…And the World: The first elections in Libya since the end of Colonel Qaddafi’s rule have thus far indicated a surprising result. While official totals are not expected for several days, early results suggest that the liberal/secular coalition party is likely to win a plurality
…And the World: Early polls and election results from yesterday’s presidential election in Mexico indicate that the party that ruled the country from 1929 to 2000 is poised to retake power. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto appears to have defeated the
In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate and with it the rest of the Health Care law on a 5-4 decision. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal bloc of the court, albeit on different grounds, to
…And the World: After a week of dithering, Egypt finally has a new president and he is the man most had thought had won last week. Mohamed Morsi was confirmed as the winner of last Sunday’s election. His is also a victory for the Muslim
…And the World: Markets may have shrugged off the news, but world leaders are breathing a sigh of relief after yesterday’s Greek elections in which pro-bailout parties secured a majority of seats in Parliament. New Democracy, which joined the then-majority party PASOK to agree to
…And the World: IT’S BAAAAAAAAAAAACK! Eurozone bailouts return*. Spain would want us to include the asterisk. Over the weekend, Spain accepted a bailout from the European powers that be. However, it appears, despite its size, to be bailout light. First of all Spain appears to
PROVIDENCE–Mayor Angel Taveras, the host of the 2012 Netroots Nation conference hammered home one important point. “Cities matter,” he told the conference when he opened it on Thursday. Certainly, Taveras can understand as the chief executive of a diverse, and vibrant city that nevertheless suffers
PROVIDENCE–Once again Western Mass Politics & Insight has joined the online activist left, this year in Providence. The proximity of the annual blogger and progressive activist convention to Massachusetts offers exciting opportunities for Massachusetts-specific topics–both Blue Mass Group and Elizabeth Warren will be here. The
City Slickers: Springfield tops the ticket today following the death of Police Officer Kevin Ambrose. Ambrose was killed responding to a domestic disturbance call on Lawton Street. The shooter, Shawn Bryan, took his own life after shooting Ambrose twice as well as his girlfriend. A
Democrat Elizabeth Warren officially cleared the field for United States Senate and avoided a primary with her only remaining challenger, Middleton Immigration Attorney Marissa DeFranco. Although as early as Saturday, John Walsh, the party’s state chairman, said he expected DeFranco to make it onto the