politics
As 2015 approaches, it's a natural time to take stock of the year gone by and to craft our aspirations for the year to come. And that's as true in the world of Massachusetts politics as it is anywhere els
As Boston Mayor Marty Walsh wraps up his first year in office, The Scrum sat down with him to size up what he was pleased with, what was more challenging than he expected— and more personal topics including why Mayor Menino's passing has changed the way he feels about his job, and his ability to balance being an active member of the recovery community with a job that requires non-stop attention.
For a while it seemed like Democratic political strategist Doug Rubin had the political Midas touch. The Scrum spoke with the Mass. Democrats' go-to guy about reversals of political fortune.
From the Boston Globe's cozy bureau high atop the State House (pictured), reporters Frank Phillips and Jim O'Sullivan churned out stories that could make the difference between the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in election 2014.
The first five people to email us (scrum@wgbh.org) will have a chance to sit in the studio audience for the Oct. 21 debate between Charlie Baker and Martha Coakley.
The loneliness of the major-party candidate and some hard-won wisdom for Martha Coakley (and any political candidate) from former candidate Shannon O'Brien.
This week, The Scrum podcast headed to historic Faneuil Hall for a gubernatorial forum focused on human services featuring all the Massachusetts candidates-- and found itself impressed by the performance of Evan Falchuck, who's running for governor as an independent.
