Marriage equality advocates would like to think the DADT repeal would foreshadow one for the Defense of Marriage ACT (DOMA). While Suffredini sees who can serve in the military and who can marry as closely linked in this issue and … [Read more...]
MassEquality Ready to Rumble
While we at the podcast are sometimes impatient with our local pols, Suffredini was quick to praise Gov. Deval Patrick. She said in terms of support for LGBT issues and aims he is hands down the best governor in the nation for it. Click … [Read more...]
Niki Tsongas Ready for Battles
For the re-election, she isn't overwhelmed that new Sen. Scott Brown snagged Ted Kennedy's seat in some of the same towns in her dictrict. She recognizes voters' confusion and anger in the hard economic times. She figures … [Read more...]
Replacing Brown with a Progressive Dem… in the State House
On the show, we obviously hit on health care policy, but we also breached many subjects to make sure he's not just a one-issue candidate. He talked about state house transparency, suggesting open meeting laws would cure a lot of problems. … [Read more...]
Deval on Left Ahead! Tuesday
Gov. Deval Patrick joins our ragged trio on Left Ahead! Tuesday 2/2/10 for our weekly podcast. We'll cram as much Q&A as we can in a half hour, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern.Catch the live stream here. After the show, it's … [Read more...]
John Walsh on Left Ahead! Today
Sure, we were hoping to have a victory podcast today with Mass Democratic Party Chair John Walsh, but we're plucky Dems and move on fast. We'll chat about what this past election means, and what's to come, on Left Ahead's live podcast today … [Read more...]
Pending Boston Vote on Term Limits
At yesterday's Government Operations Committee hearing, numerous voters made it plain they favored limits. One spoke against and maybe 18 in favor. Coverage of that is at Marry in Massachusetts and surprisingly good detail at the … [Read more...]
Kenneally Makes His Pitch
Kenneally is incredibly Boston — Irish Catholic of five with cop and firefighter siblings, and a public-school nurse mom. It remains to be seen whether being yet another white guy up against one woman and four guys of color will … [Read more...]
LeftAhead! Podcast: Bizarre Politicians and How to Cure ‘Em
Today, on LeftAhead, Lynne, Mike and I chatted about four sets of politicians on the national, state and local levels who have made rash, illegal, unacceptable and/or bizarre decisions. We discussed Sarah Palin and her problems in Alaska, … [Read more...]
LeftAhead Podcast: Could This Save the Media?
We're not much for talking products but found an exception today. Our podcast guest was Martin Langeveld, long-time newspaper publisher and principal of CircLabs. His group aims to increase online effectiveness of news organizations, … [Read more...]