StageStruck: Cheapies and Freebies

by | Jul 12, 2012 | Stage

With most regular ticket prices at the major Berkshire summer theaters falling in the $50-$60 range and even smaller theaters’ tickets pegged at several times the cost of a movie, the fact that these prices are minuscule by Broadway standards doesn’t cut...

Imperium Watch: The Affordable Care Act and You

by | Jul 12, 2012 | News

The Supreme Court has ruled that the massive health care law known as the Affordable Care Act—in the vernacular, Obamacare—is not unconstitutional. The ruling doesn’t leave the law invulnerable, but it undercuts the Right’s most reasonable...

Court Lets Anti-Foreclosure Rules Stand

by | Jul 12, 2012 | News

A federal judge last week upheld a pair of tough anti-foreclosure ordinances passed last year by a unanimous Springfield City Council. The ordinances, which were sponsored by then-Ward 6 City Councilor Amaad Rivera, were designed to address the problems created by the...

Stein Qualifies for Public Campaign Funds

by | Jul 12, 2012 | News

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has announced that she has qualified for federal matching funds, something no presidential candidate from her party has done before. To receive federal campaign funds, a candidate must raise at least $5,000 in each of 20...