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Our Towns Are Not War Zones: Police Militarization in MA

December 16, 2014 By SamTracy

The debate on police militarization, rumbling for years, has been thrust into the national spotlight after protests in Ferguson, Missouri were met with heavily armed and armored police forces acting more like combatants than peacekeepers. … [Read more...]

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Why Climate Change Deniers Should Still Support Green Energy

February 22, 2010 By heather-taylormiesle-nrdc-action-fund

The senators claim that because there were some errors included in the IPCC's 2007 report -- for instance, how quickly the Himalayan glaciers might melt -- the entire phenomenon of climate change must now be questioned. I am not a … [Read more...]

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The Pentagon agrees: Kerry was right about terrorism.

August 19, 2008 By beachmom

This is what Kerry has talked about in length, for a very long time: Writes the Pentagon report: "The struggle against violent extremists will not end with a single battle or campaign. Rather, we will defeat them through the patient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2004-presidential-election, john-kerry, pentagon, robert-gates, terrorism

“Stop the Raids”: A Convergence of Truths on New Bedford

October 5, 2007 By kyledeb

These pictures, taken around the same time, express more truths than I ever could in words. Above is a picture of a Guatemalan girl used by the U.S. government. Below is a picture of a Guatemalan girl who was the victim of the U.S. … [Read more...]

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jimbraude Jim Braude @jimbraude ·
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Joining us @bospublicradio @BPLBoston at 11:00 sharp? @SenWarren - on debt ceiling drama, unaffordable childcare, challenges to student loan forgiveness & other uplifting news…#mapoli @gbhnews

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📛VERGE OF NUCLEAR WAR ON EARTH
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
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""Governments need to work fast,”
"medicines that should be stockpiled for radiological and nuclear emergencies'"
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noanonymouse Titorelli @noanonymouse ·
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This is their ransom note: “If we can’t have a luxurious early retirement at the expense of others health and safety, we will raise the rent.” #mapoli #bospoli

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance @MassFiscal

Boston keep raising those taxes, keep adding those regulations, keep adding those mandates, keep banning appliances for consumers. #bospoli #mapoli https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/status/1618753149560291331

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wethepeople_ma DefundDCF @wethepeople_ma ·
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When @MayorWu doesn’t want the public to know the police couldn’t lawfully stop us from protesting, so she ducked through her neighbors’ backyards to avoid us….then she started having us arrested. The 1st Amendment doesn’t exist in Wu’s Boston. #bospoli #mapoli #shameonwu #FYO

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massbudget MassBudget @massbudget ·
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“Especially with a split Congress, states can’t wait for the feds to be their knight in shining armor,” @PBaxandall said. “They need to take action themselves.”

Read the full story on how states can advance tax equity via @publicintegrity: https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/taxes/unequal-burden/how-will-a-divided-government-affect-taxes/ #mapoli

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mannyunity Emmanuell. @mannyunity ·
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This Saturday at 11 a.m., come support rent control with us and our allies from across the city at the MA State House!

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