Category: Politics
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Guest Post: Could Trump Be Even Worse Than You Think?
In this independent commentary, author Steven Cushing draws parallels between 1933 Germany and the present, and lays out similarities between presidential candidate Donald Trump and Hitler, Caligulia, Mussolini, Whitey Bulger and others. He asks those considering voting for Trump: Would you entrust Bernie Madoff with the password to your bank account? Would you entrust Bill…
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Andrew Kreig addresses National Press Club on “Presidential Puppetry”–New Book on Intelligence/Media Ties
Andrew Kreig’s new book “Presidential Puppetry “argues that failures in news reporting will continue because both traditional and social media are heavily influenced by revenue sources little understood by the public, including most journalists and academics.
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Gov. Deval Patrick Addresses Venture Cafe
New Cambridge Observer’s Anita Harris offers a brief report on Gov. Deval Patrick’s 5/15/14 visit to the Venture Cafe at the Cambridge Innovation Center in Kendall Square.
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Got a question for Cambridge Councillor Cheung?
Cambridge author and consultant Anita Harris invites New Cambridge Observer readers to submit questions to City Council Leland Cheung –and introduces a Web startup called “Six Questions.”
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Cambridge municipal election: Peoples’ Republic or Too Much Democracy?
Cambridge writer Anita Harris wonders if proportional voting, with 25 candidates on the ballot, makes sense.
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As Dems Vie for Markey’s Congressional Seat, Personality Is Key
Cambridge author Anita Harris struggles to decide which of seven outstanding liberal candidates to vote for in the upcoming race to replace former Congressman Edward Markey in Massachusetts’ Fifth District.