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Debate disinvite is appalling, outrageous
I’ve heard of debates where the sponsoring news outlets just don’t invite any candidates if they don’t belong to the Democratic or Republican parties – such as the Boston Globe-WGBH upcoming debate on...
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Questions about GE deal
GENERAL ELECTRIC’S DECISION to move its corporate headquarters to Boston says a lot of great things about our state. According to GE’s chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt, the company picked Boston because...
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Galvin is out of line
William Galvin, the secretary of state, has made no secret of his open hostility to the United Independent Party. In a recent interview with the Boston Globe, he made a series of claims about the UIP...
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The self-examination begins
WE’RE ALL TRYING to figure out how it came to pass that Donald Trump is now our President-elect. Here are three key takeaways from last night’s vote. American politics has realigned around class, not...
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Why I’m joining the Democrats — and how they must change
AMERICAN POLITICS has changed. The driving force today is class – working people versus the wealthy, connected elite – and working people feel angry and left behind. They feel they’re missing out on...
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Give us a break Amazon
IT’S A STORY TYPICAL of 21st Century America. Amazon, a $150 billion company with $12 billion a year in profit and more than $20 billion in the bank, tells governments across North America they should...
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Bezos could change the dynamic
THERE WAS A TIME when the idea of government serving the public good meant something in our country. Government was the means by which people who wanted to pursue transcendent, historic, collective...
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Mass. Dems actually lean to the middle
AS WE ENTER 2020, the Democratic Party is in the midst of an identity crisis. The conventional wisdom says that a highly progressive wing, buoyed by the victories of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna...
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Voters now agree with Warren
IN AUGUST 2018, Sen. Elizabeth Warren gave a speech in which she delivered what she called “the hard truth about our criminal justice system.” According to Warren, the criminal justice system is...
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Gomez, Falchuk urge yes on Q2
AS AMERICANS, we are at our best when we are united. But these days, our politics are driving us further and further apart. It doesn’t have to be this way. On November 3, Republican, Democratic, and...
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Ranked-choice opponents peddled ‘alternative facts’
I LEARNED IMPORTANT lessons from my experience as chair of the Yes on 2 campaign that I believe are valuable for anyone who wants to do the hard work of political reform. One stands out: Lies and...
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Questions about GE deal
GENERAL ELECTRIC’S DECISION to move its corporate headquarters to Boston says a lot of great things about our state. According to GE’s chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt, the company picked Boston because...
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Galvin is out of line
William Galvin, the secretary of state, has made no secret of his open hostility to the United Independent Party. In a recent interview with the Boston Globe, he made a series of claims about the UIP...
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The self-examination begins
WE’RE ALL TRYING to figure out how it came to pass that Donald Trump is now our President-elect. Here are three key takeaways from last night’s vote. American politics has realigned around class, not...
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Why I’m joining the Democrats — and how they must change
AMERICAN POLITICS has changed. The driving force today is class – working people versus the wealthy, connected elite – and working people feel angry and left behind. They feel they’re missing out on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Give us a break, Amazon
IT’S A STORY TYPICAL of 21st century America. Amazon, a $150 billion company with $12 billion a year in profit and more than $20 billion in the bank, tells governments across North America they should...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bezos could change the dynamic
THERE WAS A TIME when the idea of government serving the public good meant something in our country. Government was the means by which people who wanted to pursue transcendent, historic, collective...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mass. Dems actually lean to the middle
AS WE ENTER 2020, the Democratic Party is in the midst of an identity crisis. The conventional wisdom says that a highly progressive wing, buoyed by the victories of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voters now agree with Warren
IN AUGUST 2018, Sen. Elizabeth Warren gave a speech in which she delivered what she called “the hard truth about our criminal justice system.” According to Warren, the criminal justice system is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gomez, Falchuk urge yes on Q2
AS AMERICANS, we are at our best when we are united. But these days, our politics are driving us further and further apart. It doesn’t have to be this way. On November 3, Republican, Democratic, and...
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