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Occupy and the Tea Party

October 8, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Current Events, History, Lowell, Election 2012 1 Comment

The biggest surprise to me this fall is the absence of massive youth demonstrations in favor of President Obama or at least in opposition to the trickle-down, “voodoo” economics that is still the favorite approach of the national Republican leaders. I thought for sure after last fall and winter that…

New UMass Lowell-Boston Herald Poll: Occupy & Tea Party Fare Better than Wall Street and Government

November 7, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell, Politics, Election 2012 Leave a Comment

FROM UMASS LOWELL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE AND CENTER FOR PUBLIC OPINION 11/06/2011 By Christine Gillette, (w) 978-934-2209, (c) 978-758-4664, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu If you have trouble viewing the charts in this release, please e-mail Christine_Gillette@uml.edu. Nov. 6, 2011 Backers of Opposing Groups Largely Share Dislike of Government, Corporations; UMass Lowell Holds Forum…

Pete Seeger, Dave Amram, and Co. @ ‘Occupy’

October 23, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Current Events, History, Lowell, Politics 1 Comment

Pete Seeger with red cap at center; to his right is honorary Lowellian David Amram (AP web photo by Stephanie Keith courtesy of cbs.com). Read the Washington Post report about music legends Pete Seeger, David Amram, and friends taking to the street last Friday night with the “Occupy” demonstrators in New York…

Charles Blow of NYT: ‘Occupy’ = Cool

October 22, 2011 by PaulM Posted in History, Lowell, Politics, Culture, Current Events Leave a Comment

With more polls showing the public sympathizes with the general goals of the “Occupy” movement, Charles Blow of the NYTimes today takes a cultural cut at the activity to try to figure out why this thing isn’t going away quickly. He suggests that it has attained that mysterious quality of…

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