Tag Archives: Arab Spring

Will the assassination of Andrew Karlov in Ankara bring about World War III?

By Mark | December 20, 2016

Earlier today, just as our Electors were casting their votes for Donald Trump, paving the way for the controversial reality television personality to become the 45th President of the United States, Andrew Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, was shot dead in Ankara by a young policeman who can be heard on video shouting “We […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged al-Nusra Front, Aleppo, Allahu Akbar, Andrew Karlov, Ankara, assassination, Austria, Bashar al-Assad, black flags, Civil War, Clementine, Damascus, democracy, Donald Trump, Franz Ferdinand, Free Syrian Army, ISIL, Islamic State, Khmeimim, Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, Kurds, Mediterranean, Middle East, Russia, Salafi, Sarajevo, Serbia, Shia Alawite, Sunni, Sunni Arab, Syria, Tartus, terrorism, totally quotable Clementine, Turkey, WWI, WWIII | 12 Comments

What you should know about the uprising in Turkey

By Mark | June 3, 2013

Saturday night, I posted something on Facebook about the recent uprisings in Turkey, expressing both my support and frustration. (My support because, from what I can tell, the people taking to the streets across the country are largely folks who, like me, are interested in fighting for secular government, and the rights of individuals to […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged AKP, alcohol, Atatürk, Ayse's Cafe, Ben Ali, Bosporus Bridge, corporatism, corporatocracy, democracy, Ebru Uras, Gezi Park, green space, Iran, Islam, Islamization, Istanbul, Juan Cole, Justice and Development Party, lipstick, mallification, malls, Mubarak, Occupy, Occupy Genzi, occupygezi, public space, religious fundamentalism, Taksim, Taksim Square, Tayyip Erdogan, threats to Democracy, world | 34 Comments

Occupy teach-in this Saturday afternoon at Woodruff’s…. Ideas for Ypsi’s occupation abound

By Mark | December 7, 2011

[The following missive must have been slipped into my pocket this evening as I made my way down Michigan Avenue with my dog.] The State Capitol of Art and Activism by Occupy Ypsilanti What do GoldmanSachs, Jerry Sandusky, Michael Bloomberg, McDonald’s, Rick Snyder, The Gap, Nestle, Major League Baseball, and Mary Sue Coleman have in […]

Posted in Other, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 99%, Blogbaby, Brian Whitener, co-ops, Dave Strenski, Deja Vu, Edible Commons, EMU, foreclosure resistance, GoldmanSachs, Howard Bunsis, Iceland, Jeff Clark, Jerry Sandusky, Liberty Square, local food production, Major League Baseball, Maria Cotera, Mary Sue Coleman, McDonald’s, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Shallal, Natalia Harris, Nestle, Oakland, Occupy, Occupy Ypsilanti, Olympia, origami, Peter Linebaugh, power, Recreation Park, Rick Snyder, school lunches, teach-in, The Gap, The State Capitol of Art and Activism, Transition Ypsilanti, urban farming, Water Street, wealth inequality, Woodruff's, Zuccotti Park | 34 Comments

On the origins of Occupy Wall Street and its continued evolution

By Mark | October 20, 2011

I’ve decided to spend tonight looking into the origins of the Occupy Wall Street movement. I knew that both anonymous and Adbusters played a role, but I wasn’t sure just how all of the pieces fit together… While I’m still not sure, I came across an interesting fact that I wanted to share. It seems […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged AdBusters, Anonymous, commercials, corporatocracy, Kalle Lasn, LoudSauce, Occupy Wall Street, Operation Empire State Rebellion, protests, Robert S. Halper, Wall Street | 22 Comments

Our thoughts tonight, as we lay safe and warm in our beds, are with the people Occupying Wall Street, as they prepare for tomorrow’s confrontation with police

By Mark | October 13, 2011

As early as tomorrow morning, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be ordering riot police into Zuccotti Park to forcefully evict the hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters who have set up their base of operation there. The official line is that sanitation workers need the protesters out in order to clean the park. The […]