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Follow the leaders: Politics in the New Year

With the economy already staggering and sure to get worse, Massachusetts needs its elected officials to suck it up and show the way
While we won't have George W. Bush to bash for the national trials that await us in 2009, we can learn important lessons from his past failings.

By: EDITORIAL | December 30, 2008

Bully Bush administration

Why Boston's latest tobacco ban is a blow to liberty
Assaults on liberty promoted by right-wing authoritarians, such as President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney, may be difficult to combat, but they are easy to recognize.

By: EDITORIAL | December 18, 2008

Menino's mosque II

Making sense of what went on; taking action for the future
To date, the City Council has been strong-armed by the mayor's office into averting its gaze from all that went on in the construction of the mosque.

By: EDITORIAL | December 12, 2008

The spectacle of terror

Why the attacks in Mumbai constitute a terrible threat
Images are weapons as real as bullets and bombs.

By: EDITORIAL | December 05, 2008

Scandal-plagued officials

State and local politics is paralyzed by fear
We need serious action and strong leadership — and a public trust that is unlikely to be given.

By: EDITORIAL | November 26, 2008

Hillary back on top, almost

Why Clinton's appointment is good for Obama. Plus, better Boston graduates.
Why Clinton's appointment is good for Obama. Plus, better Boston graduates.

By: EDITORIAL | November 24, 2008

Gay rights: Time is on our side

Equal marriage rights suffers a setback, but there is hope. Plus, young voters.
The politics of division as practiced by lame-duck president George W. Bush at the connivance of his onetime Svengali Karl Rove are not dead.

By: EDITORIAL | November 24, 2008

Obama's work just started

Barack Obama's election has sparked international wonder. His task, however, is great.
Barack Obama's election has sparked international wonder. His task, however, is great.

By: EDITORIAL | November 06, 2008

Phoenix endorses Obama

Vote for ‘that one.’ Also, approve pot reform.
The past eight years have been disastrous for America.

By: EDITORIAL | November 06, 2008

McCain threatens balance of constitution

Don’t laugh: if the Arizona ‘maverick’ is elected, he’ll complete the job Bush started
The only thing standing in the way of Republican John McCain assuming the powers and prerogatives of a dictator should he be elected president is the vote of a single Supreme Court justice.

By: EDITORIAL | October 27, 2008

A step forward

Why the Connecticut Supreme Court got it right. Plus, ominous noises from the right wing.
The nation’s understandable preoccupation with the unfolding economic crisis has overshadowed a significant victory in the battle for same-sex marriage: the Connecticut Supreme Court, on October 10, ruled that gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry.

By: EDITORIAL | October 22, 2008