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Who can challenge Charlie Baker in ’22?

February 19, 2021 By NorthShoreGrandma 16 Comments

This excellent opinion piece by Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone reminded me that there had been some discussion on this site of Curtatone as a possible Democratic candidate for governor. Until this week, I'd been thinking that Charlie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: #magov, Ben Downing, charlie-baker, joe-curtatone, somerville

Chuff Charlie Beyond the COVIDome

February 18, 2021 By Trickle up 8 Comments

this is fine Does anyone besides me have a problem with this? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: arena, death, thunderdome

MTA Endorses Juan Jaramillo in Race to Succeed DeLeo

February 18, 2021 By jconway 2 Comments

After consulting with representatives of the RTA and WTA on their Candidate Endorsement Committee, the MTA has announced it is supporting Juan Jaramillo for the special primary to replace retiring State Rep and former Speaker Robert … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: 19th Suffolk, deleo, Juan Jaramillo, ma-house, state-rep

A Lenten Reflection for Social and Racial Justice

February 17, 2021 By jconway 1 Comment

Excerpted from Jon Meachem’s review of Henry Louis Gates’ “The Black Church” “Never confuse position with power,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, a Chicago pastor born in 1970, says in Gates’s epigraph. “Pharaoh had a position, but Moses had the … [Read more...]

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QAnon and the Examined Life

February 16, 2021 By Steve Consilvio 5 Comments

Socrates, you will recall, was sentenced to death for “corrupting the young.” He did this by pointing out the hypocrisy and flawed ideas of those around him. Worse, he did it in such a way as to be immune from the pressures of society. He … [Read more...]

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Here’s an idea, Raise Wages!

February 16, 2021 By johntmay 6 Comments

Millions Are Out Of A Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can't I Find Workers? is the headline from WBUR News.  Only once does it mention wages .... His company has offered higher wages.   While I do not have a degree in economics or … [Read more...]

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Insight from Gina McCarthy

February 14, 2021 By gmoke 3 Comments

After the Obama Presidency, Gina McCarthy, the former Administrator of the EPA, landed at Harvard as a Fellow of the Institute of Politics and ran a Tuesday afternoon study group, as IOP Fellows do. Since I have way too much time on my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: biden, bureaucracy, ecology, environment, epa, Gina McCarthy, harvard, motivation, obama, organization, sustainability, washington-dc

Thoughts on Impeachment

February 13, 2021 By jconway 10 Comments

To the seven Republicans who put country, honor, and the judgment of history before partisanship and electoral calculations: I salute you. To the others, a warning from the founder of conservatism: “Your representative owes you, not his … [Read more...]

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Highlights of Impeachment II, Day 1

February 9, 2021 By Christopher 11 Comments

Today the Senate saw fit to relitigate the constitutionality of trying the impeachment of a President no longer in office.  Chris Cuomo is among those who doesn't understand why today was necessary since it is so obvious to him that of … [Read more...]

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Ben Downing Running for Governor

February 8, 2021 By jconway 2 Comments

Editors note: Please take a few moments to read this excellent profile of Downing in the Berkshire Eagle. Definitely worth your time. I added the video below to this post. - CB Ben Downing is running for Governor on a platform very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: 2022, Ben Downing, governor, ma-gov, mapoli

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Mayor Joe Curtatone announces this is his final year as mayor of Somerville. @WBUR

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A Rhode Island-sized piece of ice just broke of Antarctica. The video of the breach in a 500-foot thick Brunt Ice Shelf is absolutely staggering

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Just a reminder that Massachusetts is going to unlimited capacity indoor dining starting tomorrow while the CDC begs us not to, and it’s super embarrassing that no one can articulate a justification why other than 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♂️

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1 Mar

Focus on the record -reopening restaurants and live music venues, without protections for workers, putting at risk the ability to open schools safely #mapoli https://twitter.com/stephanie_murr/status/1366204046575599619?s=20

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‘Charlie, you’re making a big mistake:’ experts criticize state’s Monday reopening https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/01/metro/charlie-youre-making-big-mistake-experts-criticize-states-monday-reopening/?event=event25

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I’ve never seen a president do this before. This is extraordinary. https://twitter.com/potus/status/1366191901196644354

President Biden@POTUS

Workers in Alabama – and all across America – are voting on whether to organize a union in their workplace. It’s a vitally important choice – one that should be made without intimidation or threats by employers.

Every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union.

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