It has been said that the only way to defeat an idea is with a better idea. So here's a contest open to all members and friends of BMG.  We need a new slogan in 10 words or less to challenge Trump's: " Make America Great Again."   … [Read more...]

At UMass Boston, hires come with political connections - writes Laura Krantz in the Globe, on the 4th of July. I think state college education should be free - this is what Bernie Sanders advocated in his campaign - but achieving that … [Read more...]

On this Fourth of July, my favorite holiday ; to honor the memory of my late parents who were first generation Americans born of Italian immigrants -- my favorite Langston Hughes poem rings eerily true today : Let America be America … [Read more...]

“You gotta walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. Russian intervention into an American election is of some significance.” --Bernie Sanders Three days ago, The Hill published the story Dems Push Leaders to Talk Less About Russia … [Read more...]

Last week, a woman named Andrea Honore reached out to me on Facebook. She told me she has been trying to meet with Governor Baker for more than two months. For the last 73 days, Andrea has spent part of her lunch break in the the … [Read more...]

Cambridge councilor plans to challenge Capuano The Boston Globe: http://tiny.cc/Mazen Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem A. Mazen, the state's highest-profile Muslim elected official, is planning a run against US Representative Michael … [Read more...]

When the Senate CBO scored on Monday that 22 million more Americans will lose their health coverage under TrumpScare, Republican Majority Leader McConnell postponed the vote until after the 4th of July recess when GOPers return home to face … [Read more...]

A: Would you sleep with me for 1,000,000$? B: ...YES! A: How about 1$? B: What do you think what a person I am? A: "We have established what you are, madam. We are now merely haggling over the price."   We’ve all … [Read more...]