I took these photos on Water Street a couple of days ago, where some folks had gathered to make art and discuss, among other things, the teach-in that’s scheduled to happen this Saturday at EMU. Here, for those of you not adverse to the idea of getting out of your homes, meeting strangers, and encountering […]
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Occupy Ypsi Free School this Saturday at EMU
Posted in Photographs, Ypsilanti Also tagged "Washtenaw Foreclosure Defense, Beth Currans, commons, dismantling of public education, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, events, foreclosure resistance, free school, Greg Pratt, Ian Robinson, immigrant rights, international youth movements, Jeff Clark, Johnny Lupinacci, labor, local food, local meetings, meeting people, Neoliberalism, Nicole Carter, Occupy Ypsilanti, Peter Linebaugh, propaganda, public education, reproductive justice, resist, resistance, Rob Halpern, Robin Lucy, SEPE, Stefanie Stauffer, Students for Ethical and Participatory Education, teach-in, Water Street, Will Daniels, women's health, women's rights 6 Comments
How much has Obama added to the debt, anyway?
We’ve talked a lot over the years about how much of our current national debt is directly attributable to the administration of our most recent President Bush (I wanted to refer to him “George Bush the Lesser,” but I thought that someone might accuse me of being being less than fair and balanced), but I […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Americans for Tax Reform, Bush tax cuts, George Bush, George Bush the Lesser, Grover Norquist, Iraq war, national debt, Obama, Ronald Reagan, tax the rich, war for oil 8 Comments
Peter Thiel questions the value of higher education in America… Does he have a point?
Peter Thiel, one of the cofounders of PayPal, is credited in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education with saying, essentially, that higher education may be overvalued in America. Theil, who today announced the names of the 24 students who would be dropping out of college to accept $100,000 cash awards as part of his new eponymous […]