Will Massachusetts See A Markey-Kennedy Senate Race?
Rep. Joseph Kennedy III is still considering a primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey, and a recent Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll indicates that he might have a strong chance of success if he were to jump in. In a theoretical match-up between the two lawmakers, Kennedy has a 14-point lead. However, while the last midterm elections did illustrate a growing appetite among some voters for new and younger leadership, Markey also comes with his own long track-record of progressive bona fides that Democratic primary voters value.
Jim Braude was joined by Scot Lehigh, columnist for the Boston Globe, and Gautam Mukunda, a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of “Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter.”
Tatiana Schlossberg On The Power Of Our ‘Inconspicuous Consumption’
A new report finds global efforts to combat climate change over the past several years have been "gravely insufficient,” and according to the Global Commission on Adaptation, it's not so much money, but rather a lack of political leadership that's the source of the problem.
A new book from former New York Times science reporter Tatiana Schlossberg, "Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have," details ways in which our everyday choices in clothing, technology, food and fuel contribute to the problem — and how consumers can make a difference by demanding more of the companies and governments behind the systems at play.
Jim Braude was joined by Tatiana Schlossberg.
Legal Sea Foods Makes A Pot-Based Pitch, And Tiffani Faison Expands Her Restaurant Reach
Greater Boston takes a look at what's happening on the Boston restaurant scene. Longtime staple Legal Seafoods has rolled out a new advertising campaign based on puns about marijuana (it’s now legal — get it?), although it will not be including the ingredient in its dishes. Restaurateur Tiffani Faison has built upon her popular portfolio of spots like Sweet Cheeks, Tiger Mama, and Fool’s Errand, recently opening Italian restaurant Orfano.
