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Stephen Lynch Primary Challenger Robbie Goldstein Unhappy That Lynch Isn’t More Pro-Abortion
Dr. Robbie Goldstein has a big problem with Congressman Stephen Lynch. Lynch isn't left-wing enough.
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End Life Without Parole, Legalize Prostitution, Joe Kennedy III Says
U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III wants to end life without parole prison sentences and legalize prostitution. Kennedy, who is challenging U.S. Senator Ed Markey in the Democratic primary September 1, appeared in an online forum featuring formerly incarcerated people as questioners Tuesday night.
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‘Pivotal’ Catholic Canceled by Catholic College
She is regarded as the "greatest American Catholic Writer" according to one of the books I use in my classes (The Catholic Spirit). Bishop Robert Barron filmed a documentary of her, as part of his The Pivotal Players of Catholicism series.
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Who Is Funding Richard Neal’s Re-Election Campaign? Big Tobacco, Defense Contractors, Alcohol Producers, Credit Card Companies
Richard Neal, the Springfield congressman who chairs the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, faces a primary challenge from his left in this election cycle, so he has raised a lot of money to try to maintain his seat in Congress. Neal, who represents Massachusetts&
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Fashionable Sanders-Style Socialism Would Leave Us Helpless Against Coronavirus
To judge by the increasing volume and frequency of attacks on capitalism, it looks like the real winner of the Democratic primary campaign was the socialist senator, Bernie Sanders. Sanders has not received the presidential nomination, but his ideas are on the march.
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Three Massachusetts Democrats Running for Congress Endorse Hate Speech Restrictions
It's commonplace for Democratic politicians to support gun control, which gun rights advocates see as a restriction on their Second Amendment rights. But what about the First Amendment? During a Democratic primary Zoom debate among candidates running for a U.S. House seat in Massachusetts's Fourth
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From Rope-A-Dope To Cellar Dweller: Biden His Time
In 1974, Muhammed Ali rose to the level of a transcendent sports figure when he defeated heavyweight champion George Foreman and reclaimed the premier world boxing title. Realizing he couldn't trade punches with the fearsome and heavily favored Foreman, he developed an innovative ring strategy called the "
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Extension of Formal Legislative Sessions May Provide Oxygen for Left-of-Center Bills in Massachusetts Legislature
Two days before the formal legislative period was set to expire, Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo introduced a measure that could extend it until the end of the year – which would also extend the period to pass left-of-center legislation. Conservatives who thought they were in the clear for 2020 on
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