Middlesex County, Massachusetts is huge. According to Wikipedia, it has a population of more than 1.6 million people, with 818 square miles of land area. As a governmental entity, Middlesex has been neutered, electing only a small core of … [Read more...]
$15 Minimum Wage Question
56% of Minimum Wage workers are women. Congress is presently at a standstill trying to push a $15 minimum wage. I'm a news junkie and can't recall any advocates for women's rights pushing for this legislation. I've been reading … [Read more...]
How Serious are We about Reducing Student Debt?
One wonders how much lower student debt would be if "nonprofit" schools limited the wages paid their staff and administration. I am not saying that the state should dictate what any private school pays, but there should be limits on … [Read more...]
Who can challenge Charlie Baker in ’22?
This excellent opinion piece by Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone reminded me that there had been some discussion on this site of Curtatone as a possible Democratic candidate for governor. Until this week, I'd been thinking that Charlie … [Read more...]
Chuff Charlie Beyond the COVIDome
this is fine Does anyone besides me have a problem with this? … [Read more...]
MTA Endorses Juan Jaramillo in Race to Succeed DeLeo
After consulting with representatives of the RTA and WTA on their Candidate Endorsement Committee, the MTA has announced it is supporting Juan Jaramillo for the special primary to replace retiring State Rep and former Speaker Robert … [Read more...]
“Breaking our will” — or finding it?
Gov. Baker essentially pushed out his undersecretary for Climate Affairs, David Ismay, over some comments he made to a group of Vermont community leaders working on climate change. In talking about the inherent difficulties in changing … [Read more...]
A Lenten Reflection for Social and Racial Justice
Excerpted from Jon Meachem’s review of Henry Louis Gates’ “The Black Church” “Never confuse position with power,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, a Chicago pastor born in 1970, says in Gates’s epigraph. “Pharaoh had a position, but Moses had the … [Read more...]
QAnon and the Examined Life
Socrates, you will recall, was sentenced to death for “corrupting the young.” He did this by pointing out the hypocrisy and flawed ideas of those around him. Worse, he did it in such a way as to be immune from the pressures of society. He … [Read more...]
Here’s an idea, Raise Wages!
Millions Are Out Of A Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can't I Find Workers? is the headline from WBUR News. Only once does it mention wages .... His company has offered higher wages. While I do not have a degree in economics or … [Read more...]
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