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With the National Guard deployed to DC, and preparing to mobilize across 19 states, the threat of Boston falling to federal capture looms over Massachusetts. The Democrat party has vocally opposed ... (Read more)

Hello, all! We’ve recently connected with a number of policy drivers here in Massachusetts, and now we want to put that momentum to good use. For September, our goal is to align on a single civic f... (Read more)

I previously wrote about the allure sheer power held when I held more conservative views, and how I think this shapes modern party discourse. The White House recently issued an executive order (EO)... (Read more)

When a political coalition stalls trying to find the most in-character way to accomplish something instead of pursuing a path based on its own foundational goals, I call that “alignment theater”. S... (Read more)

Yesterday, I attended a potluck hosted by Progressive Massachusetts in Watertown. I didn’t know anybody, I went by myself, and it was my first time going to a progressive event like this. It was da... (Read more)

I have a number of people in my life who sit at the far opposite end of the political spectrum, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to collect some real opinions on current events to avoid straw-... (Read more)

Republican icon Ronald Reagan once struck a fear of government interference into the hearts of red-blooded patriots everywhere when he famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English ... (Read more)

I don’t know if there’s a formal name for this—when two sides of an argument try to “cancel” their hypocrisy out—but it’s one of the most frustrating habits I regularly notice. You see it all the t... (Read more)

Good intentions When I first wrote this post, my intent was to draw attention to the hard-working sanitation workers at Republic Services, who are currently on strike, asking for better wages. Whil... (Read more)

Premise The idea behind this site is to expose visitors to various forms of civil engagement—commentary, calls to action, activism, etc.—and put the power to sort the signal from the noise in the h... (Read more)