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John Wooding recently retired from his position as professor in the Department of Political Science at UMass Lowell. He is an occasional contributor to this blog. Born in Northampton, England, John is a U.S. citizen now, but retains strong ties to the UK through family, friends, and colleagues. He offers…
Read More »With an election in the UK coming up soon, here’s a look back at the 2015 election by John Wooding, born in Northampton, England, and now a US citizen, who taught political science at UMass Lowell for many years. This is the election that led to the Brexit (British exit…
Read More »‘My Politics’ (chapter excerpt) by Paul Marion Left, Mrs. Kennedy trying to reach a Secret Service officer after the shooting of her husband, President John F. Kennedy; right, JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy before the shooting in Dallas, Texas. (Web photos courtesy of express.com) Fourth grade. Nine years old. Friday afternoon…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. There is no better campaigner than Deval Patrick. He’s charismatic, warm, visionary and inspirational. He appeals to our better sides, and has the kind of personality that really could help to heal the searing wounds of division. That…
Read More »Ambassador Yovanovitch with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (yellow coat) and the late John McCain with Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine, undated. (FB photo courtesy of Sen. Klobuchar, 11/15/19) What’s happening in Washington DC every day affects each community in the U.S. This action in the nation’s capital is local news even…
Read More »UPDATE: This post reflects City Hall number which differ substantially from those shown above which were previously posted here. City Council Rita Mercier – 5191 Vesna Nuon – 4821 John Drinkwater – 4788 Rodney Elliott – 4738 Sokhary Chau – 4321 John Leahy – 4182 Dave Conway – 3738 Bill…
Read More »Politics being one of the main themes on this blog, I think it is helpful now and then to cut through the jargon and remind ourselves of what some key terms mean and where they come from in history. For example, Left, Right, Left Wing, Right Wing are terms that…
Read More »George Packer of the ATLANTIC magazine checks in with today’s bulletin on political bottom-feeders with their eyes on the top and hands grabbing for the prize. They win sometimes, but it doesn’t last forever.
Read More »TIME magazine is no far-out political rag. Nancy Gibbs is a serious American writer and observer of its civic culture. We are far down the line of political trouble when Nancy Gibbs in TIME offers this analysis of the current White House occupant. What Donald Trump “knows” derives from the…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Six months ago, I agreed with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s disinclination to impeach President Trump. As she put it, “unless there’s something that’s so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path,…
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