By Mark | September 6, 2010
Here, in honor of Labor Day, is a quote from Wobbly songwriter Joe Hill for your enjoyment. It comes from his song, “Workers of the World Awaken“: Workers of the world awaken. Break your chains, demand your rights. All the wealth you make is taken, by exploiting parasites. Shall you kneel in deep submission from […]
By Mark | January 28, 2010
“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around — nobody big, I mean — except me. And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if […]
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