MASSACHUSETTS WAS ONE of the states most affected when the Republican-controlled Congress in 2017 capped a tax break that allowed people to deduct their state income and local property tax […]
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3 Washington priorities for New England
AS THE BIDEN administration and the 117th Congress get underway, there is much hope for a new era of unity—both in Washington, DC, and across the nation. Our country has […]
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s take on the spoils system
“TO THE VICTORS belong the spoils.” So clucked a happy supporter of President Andrew Jackson in 1831, but the divvying of spoils after some kind of victory probably dates to […]
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Even in Mass., 1 in 4 think election not fair
JOE BIDEN won Massachusetts — by a lot, more even than Hillary Clinton did in 2016, more even than Barack Obama in 2012 or 2008. You have to go back […]
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The case for Donald Trump
A Boston Globe news analysis of the presidential election posed the question that’s on the mind of many blue-state activists right now: Are we really that disconnected from the rest […]
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The case for Donald Trump
A Boston Globe news analysis of the presidential election posed the question that’s on the mind of many blue-state activists right now: Are we really that disconnected from the rest […]
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Biden’s lead has supporters…worried
With the presidential election now eight days away, we have a pretty good sense of where things stand. Or do we? There’s been an avalanche of polling this cycle, and […]
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Biden’s lead has supporters…worried
WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL election now eight days away, we have a pretty good sense of where things stand. Or do we? There’s been an avalanche of polling this cycle, and […]
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It’s COVID-19 crunch time
THE SAME DAY President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden debated for a final time, the US set a record for the number of daily new coronavirus cases — […]
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Cancel political party conventions permanently
POLITICAL PARTY CONVENTIONS have finally adopted the advice parents have been giving children for ages — just be yourself. Since the 1970s, conventions have been pretending to be something they aren’t: […]
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Me and Roger Stone
I’ve “known” Roger Stone, whose prison sentence recently was commuted by President Trump, for 47 years, but only learned of it last year. Here’s how we met. IT WAS, by […]
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Koch behind the challenge to Baker’s powers
ON JUNE 1 the Fiscal Alliance Foundation announced that a lawsuit to overturn Gov. Charlie Baker’s coronavirus public safety orders would be brought on behalf of a few Massachusetts businesses […]
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The vote must go on
Elected officials may be mindful of the coronavirus pandemic, but the horse race always continues in an emergency, one way or the other. Stephanie Murray at Politico reported on newly-released […]
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Congress doing poor job addressing pandemic
“YOU NEVER WANT a serious crisis to go to waste.” That statement, made by incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, […]
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The Equal Rights Amendment is expired
FORTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO, the world was a very different place for women. In 1972, sexual harassment was not considered to be a form of illegal discrimination; Title IX had not […]
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Biden spent nothing on Boston TV ads
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidates spent $26.4 million on television advertising in the Boston market running up to the New Hampshire and Super Tuesday primaries this year, but the figure that […]
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Warren downplays ‘do or die’ Super Tuesday
SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN knows that Super Tuesday is “a big deal” with the large number of delegates at stake in the Democratic presidential race, but she declined to say whether […]
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Making college more affordable sounds good…
AMERICA’S HIGHER EDUCATION system is mired in crisis. Colleges are increasingly unaffordable for lower- and middle-class students, and student debt is now at record levels. As Massachusetts prepares to vote […]
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Kennedy’s rationale for run remains fuzzy
IN THEIR FIRST DEBATE, Rep. Joe Kennedy III tried to provide a rationale for his challenge to incumbent Sen. Ed Markey by suggesting his youth and energy could help lead […]
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Impeachment headed for crucible of Senate
Now what? By a margin of just over 30 votes, the US House impeached President Trump last night. For those hoping to hold the Republican president accountable for alleged abuse […]
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Impeachment headed for crucible of Senate
NOW WHAT? By a margin of just over 30 votes, the US House impeached President Trump last night. For those hoping to hold the Republican president accountable for alleged abuse […]
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My priorities in the Higher Education Act
RECALL FOR A MOMENT sitting at your kitchen table in August of 2008 reading the paper. What are the headlines? “Presumptive Democratic Nominee Barack Obama Readies for Democratic National Convention […]
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Clark backs supervised drug injection sites
Congresswoman Katherine Clark supports the idea of opening facilities where people can use illegal drugs under medical supervision to prevent overdose fatalities and refer people to treatment for drug addiction […]
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Clark backs supervised drug injection sites
Congresswoman Katherine Clark supports the idea of opening facilities where people can use illegal drugs under medical supervision to prevent overdose fatalities and refer people to treatment for drug addiction […]