Tag Archives: anarchy

Dr. Guy McPherson, making the case for living off-grid in Ypsilanti

By Mark | February 18, 2012

Later today, at 6:00 PM, University of Arizona emeritus professor of Natural Resources and the Environment Guy McPherson will be speaking at the Gilbert Residence in Ypsilanti (203 South Huron Street) about his new book, Walking Away from Empire, and the steps that he’s taken to extract himself from what he sees as an American […]

Posted in Education, Environment, Politics, Sustainability | Also tagged American Empire, barter, big-government savior state, building with straw bales, community building, conservation, decent human community, defining community, dystopia, economic collapse, gas tax, gift economy, global climate change, Global Warming, Guy McPherson, health care, intentional community, Jevons' paradox, Jim Kunstler, Khazzoom-Brookes postulate, Mad Max, maintaining body temperature, mass transit, New Mexico, off-grid, organic gardening, peak oil, personal responsibility, straw bales, University of Arizona, Walking Away from Empire, water, when the shit hits the fan | 37 Comments

Chris Hedges calls Black Bloc anarchists a cancer to the Occupy movement

By Mark | February 6, 2012

In hopes of continuing our conversation on the value that Black Bloc anarchists bring to the Occupy movement, I thought that I’d link to this new article on the subject by Chris Hedges. Here’s a clip. The Black Bloc anarchists, who have been active on the streets in Oakland and other cities, are the cancer […]

Posted in Politics, Rants | Also tagged Anarchy is Stupid, anti-globalism, black bloc, Chris Hedges, democracy protests, Derrick Jensen, Green Anarchy, hypermasculinity, John Zerzan, mob mentality, NAFTA, Noam Chomsky, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, progressive adolescentization, property destruction, protests, security state, surveilance, The Culture of Make Believe, Theodore Kaczynski, Theodore Roszak, Unabomber, vandalism, Zapatistas | 18 Comments

OWS forces respectfully deface Verizon building as over 30,000 look on from occupied Brooklyn Bridge

By Mark | November 18, 2011

It’s interesting how the corporate press is covering today’s action in New York. I’m reading the Bloomberg coverage right now, and they say, for instance, that protesters “appeared to number in the thousands.” While technically correct, I think you’d agree that “thousands” doesn’t quite carry the same weight as “32 thousand,” which is the estimate […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged agent provocateurs, anarchists, Anarchy is Stupid, black bloc, Brooklyn Bridge, civil disobedience, corporate media, Libertarianism, Malcolm X, mic check, Michael Bloomberg, MLK, New York, OWS, Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink, protests, Ray Lewis, vandalism, Zuccotti Park | 41 Comments

The Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink reunion and the legacy of Bulb

By Mark | August 1, 2010

I just made my last trip to the airport. All the guys from the Monkey Power Trio are now gone, and, as is always the case, the anxiety – which I feel during each session – is giving way to depression. It’s great to see everyone, and to spend a day making music, but I […]