In a baffling and outrageous case, British musicologist Nalini Ghuman has been barred from the United States for more than a year for as yet unexplained reasons.Ghuman, who is an Assistant Professor at Mills College in Oakland, … [Read more...]
A Fun History Pop Quiz!
The following passage comes from a recent work of history - and it quotes another historian.Ambition that ground its heel into every obstacle, restlessness that often defied common sense; selfishness that ate like a cancer into his … [Read more...]
Insurance Reform: Look Who’s Talking
The Globe has a story about "lawmakers skeptical about insurance reform." Let's look at who is quoted as being opposed to insurance reform:Senator Dianne Wilkerson: Her constituents are subsidized by the rest of the state. Virtually any … [Read more...]
someone grab a mirror from the prop dept
I'd say he was reformed from his "Contract with America" days, but in the same article in which Newt Gingrich bemoans soundbite campaigning, he says "These aren't debates," the former Georgia congressman said. "This is a cross between [TV … [Read more...]
Niki Tsongas, Jamie Eldridge, Michael Moore, and You
Bean in the 'Burbs writes that he saw SiCKO this past weekend and really liked it. He asked a good question about why Michael Moore didn't issue a Call To Action in the film such as for passage of HR 676 (the federal Medicare for All bill), … [Read more...]
The Governor, Fundraising, and Editorializing on the Front Page of the Globe
And I mean this question to be an honest one. I think it's important to view the media with a critical eye and this is an extremely close call. If the fundraising isn't news, then the only thing news-worthy about the fundraising … [Read more...]
www.SickoCure.org is up! SiCKO the movie is coming to a theater near you on Friday June 29
We will be there to greet the audience, hand out flyers as they leave, perhaps testify to the tragedies witnessed on the front lines of America?s healthcare meltdown. Most of all, they?ll be there to convince the moviegoers that we … [Read more...]
A New Inkling Market: The Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District
As the administrator of the Massachusetts Fifth market, I cannot participate, but I can report that even before I was able to report on the market, an Inkling "investor" had already bought stock in Rep. Barry Finegold (D - Andover), putting … [Read more...]
Immigration Reform a National Security Disaster?
According to West,In short order, the system will be overwhelmed. Whatever minimal fraud detection and prevention safeguards might be erected won't last long in the face of hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of applications and … [Read more...]
Political Zombies? Why Not?
The Second Annual Zombie Lurch... er... March is this Saturday, May 12th at 6:30 pm starting at Davis Square, Somerville.Here's your chance to have fun and make a statement! There will be at least one zombified Billionaire For Bush … [Read more...]
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