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Corporate debt yields are rising

Corporate debt yields are rising

This year, I ran for State Representative in District 1, which includes the College Hill, Blackstone, and Wayland neighborhoods of the East Side.  Although I came up short, it was truly an invaluable ...

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Homes are getting more expensive

Why I’m focusing on talking about the news

As a first-time candidate for the State House, this moment represents what I’ve come to see as the biggest problem in Massachusetts politics. Candidates for public office face far, far too little scru...

A flurry of endorsements while Somerville Democrats say “dark money” is suddenly in use in a race and an incumbent says she’s been slurred as an “incumbent.”

Building community and making politics vibrant

Would term limits make Massachusetts elections more competitive?

How do we know what the future will hold? We can't. But we can build multiple futures to better understand what might happen. I've written scenario planning reports for the European Parliament, natio...

My biggest problem on the campaign trail has turned out to be getting anyone to pay attention to the race.

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What the Fourth means to me

Honesty, integrity, and don't govern by referendum

Posted 1:02:55 PM. Chris Oates is running for State Representative to bring urgency, honesty, and serious policy work…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

If we don't get construction costs down, all of us

Join us to celebrate the kickoff of our campaign (even though we've been doorknocking since March). Food will be provided, with activities for kids and a cash bar. We'll talk about our plans around ho...

It's easy to ignore until it's too late

Using political science to explain what I want to do