenix: the Globe’s Plight

April 29, 2009 By peter_kadzis 13 Comments

Here is an advance look at this week's editorial. It takes the measure of the grim prospects facing the Globe -- and journalism. http://thephoenix.com/Boston/N... … [Read more...]

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Rich Executives Have Bled the Boston Globe Dry

April 5, 2009 By joeltpatterson 14 Comments

NYTimes executives have kept the same salaries even as ad revenues have declined. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr, whose family controls the Times through a special class of shares, will earn about $1.09 million this year, according to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: corporations, globe, greed, massachusetts, new-york-times

The Politics of the DREAM Act: Laying the Groundwork For Migration Reform

March 26, 2009 By kyledeb 2 Comments

Dreamactivist.org is also beginning to sound the war drums through their change.org blog.  Thousands have already been invited to call-in in support of the DREAM Act through facebook.  The DREAM Act will be the first major … [Read more...]

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NYT Parrots “Evil Gays” Meme

February 8, 2009 By Laurel Leave a Comment

FOR the backers of Proposition 8, the state ballot measure to stop single-sex couples from marrying in California, victory has been soured by the ugly specter of intimidation. A Web site takes names and ZIP codes of donors supporting the … [Read more...]

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The New York Times Gets It Right And Wrong On Veterans.

December 19, 2008 By jamesboyce Leave a Comment

The stress and toil of multiple deployments, the unprecedented use of the National Guard, the general economic hardship of the county, our new generation of veterans is not only facing enormous challenges but the need is growing every … [Read more...]

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The NYT hits the Trifecta

November 23, 2008 By smalltownguy Leave a Comment

It's comforting, in these dark and parlous times, to know that we have the New York Times to light our way.  Three items from Sunday, November 23, 2008. John M. Broder and Carl Hulse win the coveted Walter Winchell award for their long … [Read more...]

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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This won't do at all.

John Lerner 🌲❄️🌎🌹🗽⚖️🌲@johnflerner

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This is horrible

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220

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They did the same with Obama and the economy in January '09.

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Yesterday Hannity was ranting about how it’s awful that Biden hadn’t solved the COVID crisis yet, hours after he was inaugurated https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-attacks-president-biden-not-having-covid-pandemic-under-control

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amywesterveltAmy Westervelt@amywestervelt·
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My mother is very proud that I’m the one dropping an f bomb in this bitch. Seriously though, it’s time to widen the lens of climate accountability. Big Oil relies on enablers, and they shouldn’t escape scrutiny https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1352389540334481410

Bill McKibben@billmckibben

Ad agencies and PR agencies are renting themselves to the fossil fuel industry, supplying the creative juice necessary to wreck the planet. Please--do something different with your talents!

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brianr2600Brian RIstuccia@brianr2600·
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@BostonDotCom Seventeen speeding tickets, at least 7 wrecks, and 6 license suspensions. Why do we need to wait until someone dies before permanently revoking the license of a driver who has repeatedly demonstrated that they can't be trusted to operate an automobile safely? #mapoli #ZeroVision

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@bluemassgroup @BostonGlobe More details not behind a paywall:

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