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"new york times" reports that shell oil has spend more than $4 billion on its efforts to drill for oil in the arctic. the company has not done any drilling there since 2012, in part because of a series of costly and embarrassing accidents as well as environmental and safety violations. this year shell made a deal to get that drilling back on track q. the seattle post intelligencee" said the company entered into a quiet deal to have the port of seattle serve as a base for a arctic drilling that would take place thousands of miles away. soon got out prompting outrage among the vibrant environmen...

The most citizen-involved cities in the united states, to approve a project without citizen involvement is crazy. >> the prospect of shell's massive drilling rigs, ships and equipment coming to the waterfront galvanized the mayor and the city council, who announced they will review the deal to see if it's legal. environmental groups have also filed a lawsuit to block the deal. for its part, shell says it's committed to drilling for oil in the arctic and supporters say it means jobs for seattle. opponents say any deal will exacerbate climate change and that's very, very bad for seattle in the l...

The "boston globe's" editorial board writing this -- the remedies should apply across the country. the police need more citizen involvement, internal policing and real efforts to stamp out bigoted attitudes. do you agree with that? >> well boston has had a great history of inclusion with citizens but we can always do better. i don't have any problems with the "boston globe" el torrie. i believe in ferguson right now you need a strong leader to take charge and say these bad acts have stopped and citizens will get a fair deal. then you need to put a police department in place that's reflective o...

People, so many citizens, in the governor's request, not an order, to stay in place, to stay in your home. i mean, not to make light of it, but great boston is one of the most lawless, very low level regions in the world. we run red lights, we cross, you know, we jay walk at will, things like that. people stayed home. there was a community will to catch these two culprits. and of course the news media following the story itself. the tragic shooting of officer sean collier, the m.i.t. campus, the car chase up memorial drive in cambridge, massachusetts, through watertown massachusetts, a suburb ...

Economto socioeconomics, still have equality in one vote, one voice. some don't know to you to express this. we see people willing to leverage a good movement gshgts for civics as far as citizen involvement making it go in a completely different and hateful direction. >> talking in part, the tea party. great movement, some people take it too far. they are targeting today, when i say target, going to the hometown of the senate majority leader harry reid. take a listen to senator reid here first of all and i'll ask about you about it on the other side. >> with health care thing, he's screwing up...