As many in the Blue Mass Group community know, I am a former school teacher, a current At-Large Boston City Councilor, and I'm running for Mayor of Boston. I've always believed that city government is at its best when it's inclusive and … [Read more...]
Keep Standing Up
It’s been nearly three months since our country began dealing with the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Six and seven year olds who dreamed of being football quarterbacks, doctors and dancers died because an assault weapon ended … [Read more...]
Boston residents to Erskine Bowles and Fix the Debt: ‘Stop the Baloney!’
Event attendees at Boston’s Symphony Hall were in for a different kind of entertainment this week, as more than 150 local seniors and unemployed workers staged a processed meat-themed demonstration outside the historic venue. Their target: … [Read more...]
Five things you won’t hear Scott Brown say (i.e. the truth) about his tax record
At a noon press conference in Randolph, Mass today, US Senator Scott Brown delivered what his office claimed would be a “major policy speech” on taxes. To the surprise of no one in Massachusetts, Brown’s remarks turned out to be nothing … [Read more...]
Constituents to Scott Brown: Don’t Repeal the Affordable Care Act
In what has clearly become a trend, Massachusetts constituents who tried to visit Scott Brown's office today were met with a locked door and no answers. They had gathered outside Brown's campaign office on Summer St in Boston to urge … [Read more...]
Tell Us Why Birth Control Matters To You
I think most of us here at BMG realize that birth control is basic health care for women, but some politicians disagree and want to roll back key protections for essential preventive care that were provided by health care reform. That’s … [Read more...]
Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Worker Leader and Time 100 Honoree, Will Speak at the Boston Care Congress on June 16th
Ai-Jen Poo, a gifted community organizer recently honored by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, will speak at the Greater Boston Care Congress on June 16th. The Congress will launch the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
An Open Letter from former Stand for Children members
As parents, teachers, and community members, we are Massachusetts grassroots activists for education. We read bills, testify at hearings, write letters to the editor, pore over budgets, speak at town meetings, make phone calls, and hold … [Read more...]
Two Profiles In Courage
From the Presidential campaign news today, two profiles in courage. The first is from Mitt Romney. Remember in 2008 when John McCain stood up to a voter making crazy accusations about Barack Obama? In 2008, Senator John McCain of … [Read more...]
$$ in politics perpetuates race- and gender-based inequality.
The increasing political power of corporations means that women and people of color have less clout in politics than they deserve. Money in politics perpetuates economic inequality, of course, but it also negatively impacts the feminist … [Read more...]
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