2016 Election
Berning Down the House: Sanders’ Boston Rally Floods Convention Center
Two days after Hillary Clinton held court with Boston Mayor Walsh and State Attorney General Maura Healey in Dorchester, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders drew a […]
Barbara Lee on Hillary’s Boston Visit, and the Problem with Calling Women ‘Scripted’
Barbara Lee has helped elect 132 women in 30 states, including every sitting Democratic female governor and U.S. senator. It’s no wonder then, that when Hillary Clinton rolls […]
Whom Hillary Clinton Should Meet with About Drug Abuse in Massachusetts
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton is coming to Boston to talk about substance abuse at a community forum with a couple of people who know way […]
Bernie Sanders Is Cold As Ice
He’s chilly with staff, frosty with fans, and regularly ices out reporters. So how is the socialist firebrand from Vermont suddenly torching Hillary Clinton in the race for president?
Report: Deval Patrick Could Be President in Five Years
As the Summer of Trump draws to a close and the Island of Misfits Toys comprising the Republican field compete by seeing who can misinterpret […]
Nine Things President Trump Will Never Do Because John Kerry Did Them
Update: November 3, 2016 A year and a half later, with five days before Election Day, Donald Trump is still using this line. Trump mocks […]
Potential 2016 Ballot Questions Find Out Their Fate
Some of the prospective 2016 ballot questions that passed the constitutional scrutiny of Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday are your typical initiative petition fare involving […]
Gov. Charlie Baker: ‘I Have Better Hair’ Than Donald Trump
While Gov. Charlie Baker doesn’t have quite the beef that Mayor Marty Walsh has with Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, things could soon change with the governor’s […]
Maura Healey Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Governor Charlie Baker is keeping his cards close to his chest and not backing anyone—at least right now—in the Republican presidential primary field. Across the […]
Ben and Jerry Endorse Fellow Vermonter Bernie Sanders for President
Two of Vermont’s most famous native sons are pledging their support for Bernie Sanders’ presidential run. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the men behind Ben […]
Trump Responds to Mayor Walsh’s Ice Bucket Challenge: ‘Get a Real Mayor’
The feud between Mayor Marty Walsh and 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump could’ve been over by now. On Friday, Walsh took the ALS Ice Bucket […]
How Black Lives Matter Boston Got Hillary Clinton to Open Up About Race
On Tuesday, Black Lives Matter Boston—in the persons of Daunasia Yancey, Julius Jones, Vonds Duboisson, and their allies Britni de la Cretaz and MJ Malisz—found […]
Donald Trump to ‘Come on Down!’ to Ernie Boch Jr.’s Place for Fundraiser
Ever wonder if two billionaires with wild hairstyles can co-exist in the same room? Well, on August 28, you’ll find out when local car dealership […]
Larry Lessig Thinks He Can Save Democracy, So He’s Running for President
Campaign finance reform advocate Larry Lessig got his clock cleaned in the 2014 midterms but that is not stopping him from going another 12 rounds in […]
Elizabeth Warren Accidentally Met with People Who Want Elizabeth Warren to Be President
Scooplet! Politico reports that after telling everyone over and over and over again that she is absolutely definitely totally not running for president, Elizabeth Warren accidentally […]