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The great political surprise of 2018 (Prediction Thread)

December 30, 2017 By Pablo

According to Newt Gingrich on Fox News: The great political surprise of 2018 will be the size of the Republican victory. After members of the elite media have spent two years savaging President Trump, lying about Republican legislation, … [Read more...]

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Hey, long time no see!

December 30, 2017 By John Tehan

I ran into Chris at Kate's holiday party and he mentioned that he hadn't seen me here for quite a while, so I thought I'd stop by. It's been forever and a day since I've even commented here, never mind writing an actual post with a topic … [Read more...]

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The T: Three years later, still broken

December 30, 2017 By Charley on the MTA

The Baker administration inherited a mess of an MBTA when it took office in 2015, which quickly bloomed into an actual crisis. The weather that January and February was record-breaking, which exposed every last flaw in the system from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, mbta

Hope/Change Person of the Year

December 29, 2017 By JimC

Doug Jones. Of course Jones will eventually disappoint us as a Senator. He's going to be closer to Joe Manchin than Liz Warren. But he won that seat, and he ran for it when it seemed impossible. He told NPR that he just thought there … [Read more...]

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Please Donate to Progressive Massachusetts

December 29, 2017 By Jamie Eldridge

With 2017 ending this weekend, I know that we’re all getting end of the year requests from our favorite non-profits, community organizations, politicians, and charities. As the Senate chair of the Senate Progressive Caucus, I’m asking you … [Read more...]

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The Future is Female! – Forde for Suffolk County

December 29, 2017 By kforde

My name is Katie Forde I am a progressive Democrat running to be the first female Register of Deeds in Suffolk County history and I am asking for your investment in my campaign. For me, the worst part of 2017 was that there was so much … [Read more...]

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I’m Running for State Rep. Please Join My Campaign.

December 28, 2017 By stomv

Fellow BMGers, I'm posting here because I wanted you to know that I’m running for state representative, representing my hometown of Brookline. My good friend Representative Frank Smizik recently announced that he will not be seeking … [Read more...]

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When 2018 Dawns, Can We Bury 2016?

December 26, 2017 By JimC

I know the answer; the question answers itself. We haven't buried 2000 (or 1972 for that matter). Why would we bury 2016? As you may have seen, there's a whole new round of outrage over a Daily Beast story (not linking) about bots. This … [Read more...]

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Supporting BMG

December 24, 2017 By Charley on the MTA

If you're like me, you're highly distracted right now, and maybe just barely holding it together. And yet ... A reminder: BMG is run by volunteers. Hosting, site maintenance, domain name services, etc -- they all cost money, and we pay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: fund drive, passing the hat

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays to all!

December 24, 2017 By jconway

This morning at church I was struck by this last verse of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. It seems to me an ecumenical prayer for all of us for the year ahead: O come, O King of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind. Bid all our sad … [Read more...]

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