Far, far across Part of me does not like it, but the pragmatic response to a divided country must include some outreach to the other side. But that does not mean Mitch McConnell or any of the deranged opportunists who have fed the … [Read more...]

Update: A spokesperson for DeLeo now denies that he is leaving for Northeastern. But you know how these trial balloons work. Maybe, could be. Supposedly Ron Mariano would be next in line, which sounds like more of the same if not worse. -- … [Read more...]

Danielle Allen seems like an interesting person, with a compelling message, but I know little about her.. What's her party affiliation? Does she have a history in Mass politics? News story here. Her site here. She wrote that … [Read more...]

So, it’s a grift after all, not a coup. Why don’t I feel better about that? Trump’s Plan B is his 2016 Plan A. Wouldn’t someone actually in favor of policing want to fix what is broken? It will be fun to see how the Biden Bros … [Read more...]

The blogger digby once told a story about a meeting of progressive organizers in about (but, I think, before) 2000. They asked for suggestions about which issues to focus on. “Get rid of the Electoral College,” she said, and they … [Read more...]

California Labor Secretary Julie Su is under consideration for a promotion to US Labor Secretary once Joe Biden takes office. As a disabled worker who would be harmed by nationwide adoption of the policies she has pushed in California, I am … [Read more...]

It happens that I was alerted to a couple of websites today which succinctly explain what is going on in politics these days.  First it turns out that Joe Biden did in fact steal this election and this website has the insightful, … [Read more...]