The last couple of days have been a doozy, and I know I have contributed to the discussion about the DNC tangle. I have learned a lot about the Democratic Party governance and that's good I guess, but the cause of the tangle is not … [Read more...]
Who Won Storm’s Energy Reliability Test, Wind or Nuclear?
Former Dancin' With The Stars contestant and current U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has a bonkers plan to force ratepayers to subsidize coal and nuclear power in the name of "reliability." Not because Republicans are beholden to existing … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from the Senate Debate on Criminal Justice Reform
Late last Thursday night, the Massachusetts State Senate passed comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation, that marks the biggest reform to our criminal justice system in a generation. The bill, S.2185, reverses 50-years of mass … [Read more...]
Let’s Pass A Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
This week, President Trump and congressional Republicans unveiled a “tax reform” proposal that finances a massive tax cut for multinational corporations, Wall Street, and the very wealthiest Americans by gutting Medicaid, Medicare, and the … [Read more...]
DNC: Ugly, but “rigged”?
I don't mean to steal the fire of Mark's excellent post on the Donna Brazile article. Brazile paints a dire picture of the mismanagement and neglect at the DNC, and the Clinton campaign's bailout/takeover starting in 2015. The most … [Read more...]
Campaign Malpractice: The Unethical, Incompetent Clinton Campaign
As someone who supported Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, I'd rather not have to talk about my regrets. I've had a few, but not to few, or small, to mention. Clinton would have been a better president than Trump. Then again most of my … [Read more...]
Our Senate “Report Card” on the Criminal Justice Reform Bill
TL;DR: Look at the scorecard yourself here. Take action here. In the wee hours of Oct. 27, the State Senate passed a historic Criminal Justice Reform bill 27 to 10. Although four Democrats--Eileen Donoghue, Anne Gobi, Kathleen O’Conor … [Read more...]
Big Money for a Rather Small Election in Malden
Ward 3 in Malden has 4,353 registered voters. In the 2015 municipal election, 1,282 folks in Ward 3 came to the polls to vote for mayor, city council, and school committee. In the 2017 preliminary election, 737 folks in Ward 3 came to … [Read more...]
MIT Energy Hackathon: Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure in the Caribbean After the Hurricanes
The content committee for the MIT Energy Hackathon, November 3-5, has accepted my challenge on "Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure in the Caribbean After the Hurricanes.” With luck, an extremely knowledgeable and expert team of MIT and other … [Read more...]
Happy Indictment Day! The Trump-Russia Scandal Is As Bad As Predicted
The Moral of the Story One of the two major United States parties nominated a candidate in spite of the fact that he was clearly compromised by and enamored of an authoritarian oligarchy that has been actively working against not only our … [Read more...]
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