Archive for the 'Resistance' Category
Egypt: Tahrir Square Riots
November 21st, 2011AP: Egypt Morgue Official: 35 Dead in Clashes — WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE. Via: Russia Today / YouTube: Egyptian army and police has launched a major crackdown on protesters at Tahrir square. Tens of thousands have been protesting since Friday at a lack of reform comes before crucial elections, and could carry the potential to paralyse […]
System D: The Shadow Superpower
November 3rd, 2011Via: Foreign Policy: Forget China: the $10 trillion global black market is the world’s fastest growing economy — and its future. … You probably have never heard of System D. Neither had I until I started visiting street markets and unlicensed bazaars around the globe. System D is a slang phrase pirated from French-speaking Africa […]
New Zealand: Keep MMP
November 1st, 2011There are some very dangerous crooks in New Zealand who want to get rid of MMP. Don’t let that happen. Via: Campaign for MMP: At the 2011 general election New Zealanders will be asked to vote on whether to keep MMP as our voting system. MMP is the fairest and most representative voting system available […]
Canadian Dairy Farmer Willing to Die for Food Rights
October 26th, 2011Via: Mother Nature Network: The right to decide what one can eat and drink seems a very basic human right. Yet, even that simple freedom can be trampled upon. Take Michael Schmidt for example. He is a biodynamic farmer with a masters degree in agriculture and has been an instrumental voice for both the rights […]
Maine Congresswoman Unveils Bill to Support Small Farms, Local Food Production
October 25th, 2011Via: U.S. House of Representatives, Chellie Pingree: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today she will introduce a bill later this week that includes provisions that would significantly change the nation’s food policy. The Local Farm, Food, and Jobs Act would expand opportunities for local and regional farmers and make it easier for consumers to have access […]
‘Steve Jobs, The Pioneer Of The Computer As A Jail’
October 8th, 2011Via: Stallman: Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, “I’m not glad he’s dead, but I’m glad he’s gone.” Nobody deserves to have to die – not Jobs, not […]
Against the Institution: A Warning for ‘Occupy Wall Street’
October 6th, 2011Via: Andrew Gavin Marshall: While I fully endorse the efforts and actions of the Occupy Wall Street protests, now emerging internationally, there are concerns which need to be addressed and kept in mind as the movement moves forward. The process through which a potentially powerful movement may be co-opted and controlled is slight and subtle. […]
Gallery: Student Protests in Chile
September 29th, 2011Resistance… U.S. style: Lots and lots of iCrap-TwitFace connectivity, diabetes, obesity, people eating McDonalds food, limousine liberals, very expensive cameras, not many participants (sometimes more cops than protestors in other galleries and video)… vs. Chile: General strike, streets clogged with thousands of people from all walks of life, protestors attack cops, not just the of […]
Wisconsin Judge: ‘No, Plaintiffs do not have the right to produce and consume the foods of their choice”
September 27th, 2011Via: The Complete Patient: As if to show how pissed he was at being questioned, he said his decision translates further that “no, Plaintiffs to not have a fundamental right to own and use a dairy cow or a dairy herd; “no, Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to consume the milk from their […]
33 Percent of Americans Raised Middle Class Move Downward as Adults
September 9th, 2011The report doesn’t mention people who were raised in middle class households and consciously, voluntarily moved downward. *wink* My family of four is severely poor, according to the definitions in the report (and by New Zealand definitions), but we’re far better off than some people we know who are making several multiples of what we […]
