Tag Archives: 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, democracy protests, Detroit Diesel, Grinch, labor history, Lansing, Redford, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, threats to the middle class, unions | 41 Comments

Bernie Sanders on the threat of oligarchy and why we need to push Obama harder on reform

By Mark | September 9, 2012

I know I should be typing up my notes about last night’s 10th anniversary party, but I’m watching Bill Moyers interview Bernie Sanders, and I’m finding it difficult to work up the motivation to do anything more than just sob and gnash my teeth. You can find the whole transcript by following this link, but [...]

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bernie Sanders, Bill Moyers, Bush tax cuts, dialing for dollars, inauguration day, Mitt Romney, money in politics, Obama, oligarchy, social security, Van Jones, Wall Street, wealth inequality | 21 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, democracy protests, Derrick Jensen, Green Anarchy, hypermasculinity, John Zerzan, mob mentality, NAFTA, Noam Chomsky, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, progressive adolescentization, property destruction, security state, surveilance, The Culture of Make Believe, Theodore Kaczynski, Theodore Roszak, Unabomber, vandalism, Zapatistas | 18 Comments

Celebrating two years of corporate rule under the terms dictated by Citizens United

By Mark | January 24, 2012

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, Goldman Sachs, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Obama, Occupy, Romney, Sheldon Wolin, Supreme Court, turn off your television, voting is futile | 7 Comments

Ypsi’s Lightening Love spills the beans on local Ypsi-Arbor hot spots to CMJ

By Mark | January 18, 2012

A few times a month, the music industry magazine CMJ asks a band to write a “scene report” for their website, kind of giving a little glimpse into what’s going on culture-wise in their hometown. Well, today’s CMJ scene report is from none other than Leah Diehl, of Ypsi’s own Lightening Love. For the most [...]