Republicans are quick to attack Alexandria Ocastio-Cortez as an evil socialist as they point to the failures of socialism with Venezuela and the former USSR as proof. This argument ignores the fact that Alexandria Ocastio-Cortez is a … [Read more...]
Methuen Mayor to Pay Son $450,000 a Year!
There are enough conflicts of interest in Methuen to make a porn star, if not a mayor or city councilor, blush. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has very specific laws (not to mention a joke of quiz that all public employees are required … [Read more...]
Families Belong Together rallies Saturday 6/30 11am
(and not in concentration camps, either ... ) MoveOn has a pretty comprehensive list of all the rallies against government-sponsored child abuse, the tearing apart of families under ICE/CBP. In Boston, it'll be at City Hall Plaza at … [Read more...]
If Public Sector Unions Are To Survive…
They need to address this and end it, quickly: In Methuen, where the average resident earns just under $32,000 a year, five police captains stand to each make $432,295 a year under their new contract. As well as this: Records reveal … [Read more...]
And this too shall pass
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year; it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, … [Read more...]
We Need to Talk About the 28th Middlesex
Imagine you’re a part of a big extended family, one with lots of cousins. Let’s say there are, oh, 160 cousins in total, and they come together for a big reunion. Some are office professionals, some are tradespeople, some artists, some … [Read more...]
Ignoring Climate in 2018 is not an Option
In January I realized we faced another national election year in which the only mention of climate change would be of how little climate change was mentioned. I couldn’t stomach the prospect. In 2000 an off-hand comment by a friend about … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Sisyphus Generation
In the last 36 hours, the Supreme Court upheld the Muslim travel ban; went on to eviscerate public sector unions; and now, Justice Kennedy will give an undemocratically elected President control of the courts for a generation. Other than … [Read more...]
Immigration politics breaking point, exhibit A: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Well, here's a data point for you: In a stunning defeat, New York Rep. Joe Crowley, the fourth-most powerful Democrat in the House of Representatives, lost a Tuesday primary to Democratic Socialist of America-backed challenger Alexandria … [Read more...]
Politics of immigration may be at a breaking point
... and Massachusetts politicians would be well-advised to sit up and take note. I went to the #KeepFamiliesTogether rally last Wednesday, partly in protest of the Trump administration's searingly cruel family separation policy at the … [Read more...]
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