Anyone under the illusion that Joe Biden's victory over Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary had vanquished the threat of socialism from American shores can get a reality check by picking up the Sunday New York Times, which features four articles pressing the anti-capitalist agenda.
With bipartisan opposition, both chambers of the Massachusetts Legislature passed police reform bills on Tuesday afternoon.
The bill (S.2963) passed 28-12 in the state Senate and 92-67 in the state House of Representatives. Every Republican in both chambers voted against the bill. The Senate bill passed with a veto-proof majority, but the House majority is far short of the necessary two-thirds. That gives Governor Charlie Baker considerable negotiating power if he disagrees with aspects of it.
