Last week we learned that Massachusetts is going to have about $1.2 billion more state tax revenues this fiscal year than the $27.5 billion amount that lawmakers forecast in January. Good news to be sure, but there’s a broad consensus … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren Town Hall Today!
Jen and I got great seats for today's town hall in Natick - looks like a couple of thousand voters showed up, here's a few pics... The line to get in: … [Read more...]
Our Moral Obligation
“Overall, it has been interesting to see who will take a stand against what is now clear evil at the top, and shocking to see who won't.” – NY Times columnist Paul Krugman There are now only two types of people in the country: Those … [Read more...]
The New Republican Party is here…it’s ugly, dangerous, and I don’t think it’s through its transformation and that’s troubling.
As many know, I was once a staunch Republican. I voted for George H.W. Bush twice. I voted for George W. Bush but that’s where it ended. His decision to invade Iraq along with the emergence of the Tea Party was all I needed to leave the … [Read more...]
Let’s Get Real: Red State Democrats MUST Vote NO on Repealing Roe
The New York Times has a whole article devoted to the “terrible dilemma” Democratic Senators running for re-election in red states are facing because of the Kennedy vacancy. Do they risk alienating their red state constituents or the … [Read more...]
Monsters Acting In Our Name – 2018
The abuse described below shows that these innocent children are not those who deserve to be in jail. "Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." -MLK. Letter from the Birmingham Jail The worm will … [Read more...]
Remembering Scott Pruitt’s selfless service
OK, I kid a little with the headline: There were the pens; and the Chik-fil-A franchise; and the law school letters; and the condo; and the flights; and the "tactical pants"; and the lotion; and ... yes, it's just all too preposterous. … [Read more...]
Some Days It’s Difficult To Be A Democrat
When one learns that President Obama's former Secretary of the Treasury is now knee deep in predatory lending, it's difficult to defend Democrats as the party of the working class. When our own state legislator signs a "Grand Bargain" that … [Read more...]
The SJC and Bill Galvin Usher in 4th of July Week with a Blow to Voting Rights
Although Massachusetts’s constitution--the oldest written constitution in continuous effect -- has an affirmative right to vote, we have often lagged behind other states when it comes to voting rights. Indeed, we are the only state in all … [Read more...]
Abolishing ICE is a moderate and common sense position
There’s been a lot of pearl clutching about calls to abolish ICE. Advocates are not calling for open borders or an end to immigration enforcement. They are calling for an end to an agency that has lost all moral authority and legal … [Read more...]
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