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MA-3 Poll, Koh leads but Baker may be real winner

August 23, 2018 By doubleman

UMass-Lowell released a new poll in the race to replace Niki Tsongas in the 3rd Congressional District. This is, I believe, the first poll since late April. It's still very much a race. Koh - 19% L'Italian - 13% Gifford - … [Read more...]

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FOIA’s and Deportations

August 22, 2018 By bob-gardner

If you are seeing the same campaign mailers that I am, you probably know all you need to know about the Galvin-Zakim contest. Just kidding. The fliers I've seen so far are pretty bad. For my money, this article by Maya Shaffer is much … [Read more...]

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Has the Globe just shown a newfound, if inadvertent, support for the Pacheco Law?

August 20, 2018 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) Although we are an advocacy organization that focuses on human services, we have at times waded into the ongoing controversy over the operation of the MBTA in Boston. The reason for that has to … [Read more...]

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More Mush from the Wimps

August 18, 2018 By Trickle up

The top half of a carton of pablum.

I refer of course to "For the People," that appalling new slogan with which my party pretends to challenge a feckless creeping fascism. Yeah, that'll stop Trump's tweet machine in its tracks. We now know what "A Better Deal" was all … [Read more...]

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Tyranny: The 21st Century GOP and the Quest for One-Party Rule

August 16, 2018 By Mark L. Bail

The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition … [Read more...]

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Sales Tax Holidays for School Supplies? Gimme a Break! It’s For Business Owners.

August 14, 2018 By johntmay

I could not escape the irony of the past weekend when my state legislature patted themselves on the back for giving the citizens of Massachusetts a “Tax Free Weekend” to help parents with back to school purchases and the reality that on … [Read more...]

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Go Solar If You Can, Before 2020!

August 14, 2018 By lynne

Cross posted from Left in Lowell. Hat tip to BMG tweet for the article. The hot, sticky, generally annoying but also deadly heat waves that have swept the northern hemisphere have few upsides to them. In Japan, northern Europe including … [Read more...]

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“Who will you support for Speaker?”

August 13, 2018 By sabutai

I've read innumerable articles about Democratic candidates for Congress coming out and saying they will not vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House.  Some 50 at last count.  I'm not here to debate whether that's a good choice for … [Read more...]

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Alewife falling concrete is a scandal; latest chapter in #CrumblingMBTA

August 13, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

You may remember that in 2006, a falling ceiling panel killed a driver in the Big Dig. It was a horrifying event, and out of necessity, it was seized upon by the state's leading politicians. They knew they couldn't avoid it; they knew the … [Read more...]

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Joe Biden speaks truth on Charlottesville anniversary

August 13, 2018 By fredrichlariccia

"Today we honor the memory of Heather Heyer, whose spirit we see in every person who stands up to reject hatred and bigotry.  Make no mistake: this fight goes on.  The battle for the soul of this nation rests with each of us, … [Read more...]

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