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Liberals, Leftists, the Perfect, and the Good

November 24, 2017 By tedf

Here is a data point that bears on the "liberals versus leftists" stuff folks have been talking about. After the US withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the eleven remaining countries continued negotiations, and they now have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: left, liberal

End of Haiti TPS delayed

November 24, 2017 By Charley on the MTA

Another addition to the reign of cruelty by the Trump Administration, and one that cuts close to home: DHS ended Temporary Protected Status for some 60,000 Haitian immigrants, including some 5,000 in Massachusetts.  Racist former DHS … [Read more...]

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Conyers Redux

November 22, 2017 By terrymcginty

This is my experience with Representative John Conyers, Jr. As an intern in his office in 1986, I experienced him as a kind and gentle soul, who believed deeply in the equality of all people, and worked every day to advance that … [Read more...]

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Nice Guys Commit Genocide

November 22, 2017 By terrymcginty

"On 7/12/95, as this video shows, Ratko Mladic gave candy to Bosnia children & said “don’t be afraid.” Then he led massacre of 8,000 in Srebrenica. Today he's convicted of genocide, forever etching his name in history as mass murderer … [Read more...]

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Baker on fracked gas: He has to choose.

November 22, 2017 By Charley on the MTA

To follow up on the press release from the pipeline protestors at the State House ... The vastness of the climate issue really requires us to organize our thoughts a bit. Some things are more important than others; there is a hierarchy of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, climate, global-warming, natural-gas, pipelines

Fentanyl Redux

November 22, 2017 By hesterprynne

Last week, fentanyl was a contentious topic during the debate on criminal justice reform in the House. An amendment to that bill would have imposed a mandatory minimum prison sentence of five years (with the possibility of a life sentence) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: criminal justice reform, fentanyl

Exposing Charlie Baker’s con

November 21, 2017 By williamstowndem

WILLIAMSTOWN — A lot of people admire our governor, the impeccable Charlie Baker. After all, he has boyish good looks, smiles a lot, and talks softly. As such many regard him as a moderating force, the "grown-up in the room." Of course, … [Read more...]

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Elephant Habeas Case: Steven Wise Is A Well-Intentioned Menace

November 20, 2017 By tedf

Cross-posted at Letters Blogatory. At the bitter end of the Monkey Selfie case, I pointed out that the "animals are people" genre of animal rights litigation isn't just a feel-good resume builder for bright 2Ls in the animal rights … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: animal-rights

The media and the Dems are fixated on condemning Al Franken, but are ignoring the Roger Stone connection and allowing the Republicans to keep diverting the issue from their tax reform debacle

November 19, 2017 By dave-from-hvad

I'm not defending Al Franken's alleged sexual harassment of Leeann Tweeden in 2006, but why have so many Democrats and most of the media avoided discussion of the possible role of a sleazy Trump operative in disseminating the … [Read more...]

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60 % of incarcerated women [in local jails] have not been convicted of crimes

November 17, 2017 By AmberPaw

They are incarcerated because they cannot pay bail. And even as to the other 40%, they are more likely to be incarcerated because they cannot afford to pay the fees for probation then because they were dangerous, or sentenced to spend time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User

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