I’d wanted to share this image, taken a few days ago at the Occupy Water Street event, but I lacked the words to accompany it. Fortunately, however, I just stumbled across the following quote by Phil Rockstroh, which I think we do quite nicely. …When one attempts to stand against surging social and political tides, […]
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Planting the rainbow flag, and occupying the Water Street commons
Celebrating 50 years of the Port Huron Statement, and considering its relevance today, in Michigan and beyond
I’m a few days behind in my New York Times reading, but, a few days ago, they ran a story about the 50th anniversary of the Port Huron Statement, and I wanted to be sure to share a link. The Port Huron Statement, for those of you who aren’t familiar with it, was the primary […]
Chris Hedges calls Black Bloc anarchists a cancer to the Occupy movement
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 […]
Chris Hedges seeks to challenge legality of NDAA in court
As it’s late, and as I’m exhausted, there’s not going to be a lot in the way of thoughtful analysis, but I wanted to let you all know that one of our favorite people, Chris Hedges, has filed suit against the Obama administration on the grounds that the recently signed National Defense Authorization Act is […]