Current Events

Charles Blow Alludes to a ‘Capital Strike,’ as Labeled by Prof. Bob

Some months ago in a comment on this blog, Prof. Bob Forrant of UMass Lowell used the term “capital strike” in suggesting that big businesses appear to be sitting on record profits when they could be stimulating the economy, creating jobs, and moving the nation ahead. Here is a passage from opinion column…

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Viet Nam Vets Exhibit and Forum at American Textile History Museum

Jim Sullivan reminds us in today’s Boston Globe that there is a very special exhibit at the American Textile History Museum in Lowell. “Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam’’ explores the self-expression of these “troops sent across the Pacific on the ship, now inactive, (who) left behind Kilroy-style markings on the…

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The morning after the storm

[youtube]s5fX072sQH8[/youtube] This morning’s cool temperatures, flawless blue sky and brilliant sunshine emerging over the eastern horizon are in stark contrast to yesterday’s frightening weather. It began yesterday morning at about 8:30 when the sky opened up and lightning lit up the streets. While that weather event lasted only for about…

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