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I knew a politician who used to say that he inflated the skill and strategy of an opponent whenever he ran for office, typically worried about his opponent locking up volunteers, endorsements, and donors before he himself would get to the sources of those advantages. Inevitably, though, he found that…
Read More »UMass Lowell history professor Bob Forrant spoke at Saturday’s Pollard Memorial Library “Community Conversation” on the 2016 election. Here’s what Bob had to say: We Have a Basket Full By Robert Forrant First, some historical context: Hillary Clinton will be the fifth candidate in the nation’s history to win the…
Read More »The entry below os being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The world was simpler when Donald Trump was merely spouting off slogans or saying offensive things at rallies. But every day brings worse news. The three a.m. tweets, which once showcased his ignorance and lack of discipline, now have real-life consequences, and…
Read More »This past Saturday, more than 60 people gathered at the Pollard Memorial Library do discuss the 2016 presidential election. Community librarian Sean Thibodeau was the moderator. There were two groups of speakers, each of whom was given three minutes to speak, however, the bulk of the morning was spent in…
Read More »Sue Kim is a Professor of English and the Co-Director of the Center for Asian American Studies at UMass Lowell. She was the opening speaker at this past Saturday’s “Community Conversation” on the 2016 election at the Pollard Memorial Library. In her remarks, she discussed the term “the white working…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. What does that mean? I want Donald Trump to succeed for the good of the country. I want the great national divisions to heal and intentional conflicts to abate. I want the economy to do well, and…
Read More »Lowell and Immigrants By Mimi Parseghian With the election of Donald Trump and the threat of withholding federal funds to states and cities that do not “cooperate,” the issue of “sanctuary cities” has come to the forefront. The words are a misnomer; sanctuary city is a not a legal term.…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Critics of my blogs may be delighted to know that my operating system was corrupted, and I have been without a computer for two weeks. It was a most peculiar time to be silenced. Hallelujah, the tech crisis is…
Read More »ប្រធានាធិបតីជាប់ឆ្នោត ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ President Elect Donald Trump សបា្តហ៏មុន លោក ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ ត្រូវបានជាប់ឆ្នោតដែលនឹងក្លាយជាប្រធានាធិបតីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបន្ទាប់ ។ លោក ត្រាំ ឈ្នះ បើទោះជាគាត់ទទួលបានសំលេងឆ្នោតតិចតួចជាងដៃគូរបស់លោក គឺលោកស្រី ហីឡារី គ្លីនតុន ក៏ដោយ (នៅក្រុងឡូវែល គ្លីនតុន ទទួលបាន ២៣១៨៩ សំលេង ត្រាំទទួលបាន ១០៤៩៥ សំលេង)។ ត្រាំ ឈ្នះព្រោះគាត់ទទួលបាន Electoral Vote ច្រើនជាងគ្លីនតុន ។ មេដឹកនាំសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកជំនាន់ដើម មិនចង់អោយមនុស្សសាមញ្ញបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសប្រធានាធិបតីដោយ ផ្ទាល់ទេ ។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ប្រជាជនបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស Elector ដែលជាអ្នកកំណត់ជ្រើសរើសប្រធាធិបតី ។ រដ្ឋនីមួយៗមានចំនួន Elector ស្មើនឹងចំនួន សមាជិកសភានិងព្រឹទ្ធសភាសហព័ន្ធមកពីរដ្ឋនោះ ។ ឧទាហរណ៏…
Read More »In company with our readers, I have been thinking about the election results and reading articles left-right-and-center for a week. How did Donald Trump manage one of the epic upsets in American political history? Why did so many people who analyze government and politics for a living miss what was…
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