To quote the renowned Scottish philosopher Gerry Rafferty, I’m trying to make some sense of it all, but I see it makes no sense at all: [Massachusetts] GOP U.S. Senate candidate John Kingston quietly hired Democratic consultant and former Gov. Deval Patrick adviser Ron Bell to woo voters in “urban areas” — even as the […]
Marty Walsh
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Future Fire and Fury: Trump’s Climate Instability
Fifteen years ago today, Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman introduced the Climate Stewardship Act, which would have implemented a federal cap-and-trade program to reduce carbon pollution. McCain and Lieberman were horrified by President George W. Bush’s refusal to take action on the climate crisis due to the influence of the fossil-fuel industry; that industry, […]
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You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught
And now, an update on the high-profile controversy surrounding reports of rampant racism at the renowned Boston Latin School (from which this author graduated in 1995): I was thrilled to hear of the selection of former Boston Latin headmaster Michael Contompasis as interim headmaster (a permanent replacement for Lynne Mooney Teta, who stepped down in […]
