During the pandemic, MA jails and prisons have shut down visiting, and in an attempt to help keep families in touch with their loved ones, they have begun offering a couple of free phone calls per week, though some facilities are starting … [Read more...]

I defended Joe Kennedy from attacks against him because he ran against Ed Markey, someone with a mixed record whom I thought this blog overrated as a progressive champion. Later I decided to support him for two key reasons. I felt like he … [Read more...]

All politics are local and personal.  That has been my operating principle for 60 years of campaigning in my hometown of Wakefield, Massachusetts. Case in point.  My normally April town election was postponed to June 23 due to Covid-19.  … [Read more...]

Jon Stewart called the cops our internal border patrol in a recent interview and I’ve seen it in our own backyard. While I love seeing photos of white majority towns in Greater Boston holding BLM rallies and vigils on their town commons, I … [Read more...]

Nearly 70% of Americans support the protests and support the idea that police need to be held accountable for their actions. NASCAR is banning the flag of treason from its events which is akin to the Pope banning holy water at the Vatican. … [Read more...]

I’ve always been a both/and kind of guy. Some allies are new to the cause or coming from more moderate places and that’s okay. I like Campaign Zero and the abolitionist campaign because they reinforce one another. The latter keeps the … [Read more...]

I will be voting for Senator Ed Markey in the Democratic primary, in part, to honor my late mother and father. Despite starting their American journey without much money, from the very beginning they believed strongly in the idea of … [Read more...]