Donna Patalano is a progressive criminal justice reformer who is mounting a primary challenge to Democratic incumbent Marian Ryan in the 2018 race for District Attorney in Massachusetts' Middlesex County. This event is designed to give … [Read more...]
The Politics of PT Barnum
Phineas Taylor (PT) Barnum was not only a show business producer and early mass marketeer but also a politician. He was elected to two terms in the Connecticut state legislature (1865 and 1866) representing the town of Fairfield as a … [Read more...]
Money in Politics – Grassroots Org Urges Commonwealth to Lead the Nation
Press Release May 12, 2016 - For Immediate Release - PassMassAmendment press contacts: Gina Sonder & Nick Bokron, pasmassamendmentpsa at gmail dot com; 781-715-7822 A grassroots group attempting to get BIG MONEY OUT of … [Read more...]
Zero Emissions Economy to Reversing Global Warming
Meteor Blades recently (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/28/1425368/-Open-thread-for-night-owls-Mobilizing-for-the-climate-crisis) wrote about The Climate Mobilization (http://www.theclimatemobilization.org) which is asking people to … [Read more...]
Clint Eastwood Agreeing with Michael Moore and Bill Maher?
This just in from the conservative news source Newsmax: “Clint Eastwood surprised many people recently by saying he agreed with critics who have attacked his Oscar-nominated film "American Sniper….” “As he was leaving a West Hollywood … [Read more...]
Healey is the champion for women’s health we need
This post is written by Marty Walz, President of the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts. Earlier this week, the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund announced its endorsement of Maura Healey for Attorney General. The response … [Read more...]
13th Suffolk State Rep Candidate Dan Hunt Embraces Sleazy Politicians
Dan Hunt, the establishment favorite in the campaign to replace Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in the State House, has received some support that might have convinced me to like him. I love Senator Linda Dorcena Forry, who attended his kickoff … [Read more...]
Does Anyone Seriously Think the Tea Party Isn’t in Decline?
My recent post ” For the Tea Party, Another Election, Another Defeat” has some disputing what I consider the established fact, that the Tea Party is in decline both in terms of overall popularity as well as in the numbers of people who … [Read more...]
The Tea Party and the GOP: From Rescue to Wreck
In the immediate aftermath of the 2010 mid-term elections, Peggy Noonan, tireless cheerleader for all things conservative, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, “The Tea Party to the Rescue” In it Noonan gushed effusively as to how … [Read more...]
Globenesia on redistricting
During the heat of the federal shutdown, the Globe’s editorial writers recently suggested that a non-partisan redistricting commission, here in Massachusetts, could help end the hyper-partisanship gripping Washington. To see if that’s … [Read more...]
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