February 2008
27 posts
Obama's use of the phrase, "we are the one's we've... →
From the civil rights movements, it is a call for citizens to become agents of change.
not only does McCain take Obama's words out of... →
U.S. Dollar weakens to $1.50 to the Euro →
Stuff White People Like #73: Gentrification →
Flash mob in Grand Central Station →
A thought-provoking subversion of the normal uses of commercialized public space…
Governor Rick Perry only sees the 'sex' in... →
Jecca first brought this to my attention… possibly the most ridiculously non-self-reflective interviewee ever.
Keith's new video for Supergrass →
Keith’s biggest and trickiest video yet! The master of optical tricks does it again with a metronome theme and an explosive climax with food-based instruments.
Getting Free: Practical Anarchism in the Twin... →
I’m taking this EXCO class, a reading group on James Herod’s Getting Free, a guide for how to reject capitalism and create a better world. We hope that our discussions will help us develop concrete anarcho-communist-feminist projects in the Twin Cities.
when I teach my own class, I'm going to have my... →
Be Kind Rewind - a movie that makes me want to... →
Check out A.O. Scott’s good review.
An ode to Fugazi →
A funny, touching, rambling personal narrative of my friend Nate Holdren’s relationship with the seminal post-punkers.
Discounting Rights: Wal-Mart's Violation of US... →
This Human Rights Watch Report on Wal-Mart is scary. Wal-Mart’s anti-union tactics are downright fascist. For example:
Former Serene Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sam’s Club worker Cory Butcher also told Human Rights Watch, “People came in from Bentonville. There were up to twenty people in the meetings. They assigned you to groups.” She described to Human Rights Watch her recollection of...
I'm co-organizing this Conference: "Rethinking the... →
Check out the website that Isaac and I just made for our conference, “Rethinking the University: Labor, Knowledge, Value” - April 11-13th, 2008 at the U of Minnesota. With sixteen panels and roundtables, including over sixty participants from all over the country (and a few from Canada and one from India), this conference is shaping up to have some powerful discussions about the...
BARACK OBAMA WROTE ON YOUR FUNWALL →
Why The Wire is the best show on television ever →
Kosovo Declares Its Independence from Serbia →
In honor of Kosovo, listen to this classic Sidesplittaz song.
Puerto Rico's Teachers Struggle for Better Schools →
My EXCO class - "Theorizing the University" →
I’m co-facilitating this class through the Experimental College of the Twin Cities. We’ll be posting the readings on our ning site, so feel free to read along with us and participate in the discussions.
Baltimore High Schoolers 'Die-In' for Ed Funds →
