Overturning Roe will exacerbate a public health tragedy for poor women and women of color. This group was consistently let down by hip white kids living in swing states too cool to vote for Gore or Hillary, by an aloof lame duck president … [Read more...]
Auditor, LG Races Heating Up
The Herald lists the following potential candidates for these two open seats on the Democratic side. Auditor: Sen. Diana DiZoglio Gov. Councilor Eileen Duff Transit Advocate Chris Dempsey LG: Rep. … [Read more...]
The Coming Cataclysm
It appears that we Democrats may be as delusional as Republicans, in this one sense: I see very little awareness among Democrats that the delusional belief in The Big Lie that the election was stolen by majorities of registered … [Read more...]
A Speech from Her Speeches Greta Thunberg Never Made
I recently read No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg (NY: Penguin Books, 2018, 2019 ISBN 9780143133568), a slim book of her speeches since she started her Friday School Strike, "that idea was inspired by the Parkland … [Read more...]
The Tuesday Before Memorial Day
Except for the tree pollen, we find ourselves in some of the most wonderful weather of the year. Spring is reaching its crescendo, and our thoughts are turning to summer. It's graduation season, a time of new beginnings. It's a beautiful … [Read more...]
Gaming Out a Post-Roe World
I am probably in the minority with this hot take, but overturning Roe could be the best thing to happen to the pro-choice movement. Rather than defending an elitist decision made by 7 unelected judges against a pro-life public in 1973, … [Read more...]
The Problem with the MBTA’s New Rail Cars (A Hint: It’s China)
Joan Vennochi has a good column out on how the MBTA's $1 billion rail car contract with CRRC -- owned by the Chinese government -- has failed to deliver for Massachusetts. As she notes, China's state-owned business 'blew away' the … [Read more...]
MA Economic Activity Drop Since Pandemic
I saw this article on "How Well Has Your State Recovered from the Pandemic" (https://jabberwocking.com/raw-data-how-well-has-your-state-recovered-from-the-pandemic/) and noticed that MA has the fifth largest drop from January 2020 to May … [Read more...]
Senator Warren to Seek Re-election
Politico frames this as a surprise among Massachusetts Democrats. It isn't to me, nor have I heard the conversations speculating that she would not run. I tend to assume that incumbents will seek re-election until I hear otherwise. … [Read more...]
When the “Right to Repair” becomes the “Right to Use Cruise Control”…..????
General Motors new lineup includes the Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Electronic Utility Vehicle. An interesting feature is included in the $2,200 Premier Trim option is GM's Hands Free Super Cruise Technology. As long as the driver facing … [Read more...]
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