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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Occupy Wall Street and ‘White Privilege’: A Personal Perspective
The issue of racial minorities and the Occupy Wall Street movement has been making big news recently. For example, the Boston Metro reported last week that some in the Occupy The Hood movement have been breaking ties with Occupy Boston. … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, current events, News, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Race
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A Black Friday Special: Consumed by Benjamin Barber
In the 1930s and 1940s, the United States was in crisis. A Great Depression afflicted the nation and millions suffered in poverty. Real needs were not met in the market. Today, the United States is in crisis again. However, it … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, Black Friday, culture, current events, economics, Economy, politics, Shopping
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How the United States Became an Empire: A Review of James Carroll’s House of War
Has the rise of American power been disastrous? James Carroll asks this pointed question in House of War, a brilliant history of the Pentagon interwoven with a personal narrative. Carroll is an apt person to tell this story. The son … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Cold War, debate, History, Military, politics, united states, War
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Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Cynthia Enloe on the Plight of Women, World-Wide
All too often, it is women who bear the heaviest burden of social, cultural, and political acts. In particular, the tourism industry is one in which women are often subordinate to men and other women alike. Such is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, economics, exploitation, gender, identity, Military, politics, Travel, women
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Just Foreign Policy Responds to Super Committee “Failure”: “We Now Have a Historic Opportunity to Cut Military Spending” | Common Dreams
WASHINGTON – November 21 – Responding to reports that the Congressional “Super Committee” had failed to reach agreement on a new plan to reduce projected government debt by $1.2 trillion over ten years, Just Foreign Policy Policy Director Robert Naiman … Continue reading
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Tagged budget committee, congress, economics, politics, senate, spending, taxes
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Bank Lobbyist Firm Memo Proposes Opposition Research into Occupy Wall Street
Reuters is reporting that a lobbying firm for major banks is proposing opposition research into Occupy Wall Street in order to undermine it. From the report… Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford, a Washington-based firm, proposed the idea in a memo … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Banks, dumbasses, economics, politics, protest, Research, rotest
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Rep. McKeon tells debt panel: Don’t bet that Pentagon cuts can be voided – The Hill’s DEFCON Hill
“Unless we act today, the dismantling of the greatest armed forces in history could begin tomorrow,” he writes. “Congress can negotiate our way through impasses, but the Department of Defense is required to plan with the budget authority it … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Budget cuts, current events, economics, Iraq, Military, News, Obama, politics, War
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Bloomberg Thought He Could Repress This: He Needs To Think Again
On the 2 month anniversary of the beginning of Occupy Wall Street, and just two days are a police raid on Zuccotti Park, protesters across the country came back strong to show support for Occupiers under attack. In New York, … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, current events, economics, New York, News, Occupy Wall Street, Police, politics, protest, Social Movement, wall street, Zuccotti Park
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Mayor Bloomberg and Occupy Wall Street: Matt Taibbi was right!
Last night police raided Zuccotti Park with acts of violence. The NYC sanitation department cooperated with police in assisting to throw away tents, signs, and other articles at the encampment. Nearly 200 people were arrested in the raid and on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomberg, current events, economics, Literature, Occupy Wall Street, Poetry, politics
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The Faces of War: A Poem
I wrote this poem in a rather surreal moment, as I sit comfortably in my home while bombs fell over Iraq. There was a walk out planned for that day and I was on Spring Break. Before heading to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, current events, economics, Iraq, Literature, Poetry, politicians, politics, Veteran's Day, War
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