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Preliminary Elections Provide Hope for Progressives in Massachusetts

September 21, 2021 By Luke Johnson

Massachusetts kicked off the preliminary elections this past Tuesday, with progressives gearing to make major gains in November’s election. Cities like Brockton and Framingham look to be continuing with (or returning to) the status quo, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, Featured, Subscriptions, User Tagged With: city-council, election, massachusetts, mayor

Biden Levels The Playing Field for Workers

July 12, 2021 By joeltpatterson

Senator Elizabeth Warren campaigned for president with shirts that said "It's Time To Level The Playing Field" because in so many ways, workers are at a disadvantage when they sign a contract for a job. Now that Biden is President, he is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: biden, executive orders, regulations

Alabama, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Massachusetts

July 11, 2021 By bob-gardner

What do these states have in common? They all rate F for transparency. Here's the Weekly Dig's take on this https://digboston.com/mass-house-blocks-pro-transparency-pro-democracy-proposals/ The Globe has some similar coverage, I'm … [Read more...]

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If You See a Turtle on a Fence Post.

July 10, 2021 By johntmay

In 2016, a steel worker union official asked President Barack Obama at a June 1 town hall in Elkhart, Indiana, about job losses at a plant run by Carrier, an air conditioning manufacturer that recently announced plans to move jobs from … [Read more...]

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City Agriculture – July 8, 2021

July 8, 2021 By gmoke

Geotherapy Not Geoengineering, Please http://solarray.blogspot.com/2021/04/geotherapy-not-geoengineering-please.html NB: Geotherapy can work from flower pot on a windowsill scale to thousands of hectares and should be part of the thinking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: agriculture, city planning, climate, climate-change, ecology, energy, environment, food, forests, gardening, sustainability

Geoff Diehl Running for Governor

July 6, 2021 By jconway

Geoff Diehl running for the GOP nomination to the right of Charlie Baker. While I think Baker is a strong candidate for re-election, I think he is a weak candidate for re-nomination, precisely because his brand of Never Trump moderation … [Read more...]

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Letter in Support of the American High Speed Rail Act

July 5, 2021 By Mark McGlone

Mark McGlone Baltimore, Maryland July 5, 2021 Dear Ladies and Gentleman, Good afternoon, my name is Mark McGlone, a volunteer with the office of Congressman Seth Moulton, and I am writing to you to urge your support for the bill … [Read more...]

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In Congress – July 4, 1776

July 4, 2021 By Christopher

I think it was David who had a tradition of posting this every year and I want to keep it going.  For the last four years on my FB page I posted a riff that was a bill of particulars against Donald Trump.   It is with tremendous relief and … [Read more...]

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Jefferson and Douglass: The Yin and Yang of July 4th

July 4, 2021 By jconway

Every Independence Day for many years, I would read the Declaration of Independence before going joining my family in the Salem Willows for the annual Horribles parade and Conway BBQ. Since Ferguson, I have coupled that with reading … [Read more...]

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“Liberal” Media?

July 3, 2021 By johntmay

The other day, I watched MSNBC’s Ari Melber interview Wolfgang Puck on the subject of restaurants reopening in post pandemic world.  Wolfgang, who, by the way has a net worth of about $90 Million, whined that he is unable to fully open some … [Read more...]

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