Category Archives: Politics

First of all – residents of Watertown are being told to stay inside and to not answer their doors. Update at 5:05 am DLT, April 19, 2013: Last night two suspects robbed a 7/11 in Cambridge, MA. In the course … Continue reading →

From the FBI.gov website, these are the photos of the two suspects. The two are considered dangerous and should not be approached. Any information about the suspects should be reported to law enforcement agencies. Updated photos:  

There’s not a lot of information available yet. CNN is reporting live. CNN is reporting two dead. Another device was found and detonated by police. A possible fourth device is being checked out. Another explosion at the JFK Library. I … Continue reading →

Here’s the truth of the matter: Social Security wouldn’t be in trouble except for the $3 trillion owed to it by the Treasury. The real problem is they don’t want to repay the debt to Social Security but instead want … Continue reading →

How disappointing. The cost of living formula for Social Security is already geared to keep the cost of living raises down. Why propose this? He still doesn’t seem to realize that Republicans aren’t going to play nice. Why  is this … Continue reading →

When I posted the post American Workers are Overpaid, quoting the article American Wages Out of Balance from The New York Times, it seemed obvious that there was an attack on the middle class when it came to wages. New … Continue reading →

In the overall scope of things, this story really isn’t a vitally important one, but it made me laugh.  And sometimes a good laugh is the best we can hope for. The Westboro Baptist Church is about to get a … Continue reading →

Mar 7, 2013 President Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act. He made passing the bill reauthorizing the lapsed law one of his top priorities in his State of The Union Address at the beginning of his second term. Republicans … Continue reading →

I thought the Tea Party was a spontaneous, grassroots organization. Guess not. A new academic study confirms that front groups with longstanding ties to the tobacco industry and the billionaire Koch brothers planned the formation of the Tea Party movement … Continue reading →

We changed the way the world looks at women  in the 60s and 70s, but we didn’t stop there. News flash to younger women – we are not going away quietly or “gentle into that good night”. These old hippie … Continue reading →