Naomi Klein on the Greatest American Economic Swindle
September 27, 2008
Check out the entries and resources on Naomi Klein’s website The Shock Doctrine to put some of the recent economic issues in perspective. There’s a bunch of good pieces &…
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Vote No Bailout!
September 23, 2008
If you like to harass elected officials or think that they may represent your interests get over to Vote No Bailout! and send your representative a message!
I Never Get Any Credit
September 18, 2008
Doom is nigh, as long the Prophets have said. A Plague upon your Houses! Mysterious humours infect the Citadels of Trade.
Eating Apes
September 2, 2008
Hello, fellow apes. I’m here today to tell you about your relatives. I’m referring to the other three African species of Great Ape, namely the gorilla, the chimpanzee and the…
Free Speech and Freedom felt somewhere, apparently not Denver or Minneapolis
August 26, 2008
Minneapolis Police Detain 3 Independent Journalists, confiscating video equipment, computer, phones, notebooks and money among other personal belongings MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (August 26, 2008) – Minneapolis Police officers detained three journalists…
Destroy Paternalism in “Progressive” Consumerism
August 11, 2008
That’s a mouthful. I was looking at the WFMU blog yesterday and came across a post called “You Too Can Help Silence Bono”. I really like the internet when it…
A Hard Rains Gonna Fall
August 8, 2008
Every few weeks I am stunned by the abstraction of economics. It is beyond my comprehension how this system perpetuates itself, it has to. And anyone invested in it must…
Self Help Graphics Sold!!!
July 19, 2008
The building that has housed Self-Help Graphics, the renowned community art center in East LA, was sold earlier this week. The future of Self-Help, which has worked with many of…
Mapping exhibition on Israel/Palestine “Imaginary Coordinates” suddenly closed at the Spertus Museum in Chicago
June 30, 2008
I recently saw the exhibition “Imaginary Coordinates” at the Spertus Museum in Chicago and was disappointed to learn that the exhibit was recently abruptly closed and will not run through…
Rebel Diaz Wrongfully Arrested
June 19, 2008
Two members of Rebel Diaz, NYC-based political hip hop group, were arrested yesterday for trying to intervene in the police harassing a street vendor. Here’s a piece written by Davey…
Ghost Bikes in New York Magazine
June 17, 2008
Joshua David Stein has written an article titled Ghost Riders about the Ghost Bike Project for New York Magazine. Really beautiful photographs by Christopher Griffith accompany the article. I disagree…
Reader’s Digest “Looks” at Bikes
June 10, 2008
Readers Digest takes a look at the Ghost Bike Project in their June 2008 issue, and the “your america” section online. The memorials continue to garner attention in the media…
Iraqi Labor Mayday Statement
May 4, 2008
If you’ve got a couple minutes, give this May Day statement by a sector of the Iraqi labor movement a read. It shows that there might be another path for…
AK Press in Publishers Weekly
May 2, 2008
Our friends at AK Press, one of the largest and best anarchist book publishers and distributors in the world (which I guess unfortunately isn’t saying too much, but still…), just…
Why People Riot
April 23, 2008
Quiz. A major riot took place in Montreal on Monday night where store windows were smashed and close to a dozen police cars were set on fire. Can you guess…
Fairey Crys “Thief”
April 10, 2008
In what can only be described as classic, Shepard Fairey is suing another artist for stealing from him! After decades of pillaging other people’s work wholesale, I guess Fairey thinks…
Human Rights Protests Interrupt Olympic Torch
April 8, 2008
In Paris, London, Istanbul, and San Francisco, protesters have interrupted the passing of the Olympic torch in solidarity with the people of Tibet and against China’s human rights abuses. Here…
Graffiti on the Tate
April 3, 2008
Not what you think, or maybe exactly. The Tate Museum, a world renowned contemporary art museum, is looking for some new muralists . Graffiti can stake its claim on museums…
‘People’s History’ headed to movies
February 12, 2008
‘People’s History’ headed to movies By Borys Kit Feb 8, 2008 BERLIN — Historian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States is being adapted into a feature documentary….
South End Press Hiring!
February 12, 2008
South End Press is currently seeking qualified applicants to join our small, majority women and majority people of color collective as Editor/Publisher/Financial Coordinator.