Why’s Mitt Romney so ashamed?

By Leslie Schultz I've been thinking a lot about Mitt Romney's shame-based presidential campaign. As a resident of Massachusetts, I cannot be duped by our former governor's revisionist interpretation of his time here. I know who he is and I saw...

What?? Anti-Komen protesters are Bullies??

By Tim Stevens One of the more interesting responses to The Susan Komen Foundation's decision to pullÂ funding from Planned Parenthood wasÂ The National ReviewÂ blog postÂ by Daniel Foster entitled "You Should Find the Anti-Komen Backlash Disgusting, Even If You're Pro-Choice." Â While I urge...

PEN New England deems Chuck Berry a literary lion

By Leslie SchultzÂ On February 26, in the lingering shadow of the bloated Academy Awards show, a handful of accomplished writers of prose, poetry, and song met at the JFK Library overlooking Bostonâ€™s harbor to honor two musical legends with PEN...

Occupy Boston, Occupy Hartford, Occupy Providence, Occupy Burlingtonâ€¦

by John Persinos The Great Meltdown of 2008 stripped bare all of the lies and pretense of what our society is really all about, and showed that we're a system fueled by unbridled avarice. A country of private affluence and public...