All Things Political
// In a new document, the Vatican decries “the idolatry of the market,” and calls for a new “global public authority” and “central world bank” to govern the world’s finances. Reuters reports: The Vatican called on Monday for the establishment … Continue reading
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// Chris Rock once said, “That tiger didn’t go crazy. That tiger went tiger!” Well this morning the Oakland Police department went State. 500 paid thugs (i.e. officers and sheriff’s deputies) from over 12 agencies assisted the OPD in a … Continue reading
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// Star Wars has always been a dear film saga to me. The remastered edition came out at just that time in my life when it would make the maximum impression on a young, almost-adolescent me, and my (coolest) Dad … Continue reading
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// Leaning back against the cushions amid the billowing smoke of a dimly lit shisha lounge in the lavish 16th Arrondissement of Paris, I listened attentively to my new friend, a Moroccan in his late twenties, who like so many … Continue reading
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// Before leaving HackMeet 2011 I had opportunity to interview three of the core organizers. Greg, Mark and Janky all took the time to speak with me. Regarding my observation that HackMeet appeared to be a social anarchist hacker … Continue reading
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// It’s easy for a rebel in today’s world to get burnt out on all of the political talk. I know that I for one wish it wasn’t necessary at all, that we lived in a free society already, and … Continue reading
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// It didn’t take more than a few nights at OccupySF to realize that the core group of Occupiers were deeply committed young socialists, communists and social anarchsts, even more so at Occupy Oakland. In fact the magazine that started … Continue reading
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// This week, fearing the secondary and tertiary effects of a mounting European debt crisis, Federal Reserve officials like Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Vice Chairman Janet Yellen (pictured above) have hinted at more print-and-spend “solutions” to come. In a … Continue reading
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// Our Rebel of the Week is US Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas. He’s a member of OccupyMarines which is an organization of retired Marines who attend Occupy Movement events to protect protesters from police. He made waves when a … Continue reading
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// So with little to no voices left we have arrived back from the fast paced, Big Apple where cosplay was at its finest. The New York Comic Convention sold out over the weekend boasting an attendance of over 90,000 … Continue reading
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