Massachusetts
Capuano offers conditional support of Iran deal
Written by Antonio Caban STATE HOUSE — Congressman Michael Capuano on Wednesday said that based on what he knows at the present time he would vote in favor of the Iran nuclear agreement.
NewBostonPost
Democratic primary
Democratic Party lags in money before presidential year
Written by Julie Bykowicz MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Democratic National Committee barely has more cash than it does IOUs, and it is being outraised month after month by its Republican competitor.
Donald Trump
Ben Carson gains support as the other political outsider
Written by Andrew DeMillo LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Ben Carson's genial way of politicking is proving to be a draw for voters who like Donald Trump's status as a outsider but not his belligerence.
Democratic primary
Clinton quietly trying to discourage Biden from a 2016 bid
Written by Ken Thomas and Lisa Lerer WASHINGTON (AP) — In ways both subtle and blunt, Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is sending a message to Vice President Joe Biden about his potential presidential campaign: This won't be easy.
NewBostonPost
Sesame Street’s commercial success proves PBS never needed public funds
The churning of market forces in television are once again forcing the question of why Americans are spending hundreds of millions of tax dollars a year on public broadcasting. On August 13, HBO announced it was buying all-new episodes of the iconic PBS show "Sesame Street," delaying their
Israel
Israel strikes Hamas weapons facility in response to rocket attack
The Israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike Thursday morning in the central Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack on Israel on Wednesday evening. A rocket launched from Gaza exploded in an open field in the Eshkol Regional Council of the western Negev. No damage or injuries were
Massachusetts
Lawsuit seeks to put business owners and labor unions on equal campaign finance footing
BOSTON – The era of Big Labor dominance in Massachusetts politics may soon be over. Earlier this month, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Linda Giles heard arguments in a lawsuit that challenges the privileged place of unions under current Massachusetts campaign finance law. Current law allows unincorporated groups, such as labor
Massachusetts
Blue state gone purple: Is Massachusetts liberalism in decline?
Like Danny Zuko in "Grease," progressives in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have got chills and they're multiplyin'. Modern progressivism — the political movement that relies on Big Labor and Big Government to solve every problem — has, of course, dominated Massachusetts politics for decades.
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