Tag Archives: Massachusetts

Allen Young :
NEWS | Racial justice issues aired in
mostly white area

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Actions to support ‘Black Lives Matter’ have taken place recently in small towns in Massachusetts. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | August 23, 2020 ATHOL, Massachusetts — A rejuvenated movement for racial justice is sweeping the nation, and … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Death with Dignity’ Defeated

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from WNYT.com.‘Death with Dignity’ defeated:Freedom denied by Massachusetts voters If I decide that it is time for my life to come to an end for reasons important to me, that should be my decision. By Lamar W. Hankins | … Continue reading →

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In the Wake of Martha Coakley : Moving Right Along

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Martha Coakley: sad state of affairs. Photo from AP.In the wake of the Coakley debacle:A lesson to be learned? I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, someone else would … Continue reading →

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Health Care and Campaign Finance : The Corporate Stranglehold

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“A Jail for Uncle Sam,” By Arcadio Esquivel / Cagle Cartoons / La Prensa, Panama.Buying politics in America, Inc:Supreme Court decision, Massachusetts debacle, And dimming hopes for health care reform By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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Karl Rove’s Revolution : Senator Brown and the Myth of the Middle

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Republican strategist Karl Rove. Photo by Doug Mills / NYT.The Rovian Revolution:Why the Dems must learn from Massachusetts By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / January 22, 2010 Over the last 40 years, voter turnout has been steadily … Continue reading →

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Our Weimar Democrats : Why They are Such Losers

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama and the Dems: Back to square one. Photo by Chris Usher / EPA.Servility and incompetence:The ‘Dead Center’ Democrats Having taken office on the sales pitch of “Hope,” the Democrats can be counted on only for timidity and incompetence. … Continue reading →

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Rage Against the Machine : Diebold and the Massachusetts Election

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Illustration by Doug Potter / The Austin Chronicle.Hacking the vote:Will Diebold steal the Senate? As Bay Staters vote to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, most will be marking scantron ballots to be run through easily hackable electronic counters made by … Continue reading →

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