Our country was founded on an idea. “We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created equal.“ We never lived up to it. Jefferson himself didn’t. He held slaves. Women were excluded. But once proposed, it was an idea … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Declarations
It appears that our esteemed editor has decided to dispense with one of my favorite BMG traditions, referring to similar exercises as "jingoism", so I will have to do it myself. IMO we should never let our imperfect track record living up … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts During the Pandemic
Instead of calling grocery store workers "heroes" for putting their health at risk to make sure we all got to eat, how about we agree to pay them all a sustainable wage? The same goes for nursing home workers and all the rest. If now … [Read more...]
Is Patrick O’Connor the Progressive State Senator We’ve Been Waiting For?
Editor's note: Meg Wheeler is running for State Senate in the Plymouth and Norfolk District. -- CB When the world woke up on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, it felt as though there’d been a seismic shift. For too many of us, our belief … [Read more...]
I like the sound of Vice President Susan Rice
Joe Biden should give serious consideration to naming former US Ambassador to the United Nations and National Security Advisor Susan Rice as his Vice Presidential running mate. Why? Here she is today in a NYT op-ed on Trump's treason : … [Read more...]
Is there a reason Commuter Rail didn’t collect fares today?
I had an appointment in Boston today, so I took the Commuter Rail in and out from Lowell. At Gallagher Terminal I found there was no ticket counter in the lobby since LRTA is trying to keep that as clear as possible to accomplish social … [Read more...]
A Few Events in the Global Climate Conversation
I’ve been publishing a free weekly listing of Energy (and Other) Events around Cambridge, MA for more than a decade as a listserv and a webpage (http://hubevents.blogspot.com). It covers public events in the community and in the local … [Read more...]
The Most Important Jigsaw Puzzle
The most important jigsaw puzzle right now is how the CoV-2 spike, a 3 part structure, attaches to the human ACE2 protein through which it enters the cells of our bodies. That is the microscopic gap in our defenses. When we understand … [Read more...]
The Lincoln Project will be the traitor’s downfall
I offer the following account of betrayal that every Gold Star family member has seared in their memory. This is the treason that every patriot will take to the ballot box on November 3. "The CAO's (Casualty Assistance Officer's) will … [Read more...]
Trump is a traitor
The NYT is reporting Trump knew back in March that Putin offered Taliban militants in Afghanistan a bounty to KILL AMERICAN TROOPS and did nothing about it! Trump claims he was never briefed about the Russian bounty on our soldiers but … [Read more...]