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Focus on tippable districts

Posted on September 11, 2018 by aronsbarron

On a recent sultry summer evening, well over 100 people crushed into a suburban Newton garden to hear Jared Golden, candidate for Congress. Haven’t heard of him? That may be because he is from Maine’s second Congressional district, currently represented … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Amy McGrath, Bruce Poliquin, Congressman Joe Kennedy, Congressman Seth Moulton, Cook Political Report, Democrats controlling the House, ending the Affordable Care Act, flipping districts in November, health care for all, Jared Golden, Maine's second congressional district, Mikie Sherrill, MJ Hegar, repealing Obamacare | 3 Comments

“Maverick” McCain’s death leaves huge void

Posted on August 31, 2018 by aronsbarron

John McCain died on August 25th, the same day Ted Kennedy died nine years ago, from the same lethal disease. Two old warriors, who disagreed on much but fought for their principles in the national interest and became good friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Hanoi Hilton, John McCain, Lindsay Graham, Marty Meehan and campaign finance, McCain and Ted Kennedy, McCain call for civil discourse, McCain flawed human, McCain on immigration, McCain Republican stalwart, McCain voting record, McCain war hero, Normalizing relations with Vietnam, Senator John Kerry | Leave a comment

Seventh CD a battle between good and better

Posted on August 18, 2018 by aronsbarron

Whoever wins the Massachusetts 7th Congressional district Democratic primary on September 4th will be uncontested in November and serve in the next Congress. It will be a Democrat, but what kind and what difference will that make for us? In the intergenerational struggle for control of … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged ACLU, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cong Richie Neal, Cong. Jim McGovern, Cong. Michael Capuano, Councillor Ayanna Pressley, Dems Intra-party divide, League of Conservation Voters, MA 7th Congressional district, majority minority district, NAACP encorsement, Planned Parenthood, rep Joe Crowley NY | 1 Comment

News media are not “enemies of the people”

Posted on August 12, 2018 by aronsbarron

I ask you: do I look like an enemy of the people? Given my 30+ years in journalism (including Boston Phoenix, WGBH-TV, WCVB-TV) and nearly a decade more as a blogger, Donald Trump would probably say yes. Journalism is certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe call for free press defense nationwide, free press essential to democracy, Guardian editorial on press freedom, jailing of journalists, Pizzagate, tally of Trump lies, Thomas Jefferson embrace of free press, Trump attack on media, Trump derides press as "enemy of the people" | 4 Comments

Summer reading part two: non-fiction

Posted on August 1, 2018 by aronsbarron

The following are suggestions from when I wasn’t fleeing the daily news into real fiction, as noted in my previous blog. I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey behind the Lines of Jihad, a memoir by Washington Post national security … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Browder, Dark Money, Family of Secrets, I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey behind the Lines of Jihad, Jane Mayer, Mai Elliott, non-fiction recommendations, Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Russ Baker, Souad Mekhennet, Summer reading, The Sacred Willow | 1 Comment

Summer reading part one: escape into fiction

Posted on July 27, 2018 by aronsbarron

Every year at this time I share books that that may interest my readers. What I have discovered in year two of the Trump administration is how I often have I sought escape into fiction, though it is fiction with … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Uncategorized | Tagged A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles, Behold the Dreamers, Celeste Ng, Claire Messud, Everything I Never Told You, Exit West, Home Fire, Imbolo Mbue, Kamila Shamsie, Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly, Mohsin Hamid, Pachinko by Min Jun Lee, Philip Roth, Summer reading, The Burning Girl, The Plot Against America, Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen | 1 Comment

Elizabeth Warren: tribune for the downtrodden or capitalist to the bones?

Posted on July 20, 2018 by aronsbarron

“I’m a capitalist to my bones,” Senator Elizabeth Warren this week told a New England Council audience of business leaders, adding, “We have to make markets strong so everyone can do better.” Addressing an arcane and often dry subject, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged bankruptcy laws, Elizabeth Warren, judge shopping in bankruptcy cases, Presidential candidate in 2020?, Texas Senator John Cornyn, The New England Council | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Uncategorized

Focus on tippable districts

“Maverick” McCain’s death leaves huge void

Seventh CD a battle between good and better

News media are not “enemies of the people”

Summer reading part two: non-fiction

Summer reading part one: escape into fiction

Elizabeth Warren: tribune for the downtrodden or capitalist to the bones?

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