"It's only a small problem now," scolds Whitey McWhiteface while using MLK's words and image to demonstrate how not-really-racist he is. The fact that this made it into print is proof that no one at the Globe likes this guy. Twitter … [Read more...]
Secret Backroom Deals in the House: How the MassGOP Loves to Hate Them
[Ed. Note: In recognition of the election of former state rep. Jim Lyons as the new GOP chairperson yesterday, I am updating this post from a couple years back. It counters the persistent myth that Speaker DeLeo's iron control over the … [Read more...]
Here’s a local something that hasn’t received a lot of attention here…
The NatGrid lockout and subsequent victory by the steelworkers union. I confess I wasn't following it all that closely myself but was reminded of it by this Steve Tolman piece in Commonwealth Magazine where he lauds the union for sticking … [Read more...]
Boom – shaka – laka – boom!
Buzz Feed is reporting that Stump ordered his attorney, Michael Cohen, to SUBORN (to induce a witness to give false testimony) about his Moscow Tower project before Congress. Lying to Congress is a crime. Article One of Richard … [Read more...]
A New Generation of Women Will Change Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill: where the coffee is strong and so are the Women Politicians are human. Occasional bad behavior should come as no surprise. What matters is what is done about it. And recently sworn-in Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa (D-Northampton) and … [Read more...]
Writer’s block: A nice experiment; but we’re opting out of Gutenberg for now
Well, we tried the new WordPress text editor with blocks, called "Gutenberg". It was interesting! But a little klutzy, and honestly not that well-suited to this site for most of us, I suspect. So I installed a plug-in that restores the … [Read more...]
Warming Winters Pushing Boston Snow to Extremes
Through January 17, Logan Airport has its least snow on record dating back to 1936. The Boston Globe story covering this, unbelievably, didn't even mention of global warming. Here's our current list of winters with the first inch of snow … [Read more...]
South Shore Fury at Baker’s compressor approval
The confluence of climate concern and NIMBY environmental concerns (not a bad thing) may prove to be the political force that puts an end to fossil fuel infrastructure buildout in Massachusetts for good. And not a moment too soon: As a new … [Read more...]
Nope. We’re not going to do that here.
I turned off commenting on the Alice Walker thread, since I was very afraid it was veering into excusing Walker's anti-Semitism. I've had a while to think about it. a. On process: As editor, I'm certainly within my rights to … [Read more...]
Are we actively managing our energy transition? Or foot-dragging?
In Massachusetts, one can discern a relatively small world of people who have outsize influence in our public policy. Their views are reflected as the establishment voice of the Boston Globe editorial page; represented in Commonwealth … [Read more...]
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