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Massachusetts progressives working, writing, blogging and speaking for social and political change.

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Three consecutive House speakers guilty or indicted for corruption or tax evasion...current Boston city councilor convicted...state senator convicted...now long-term sheriff kills himself facing investigation. Are these coincidences and... more

Video-blogging pioneer Steve Garfield, who was inducted last year into the International Academy of Web Television, drops in on Mass Marrier host Mike Ball to examine how politicians used online video during the midterm... more

Always reformer, sometimes candidate, often agitator, Grace Ross can make MA pols squirm. She joins us to talk about how he targets underlying social and economic issues.

Sure the 2010 mid-terms were teasers for the 2012s. There's that President guy in D.C. and we here have that Scott Brown guy to elect for real or trade in for someone better. We'll talk about MA and US elections looming.

It's real now, as of Nov. 2nd. We were right here and wrong there. Let's look at the results and project what it means.

Huge decisions here in two weeks go far behind the re-election drive of Pres. Obama's chum Deval Patrick. The major down-ballot slots of secretary, treasurer and auditor offer rare chances for big reforms.

MassEquality's new executive director details her broad and far-reaching goals. In the post-marriage equality state of MA, she explains her cradle-to-grave LGBT rights organizing and activism.

William S. Lind joins us to discuss low-cost rail transit. Americans of all politics should look away from highways and to such systems, he contends. He is director of the American Conservative Center for Public Transportation and coauthor... more

MA GOP candidates have a double boost — anti-incumbent craziness, plus ballot votes to lower sales and income taxes.

Mike Benedetti, activist, podcaster and blogger from Worcester, MA joins us. We talk about politics and trends in and beyond our second largest city.

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