Commonwealth Magazine reports that there are some sore feelings on the part of new House Ways and Means Chair Jeffrey Sanchez about the Senate's work on criminal justice reform. Pointing to the Senate's failure to include additional … [Read more...]
#DearJeff indicates civic despair
Like many, I'm very cool to the idea of bringing Amazon to Boston. It solves none of the problems and needs we have, and indeed would exacerbate many of them. We don't need 50,000 new high tech jobs with six-figure salaries. We don't have … [Read more...]
Cat in the Hat Kerfuffle: Liberal Fundamentalism and Children’s Literature
A couple of weeks ago, Cambridge public school librarian LIZ PHIPPS SOEIRO wrote an open letter to First Lady Melania Trump in which she rejected the donation of ten Dr. Seuss books. Soeiro's letter turned out to be politically (and … [Read more...]
Trump crickets on wildfires
As someone with family in California, I was moved by eyewitness evacuee / writer John Ehrenfeld's account of POTUS indifference to the unfolding tragedy : " Not that I really care about what he says or does, but Trump has not tweeted one … [Read more...]
The Lege is Taking Up Criminal Justice Reform
For the next month, until formal sessions end on November 15, the Legislature is going to be working on the subject of criminal justice reform, and, as always, what they're hearing from the public is going to matter. Here's some … [Read more...]
A way to help Puerto Rico
In no way should private charity ever be expected to replace large-scale government assistance -- at which the Trump administration is unconscionably, "unimaginably" failing. But there's been talk that Puerto Rico should rebuild its … [Read more...]
“Enron-style” gas pipeline scandal in MA
How much natural gas do we need? Regional grid operator ISO-New England's CEO has long warned of insufficient gas pipeline capacity, while enviros (like me) have scoffed, pushed for more renewables in place of leaky, climate-hazardous, and … [Read more...]
The First Amendment is as important as the Second — time for ACTION
This morning, Donald Trump began shredding the First Amendment (emphasis mine): President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that NBC’s broadcast license should be pulled as punishment for the network's reporting on his national security … [Read more...]
A slow-moving train crash: 20 years+ of disinvestment in the T
Michael Widmer, formerly of Mass. Taxpayers Association, gives a recap of the last twenty years (plus) -- twenty years -- of dawdling and avoidance on actually funding our transportation needs. It's a sad tale of short-sightedness and … [Read more...]
Attention Bernie Sanders supporters/Our Revolution members: Volunteer for Paul Feeney for State Senate in the next 7 days!
Are you a supporter of Bernie Sanders? Are you a member of Our Revolution Mass (ORMA)? If so, have you volunteered for Paul Feeney, the Democratic nominee for State Senate for the Bristol and Norfolk district? Because he needs your help to … [Read more...]
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