May 2008
10 posts
Give up Activism →
Taking on the role of ‘activist’ can undermine the very goals that so-called activists espouse. This essay warns against the ways activists become complicit with capitalism, cults of expertise, elitist isolationism, and an ethos of martyrdom. (link from Nate H.)
the revolution starts here: Bronx 8th-graders... →
"christ" →
and “speak english”
Corporatization of the Postal Service →
The Bush admin has sold out the free speech of small publications in favor of Time Warner’s profits.
"Hmong Hip-Hop Heritage" - from Laos to St. Paul -... →
Watch“Hmong Hip-Hop Heritage” - from Laos to St. Paul, MN
The U.S. is Addicted to Capitalist War with a... →
“We cannot operate without private security firms in Iraq,” said Patrick F. Kennedy, the under secretary of state for management. “If the contractors were removed, we would have to leave Iraq.” … Given the furor that surrounded Blackwater after the September shooting in Baghdad, critics say the decision to renew the company’s contract in Iraq is a sign of the Bush administration’s inability...