AFTER THE SUPREME COURT’S decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, several states wasted no time in enacting laws banning abortion. Many of these laws – some without exceptions for rape or incest – went into effect the moment the Supreme Court’s conservative majority wiped away 50 years of precedent. Weeks after the decision, supporters of […]
Jamie Hoag
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3 steps Mass. should take to boost voting rights
SINCE THE SHOT heard around the world at the battle of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts has been at the forefront of modern democracy. The Massachusetts Constitution – which was drafted by John Adams – formed the model for the United States Constitution and remains the oldest continuously-operating constitution in the world. Despite this history of […]
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Jump in, Joe
FOR THE PAST several years, we have had the privilege of getting to know Congressman Joe Kennedy III, either as constituents or volunteers. We have seen the congressman at work, and have come to appreciate his commitment to the issues and causes that are important to us. We believe that our Commonwealth and nation need […]
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You shouldn’t need to be rich to run
A POSITIVE BY-PRODUCT of the Trump presidency is the ever growing number of people interested in running for office at all levels of government. Organizations like EMILY’s List, which helps pro-choice women get elected, report that since Election Day 2016 more than 25,000 women have signed up to run. Having realized that democracy is not […]
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States must step up on public corruption
IF YOU BLINKED, you likely missed the recent release of the report of the Massachusetts Task Force on Integrity in State and Local Government, which was established by state law to review and recommend updates to our ethics laws. After seven public hearings and testimony from the State Ethics Commission, legislators, and members of the […]