Welcome to our recurring series “Who The Fuck Are All These Fucks?” in which we profile, in brief, each of the 2020 candidates for president. This series is not meant to be exhaustive, and you’re encouraged to look into each candidate on your own. Welcome back to part seven in our everlong series on the Democratic nominees. I’ve waited here for you. We’re talking about … Continue reading 2020 Candidates: Bernie Sanders
Today, Amy Klobuchar announced her candidacy for president, and while I was going to take a break from these I was quite literally bribed into doing one, so here we are. It’s part six of our neverending story, mortals. NAME: Amy Jean Klobuchar CAN I CALL HER A.J.?: Probably not CURRENT JOB: U.S. Senator from Minnesota PREVIOUS JOB: Hennepin County Attorney DON’TCHA KNOW: You betcha … Continue reading 2020 Candidates: Amy Klobuchar
Welcome to our recurring series “Who The Fuck Are All These Fucks?” in which we profile, in brief, each of the 2020 candidates for president. This series is not meant to be exhaustive, and you’re encouraged to look into each candidate on your own. There’s solid evidence that this is part five of the witch’s curse we’re calling “coverage of the 2020 presidential election” and … Continue reading 2020 Candidates: Elizabeth Warren
Welcome to our recurring series “Who The Fuck Are All These Fucks?” in which we profile, in brief, each of the 2020 candidates for president. This series is not meant to be exhaustive, and you’re encouraged to look into each candidate on your own. It’s part four – four? – of our ongoing series on the Democratic presidential nominees and we’ve got Kamala Harris, United … Continue reading 2020 Candidates: Kamala Harris
Welcome to our recurring series “Who The Fuck Are All These Fucks?” in which we profile, in brief, each of the 2020 candidates for president. This series is not meant to be exhaustive, and you’re encouraged to look into each candidate on your own. Every time I go to make one of these a new candidate pops up. I’m not even sweating it. We’ll get … Continue reading 2020 Candidates: Kirsten Gillibrand
Part two in our perpetual, neverending series on the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. This week, I’m going to organize these into some kind of group to make them easier to find later. (EDITORS NOTE: That’s this website, as it turns out) — NAME: Julian Castro AGE: 44 TWIN?: Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-TX 20) 2016 PICK: Hillary Clinton Castro is one-half of the twin political duo … Continue reading 2020 Candidates: Julian Castro
It’s part one in our… look, I’ll be honest, I have no idea how long this series is going to go for. The 2016 Republican slate was the largest in history but the safe money says it will be dwarfed by the Democrats in 2020. Trump looks like an easy target to raise money against and, with the party still kind of uncertain about what … Continue reading 2020 Candidates: Tulsi Gabbard
Manufacturing jobs are politicians’ favorite subject. Every region needs more manufacturing jobs, they’re good jobs, they’re high-paying and magic and they grant you immortality. Politicians. Love. Manufacturing. Jobs. That got Salt & Granite thinking: what manufacturing jobs exist in New England? What are the things we manufacture? For this, we looked at a variety of sources. We excluded agricultural goods like blueberries or apples but included processed … Continue reading What do the New England states manufacture?
“Lately, commuter rail has been the thing to attract people…. But, we just don’t believe it’s viable in New Hampshire. Commuter rail has not been over well-received in the Committee [on Public Works and Highways]… The subsidies are the deal-breaker in New Hampshire.” That’s New Hampshire Speaker of the House Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) speaking to Andover, Massachusetts’ Eagle-Tribune back in June. Chandler was explaining why the Republican-controlled New Hampshire House … Continue reading Yes, we do subsidize highway transporation
Today, the Westfield River is full of trout. It provides recreation opportunities to tens of thousands of kayakers and canoers every year. The Westfield River, which starts in the Berkshire Hills and ends near Agawam, Massachusetts, is a scenic wonder protected under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. But in the 1950s, it was red. In 1952, the Connecticut River Watershed Council began to … Continue reading Why California’s auto emissions rules matter to New Englanders
