“There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious—makes you so sick at heart—that you can’t take part. You can’t even passively take part. And you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop.… [Read more…]
January 14, 2012
It took me a very very long time to upgrade my cellphone to a smart phone (and it wouldn’t have happened if my parents weren’t so Rad – thanks mom!). I didn’t *really* want one for all of my socioeconomic-political-hippie-resistance reasons.. but now that I have one.. can I just say how impressed I am!?!?!… [Read more…]
October 10, 2011
It’s being called a day for Global Action. From the OCT15 website, here’s a list of all the places actions are being held. You ready for this? GLOBAL EVENT:https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245619575476665 AFRICA http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210209459028846 ARGENTINA Buenos Aires https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227511030631636 https://www.facebook.com/notes/democracia-real-ya-buenos-aires/llamado-mundial-para-el-15o-global-revolution/162218203862104 Cordoba http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131670496933853 Jujuy https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=248420351863740 Mendoza: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119618438143036 Rosario https://democraciarealyarosario.blogspot.com San Miguel de Tucumán http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253439288026509 ASIA https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Asia-15-Oct-Global-Solidarity/120416008062644 AUSTRALIA Occupy Australia ‘central… [Read more…]
September 22, 2011
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Speech 2011: Delegates Leave General Assembly Hall. Ok, so it’s no secret that Ahmadinejad is a little nuts, but you have to give him props for calling things as they are: Ahmadinejad’s speech pitted the poverty and unhappiness of most countries against the riches and power of the U.S. and unnamed European… [Read more…]
September 21, 2011
US Secret Drone Bases Popping Up Across Africa, Middle East — News from Antiwar.com. big question i’ve been mulling over lately: what role do the people have in secret military operations coming from a “democratic” entity? What about any department of “defense” business? Especially when military operations make up a huge portion of what that government,… [Read more…]
September 9, 2011
The Deadly Labor Behind Our Phones, Laptops and Consumer Gadgets – COLORLINES. I think it’s important to stop and assess what role we all have in this. I don’t have an iphone, i have a laptop though, and my poor nokia will only last so long… In Foxconn’s highest-paying factories, located in China’s coastal cities,… [Read more…]
August 10, 2011
Nothing ‘mindless’ about rioters – Opinion – Al Jazeera English. More broadly, any breakdown of civil order is inescapably political. Quite large numbers of mostly young people have decided that, on balance, they want to take to the streets and attack the forces of law and order, damage property or steal goods. Their motives may… [Read more…]
August 6, 2011
Israelis protest against high cost of living – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. Wide range of issues The movement further expanded as protesters later joined in over a wide range of economic issues. Young parents are protesting high child rearing bills, doctors are striking due to strenuous work conditions, teachers are marching over restrictive… [Read more…]
July 28, 2011
Censorship of war casualties in the US – Opinion – Al Jazeera English. more and more (though still few and far between) I’m seeing articles that are honestly discussing what is happening in american politics. This is a pretty long article, and i highly suggest reading it, but here are some of the points i… [Read more…]
July 16, 2011
Tiger Beatdown › Why the News of the World scandal is about you, no matter where you live. To the general public, all of this might seem very domestically British, very distant and while certainly a political misfortune, a series of events that hold little weight for the rest of us, non British residents. Except… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
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