U.S. Social Forum: Carnival, Classroom, Family Reunion
Posted: June 25, 2010The beauty far overwhelms the chaos here at the forum, but what are the concrete steps moving forward?Topics: ActivismProgressive
View ArticleTen Memorable Moments from the U.S. Social Forum
Posted: June 28, 2010Including playing Capture the Flag with some high school students in the plenary hall, and feeling an earthquake, a huge thunderstorm, and a near-tornado all in one day. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleJosh Healey - "Why I Write (# 137)"
Posted: December 23, 2010Is it wrong to include myself in this series? Well then, it's okay to be wrong sometimes. I'm posting this recent poem of mine less for self-promotion and more for collective...
View ArticleClass Warfare in Wisconsin: 10 Things You Should Know
Posted: February 18, 2011Under the guise of a budget deficit, Walker just put forth a bill that would destroy the unions that represent teachers, social workers, and over 100,000 public employees. He's...
View ArticleWhere the Occupy Movement Heads
Posted: November 21, 2011Sorry if this breaks your non-hierarchical bubble but there already are many people who have taken a lead. The question is whether that leadership is as democratic,...
View ArticleOccupy Takes Over the Ports: A Report from Oakland
Posted: December 14, 2011Strategies that seemed impossible just yesterday are now on the table.Topics: OccupyLabor
View ArticleThousands in San Francisco "Occupy Wall Street West"
Posted: January 23, 2012It was the biggest direct action in the city since the start of the Iraq War, and the largest Occupy protest in the nation in this new year.Topics: ActivismCorporationsProgressive
View ArticleOccupy Oakland at a Crossroads: Rebirth or Self-Destruction?
Posted: February 1, 2012Needlessly picking fights with the cops, vandalizing City Hall, and putting our own people in harm's way is not the path to social and economic justice.Topics: OccupyCivil...
View ArticleOccupy Disrupts Wells Fargo Meeting, Starts Season of “99% Power”
Posted: April 25, 2012It was a strong step toward unity and justice.
View ArticleMay Day in Oakland: Immigrant Rights, Occupy Agitation, and a Tank
Posted: May 2, 2012This is the city I love, the movement we need! And then a tank appears.
View ArticleOak Creek, Paul Ryan, the Geography of Hate, and the Economics of Violence
Posted: August 18, 2012One heavy-metal maniac is just the tip of the white supremacy iceberg that lies just below the surface, ready to sink this titanic ship we call America.
View ArticleThe Millionaire Tax Virgin
Posted: October 29, 2012Meet the man who tells it like it is — taxing rich people to pay for public schools and services is necessary; it’s about justice; and yes, it can be quite the aphrodisiac....
View ArticleRelearning the Beautiful Game
Posted: December 4, 2012Whoever said sports and politics don't mix should come spend a Sunday in the Bay Area. Meet me here near the Golden Gate Bridge, and I'll introduce you to the one and only Left...
View ArticleWhat if George Zimmerman had seen ‘Fruitvale Station’?
Posted: July 20, 2013When I walked into the movie theater, I still wasn't sure it was a good idea. Just days after the outrageous acquittal of George Zimmerman, and the subsequent, ever-escalating...
View ArticleOffended by ‘Washington Redskins’?
Posted: September 14, 2013For any true Washington football fan, last week's season opener was a disaster. Philadelphia delivered an athletic beatdown on my beloved burgundy-and-gold the likes of which...
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