A Tough Lesson In Local Politics

摘要

On a warm summer evening in 2009, a crowd of protesters gathered outside the Mt. Scott Community Center in Portland, Oregon, armed with bullhorns, placards, and chants. "One, two, three, four: Paulson wants to rob the poor," they yelled. "Five, six, seven, eight: We will not cooperate." The object of their scorn was Merritt Paulson, the 36-year-old owner of the Portland Beavers, the local minor-league baseball team.