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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Occupy’s Nathan Schneider on Anarchy and Radical Catholicism
Nathan Schneider, June 17, 2012. Photo from Occupy. Interview with Occupy’s Nathan Schneider: Anarchy, activism, and radical Catholicism By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 19, 2013 “It’s hard to pick a revolution about which one doesn’t have … Continue reading
Todd Gitlin : The Wonderful World of Informers and ‘Agents Provocateurs’
Old school spying. Image from Outside the Beltway. Close encounters of the lower-tech kind: The wonderful American world of informers and agents provocateurs Here is a preliminary attempt to sort out some patterns behind what could be the next … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Mike McGuire and Lisa Fithian on Occupy Movement and ‘We Are Many’
Mike McGuire, left, co-editor of We Are Many, and activist/writer Lisa Fithian.Rag Radio podcast:Mike McGuire and Lisa Fithian reflect on the Occupy Movement and the book, We Are Many By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | January 23, 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged Activists, Lisa Fithian, Mike McGuire, Occupy Movement, Podcast, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : ‘Flip the Script’: Jobs over Deficits
Image from The Fiscal Times.The Republican lock on Congressmeans a strategy for the cities If we are to fight it out on the economy, this will not happen in the Republican Congressional Districts. It is a fight that we will … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘We Are Many’ Offers Thoughtful Analysis of Occupy Movement
From occupation to liberation:A review of ‘We Are Many’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2012 This aesthetically pleasing volume has the best overall take to date on the meaning of Occupy, its shortcomings and strengths, … Continue reading
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Tagged AK Press, Anarchism, Books, Direct Action, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Resistance Movements, Ron Jacobs
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ELECTION 2012 / Jonah Raskin : A View from California
“California Dreaming.” Art by Tom Horner / Dribble. Inset image below from San Francisco Sentinal.A view from California:Which way the wind blows Obama’s reelection is only the beginning. The hard work of transforming the nation lies ahead By Jonah Raskin … Continue reading
Chris Hedges : Heartland Resistance to the Pipeline
Treesitters in Winnsboro, Texas. Photo from the Tar Sands Blockade.Resistance in the heartland:The Great Tar Sands Blockade Ranchers, farmers, and enraged citizens, often after seeing their land seized by eminent domain and their water supplies placed under mortal threat, have … Continue reading
Roger Baker : ‘Class’ Used to Be a Dirty Word
Class Warfare. Political cartoon by Steve Segelin / Charleston City Paper.‘Class’ used to be a dirty word:Elections point to new paradigm The 2012 presidential race is shaping up as a new kind of political fight being fairly openly fought around … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Capitalism, Middle Class, Occupy Movement, Populism, Roger Baker
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Muriel Kane : Austin Police Infiltrated Occupy Austin
Front page of Austin American-Statesman, Saturday, September 1, 2012. Image from Occupy Austin / Facebook. UPDATE: The Houston Chronicle reported on Sept. 5 that, according to Austin Assistant Police Chief David Carter, “High-ranking officials in the Austin Police Department had … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Police, Espionage, Muriel Kane, Occupy Austin, Occupy Movement, Police Tactics, Provocateurs, Raw Story
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John Perkins : Occupy the Dam
Three hundred indigenous people, small farmers, fisherfolk, and local residents occupied the Belo Monte Dam project at the Xingu River, Brazil, on June 15, 2012 Photo by Atossa Soltani / Amazon Watch / Spectral Q. Go here for photo essay. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Brazil, Direct Action, Ecology, Indigenous People, John Perkins, Occupy Movement, Rainforest
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Jack A. Smith : 2012 Elections: ‘Another Fine Mess…’
Train car outside Cheyenne, Wyoming. Image from Big American Night.‘Another fine mess…’The 2012 elections won’t bring progressive change If Obama returns to the White House it will be to the same mess the U.S. finds itself in today. Should Romney … Continue reading
