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Life After Death
Egalitarians must work to take over the Democratic party as the Tea Party has recently taken over the Republicans. Action in the streets will lead the way, but we must have electoral strength to make our leaders follow through with the changes we demand. Continue reading
Twitter Terrorists
The Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat when he posted an excited tweet to his pals about his forthcoming trip to Hollywood which read: ‘Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?’ … Continue reading
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Tagged liberty, usa
On Americans
“We have a decision to make every day. Every hour of every day. And that is whether to represent the sword or the shield. Democracy Now!“ -Amy Goodman
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Tagged democracy, usa
Over There
“Most Chinese aren’t angry about rising inequality. It’s not rich versus poor. It’s the system of power and procedural injustices that they’re upset about.” -Harvard sociologist Martin K. Whyte, who may as well have been talking about Americans, as quoted … Continue reading
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Tagged china, usa
American Don’t Rebel
How do you break through the inertia, fear of embarrassment, isolation and aversion to doing anything different that surrounds most middle-class Americans like a moat? -Gary Kamiya on the needed ad campaign to swell the ranks of Occupy Wall Street, … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, protest, usa
Green Plazas
“…the city should not be taking away our streets to give green plazas to private developments and calling them public parks.” -Jeremiah Moss, reporting on a plan to erase Astor Place from the map
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Tagged new york, usa
A Radical Proposal
Want to end the threat of terrorism against this country? Put George Bush on trial for war crimes. Continue reading
“Saving” Social Security
“The public, regardless of party, overwhelmingly opposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare. But elected officials of both parties are hell-bent on conspiring to bring the programs to an end. They seem to have come to grips with a fact … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, obama, politics, usa
Devil’s Bargain
“What we have in academia, in other words, is a microcosm of the American economy as a whole: a self-enriching aristocracy, a swelling and increasingly immiserated proletariat, and a shrinking middle class. The same devil’s bargain stabilizes the system: the … Continue reading
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Tagged education, usa, work
Justice Will Be Served
“Was Shadadi’s mother and father terrorist? They were killed by the US drone. They are both over 60 years old.” -Abdul Hadi Mohammed, neighbor of al Qaeda suspect Nader Shadadi, whose father, mother and sister were killed by a US … Continue reading
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Tagged usa, war, yemen