Did you know that three of the last four Speakers were convicted of felonies related to corruption and bribery? The Speaker of the House controls everything that goes on in the building -- including what laws get passed in Massachusetts.

Jordan Berg Powers, Jonathan Cohn, and Anna Callahan chat about Massachusetts politics.

You’re listening to Incorruptible Massachusetts.  Our goal is to help people understand state politics: investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could have here in MA if we fixed it, and report on how you can get involved.

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Notes for this episode:
DeLeo unindicted co-conspiritor
63 Democrats switch their votes
Speaker threatens demotion for a vote
"You don't vote your own way and be a chair."

Jordan Berg Powers, Jonathan Cohn, and Anna Callahan chat about Massachusetts politics.

You’re listening to Incorruptible Massachusetts.  Our goal is to help people understand state politics: investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could have here in MA if we fixed it, and report on how you can get involved.

In this episode, we talk about how much more we should expect from our veto-proof super majority of Democrats.

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Many Massachusetts voters don't feel they need to pay attention state politics, thinking that since "Democrats" have veto-proof supermajorities in both the State House and Senate, the progressive policies we all favor are sure to pass. And many say they are fine with having a Republican governor to "balance" this Democratic supermajority legislature. Yet, progressive bills that have overwhelming support among voters die silent deaths behind closed doors in House committees: our overwhelming Democratic supermajorities aren't even progressive majorities.

Anna, Jordan, and Jonathan discuss what it'd really mean if Massachusetts actually had veto-proof supermajorities of progressive legislators.

Jordan Berg Powers, Jonathan Cohn, and Anna Callahan chat about Massachusetts politics.

You’re listening to Incorruptible Massachusetts.  Our goal is to help people understand state politics: investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could have here in MA if we fixed it, and report on how you can get involved.

In this episode, we  share our paths to working in state politics and make a case for why you should get involved at the state level.   

Want to pass legislation nationally?  Women's suffrage, the fight against slavery, and universal health care in Canada all won first at the state level.  And of course, your dollars and volunteer hours go so much further than in national campaigns...okay, you gotta just listen.

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Jordan Berg Powers, Jonathan Cohn, and Anna Callahan chat about Massachusetts politics.

You’re listening to Incorruptible Massachusetts.  Our goal is to help people understand state politics: investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could have here in MA if we fixed it, and report on how you can get involved.

In this episode, we dream big -- what kind of lives could we be living? What could we provide for the seven million people who live here in our state?

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Imagine going to the doctor without worrying about the cost. 
Imagine living near friends and family, because no one is priced out of your city.
Imagine driving down well paved roads in cities not starved for funds.
Imagine giving your kids water straight from the tap with no concern for lead poisoning.
Imagine knowing that your kids will get a great education no matter what school they go to.
Imagine everyone you know having a job — only one job, with plenty of time for friends and family.

We can have all that right here in Massachusetts.  Listen to the rest of this season to learn how.

Hear stories of how our community is weathering the COVID-19 crisis -- featuring a musician in Somerville who is insecure, and a musician in Canada whose needs are taken care of.

This is the audio portion of the Solidarity LIVE! interview streamed live on YouTube on May 6, 2020.

Opposition to progressive programs such as Medicare For All or free college tuition generally involve the rhetorical "who's going to pay for it?" and complaints about increased taxes and deficits. But what if conventional economics is wrong about government spending, debt, and taxation? Modern Monetary Theory explains why taxes *aren't* what fund U.S. Federal Government programs, how money is actually created by government spending, why deficits don't matter in the way folks commonly think, and other reasons why we *can* have Medicare For All, free college tuition, etc., without necessarily raising taxes or deficits. Fadhel Kaboub, associate professor of economics at Denison University and President of the Global Institute For Sustainable Prosperity, explains.

This is the audio portion of the Solidarity LIVE! interview streamed live on YouTube on October 8, 2020.

Audio portion of Solidarity LIVE! video episode where we hear stories of how our community is weathering the COVID-19 crisis -- including someone from the Welcome Project, Tufts Mutual Aid, and a local who is currently in South Korea.

This show was broadcast live on April 29, 2020.

Hear stories of how our community is weathering the COVID-19 crisis -- including a City Councillor, an expert on SNAP, and a criminal justice expert.

To hear about our next show, go to https://annacallahan.com/get-updates/

The audio portion of Anna's Solidarity LIVE! video interview with

• Hannah Friedman from MAMAS (Mutual Aid Medford And Somerville)
• Myfanwy Callahan, MD, a Medford doctor speaking from the frontlines on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting healthcare workers, hospitals, and medical facilities
• Daphnee Balan, a Somerville paraprofessional teacher

(Apologies for the echoing is parts of the guest audio... we had technical issues with Skype)