Tag Archives: democracy protests

If the Christmas carols being sung outside of Rick Snyder’s home don’t cause his Grinch-like heart to swell, let’s try shutting down Lansing…

By Mark | December 11, 2012

If I were a good blogger, I’d be standing in the cold tonight with those folks singing Christmas carols outside of the Governor’s Superior Township residence, but, instead, I’m here at home, where I’ve been all day, tending to the needs of my sick family… making chicken soup, fluffing pillows, and doing all of the [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Christmas carols, Daimler, Detroit Diesel, Grinch, labor history, Lansing, protests, Redford, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, threats to the middle class, unions | 41 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, Anarchy is Stupid, anti-globalism, black bloc, Chris Hedges, 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

On not getting punched in the nose for the Occupation on Black Friday

By Mark | November 26, 2011

A couple of days ago, AnnArbor.com ran a story about the Occupy actions planned for Black Friday. I was quoted in the piece, as I’d announced that my friend Jeff and I would be walking around Ypsi with signs, in solidarity with the folks in Ann Arbor and Detroit, who were going into big box [...]

Posted in Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AnnArbor.com, attacks, Best Buy, Black Friday, blood funnel, buy local, Confederate flag, Confederate Sons of America, Corner brewery, getting beaten up, Inside the Hall, Jeff Clark, Karl Marx, license plates, Marvel Comics, Marxism, Marxist history, Matt Taibbi, Occupy Wall Street, other Mark Maynards, OWS, Patriotic Order Sons of America, pepper spray, Peter Linebaugh, protest signs, protests, punched in the nose, Sons of America, Spider Man, vampire squid, Ypsilanti water tower | 18 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 [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Arab Spring, corporatocracy, Free Speech, hypocrisy, Michael Bloomberg, New York, Occupy Wall Street, police brutality, protests, threats to Democracy, Zuccotti Park | 12 Comments

Juan Cole on the spread of democracy in the Muslim world, and the anti-democratic legacy of 9/11 at home

By Mark | September 11, 2011

As reluctant as I am to jump on the “Let’s Milk the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks for Ratings and Ad Revenue” bandwagon, I just read a very thoughtful piece by U-M history professor Juan Cole, and felt as though it deserved to be passed along. Here’s a clip. I’d encourage you, however, to [...]