Monthly Archives: November 2019

The Senate isn’t sequestered. Note on the impeachment and protest

Posted on November 12, 2019 by David S. Meyer

One hundred US senators, the sort-of jurors in the impending sort-of trial of Donald Trump, live in the world. Unlike impaneled jurors in other high profile trials, they are free to read newspapers, appear on television, consider evidence and factors … Continue reading →

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The anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall and the complications of movement influence

Posted on November 9, 2019 by David S. Meyer

When East and West Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall 30 years ago this week, I was in my living room in Boston, making final corrections on what would be my first book. I’d written about the nuclear freeze movement, … Continue reading →

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Again, on the influence of movements

Posted on November 6, 2019 by David S. Meyer

Protest campaigns usually get much less than what they ask for, but they can still matter.  Take a look at Alexia Fernández Campbell’s great piece at Vox on the Kentucky teachers and yesterday’s gubernatorial election. Last year teachers in Kentucky … Continue reading →

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