I’m not quite sure how he pulled it off, but my friend Jeff, by calling in a few favors, and doing a bit of bartering, has been able to publish a new Ypsi-themed work by famed historian Peter Linebaugh. The 75-page pamphlet, entitled “Ypsilanti Vampire May Day,” is the first thing to be published on […]
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Celebrating May Day in Ypsilanti with warnings of vampires, and camaraderie on Water Street
Posted in History, Ideas, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1886, Agrarian Law, Alan Haber, Benton Harbor, blood funnel, commons, Corporate Crime, corporate state, corporate takeover of politics, Dracula, Edward Pinkney, Emergency Financial Manager, Greece, Haymarket Riot, Jeff Clark, Matt Taibbi, May Day, Occupy Ypsilanti, Peter Linebaugh, Rome, Sulla, vampire squid, vampires, Voltaire, Water Street 14 Comments
Celebrating two years of corporate rule under the terms dictated by Citizens United
It’s been two years since the Supreme Court decided the Citizens United case, giving corporations the ability to spend unprecedented amounts of money to influence American elections. Here, with some some thoughts on the ramifications of that decision is our favorite journalist, Chris Hedges. …Our electoral system, already hostage to corporate money and corporate lobbyists, […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Politics Also tagged Bank of America, Bill Moyers, Chris Hedges, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, civil disobedience, corporate socialism, corporate takeover of politics, corporations are not people, crony capitalism, election reform, ExxonMobil, get the money out of Washington, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Obama, Occupy, protests, Romney, Sheldon Wolin, Supreme Court, turn off your television, voting is futile 7 Comments
Eric Cantor tells U-M audience to pull themselves up by their bootstraps
I was doubtful that he’d show up, given that he backed out of an event at the University of Pennsylvania a few days, in hopes of avoiding those affected by the policies he champions, but it looks like Eric Cantor made his scheduled stop at the University of Michigan this afternoon as planned. The following […]