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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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Suppose they held a protest, and no one saw
A little follow-up on our last item about a few Republican members of the House returning to their districts and holding public events only for paying customers, uh, constituents. In addition to raising money, the members of Congress were trying … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, media, michele bachmann, Paul Ryan, protest, town meeting
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