Archive for the 'Resistance' Category
Win: Republic Windows Workers Get Paid What They’re Owed
December 11th, 2008Let’s take a look at different ways of getting through to management. From 1999 to early 2002, I was the head of information technology for a doomed startup company. I didn’t take vacation time, and I stupidly believed management when they said that I’d be paid later. As they went into crisis mode, all the […]
Bratislava Resident Renounces American Citizenship, Becomes Stateless Person
December 11th, 2008Via: nostate.com: Citing US war, human rights abuses, rapacious state capitalism and hypocrisy, Bratislava resident Michael Gogulski announced today that he has renounced his United States citizenship and become a stateless person as a means of “political divorce”. Gogulski, 36, renounced his citizenship on 8 December 2008 at the American embassy in Bratislava, surrendering his […]
GREECE SHUT DOWN BY GENERAL STRIKE, RIOTING
December 10th, 2008Via: AP: Protesters attacked Athens’ main courthouse with firebombs during a hearing for police officers whose shooting of a teenager set off rioting that appeared to be tapering off Wednesday even as a general strike paralyzed the country. The strike shut down schools, public services, hospitals and flights, increasing pressure on the fragile conservative government […]
Angry Laid-Off Workers Occupy Factory in Chicago
December 7th, 2008Via: AP: Workers who got three days’ notice their factory was shutting its doors have occupied the building and say they won’t go home without assurances they’ll get severance and vacation pay they say they are owed. About 200 union workers occupied the Republic Windows and Doors plant in shifts Saturday while union leaders outside […]
The Milwaukee Community Currency Story
December 7th, 2008Sometimes, I read a story, grit my teeth and pray that people don’t submit it to me by the dozens. Oh well. People are SO HAPPY about this. * Holding my head in my hands * My problem with this article is this sentence: And it’s completely legal. Oh sure. And what currency will the […]
Thai Protesters Brace for Police Assault
November 28th, 2008Via: Reuters: Protesters laying siege to Bangkok’s two airports braced for a battle with security forces on Friday after Thailand’s prime minister declared a state of emergency to end a blockade threatening to cripple the economy. People’s Alliance of Democracy (PAD) “security guards,” armed with sticks and metal bars, manned a series of makeshift fortified […]
Americans’ Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High
November 27th, 2008This may sound strange, but there’s a lot of opportunity at this stage of collapse. Gardening and food security issues might resonate with many more people now than in recent years. If you know someone who is on the verge of snapping out their trance, offer books, links, some seeds, or a hand. Additionally, I […]
Lost Middle-Class Tribe’s ‘Secret’ Eco-Village in Wales Spotted in Aerial Photograph
September 18th, 2008No permit? Not taxed? Must be destroyed! Well, the near-victims fought back and won. (Must see pictures.) Via: Daily Mail: For five happy years they enjoyed simple lives in their straw and mud huts. Generating their own power and growing their own food, they strived for self-sufficiency and thrived in homes that looked more suited […]
People Who Live Without TV
September 5th, 2008Is it really only one to two percent of Americans who don’t watch TV? Maybe they ought to be on the terrorist watch list. Citizens shouldn’t be turning off their telescreens! WARNING: Nonsense Left/Right political labels ahead. Via: Yahoo News: For many Americans the thought of life without TV is akin to forgoing food, shelter […]
Scores of Chinese Air Passengers Smashed Computers and Desks and Clashed with Police
August 28th, 2008It’s like a scene out of Player Piano. Via: Reuters: Scores of Chinese air passengers smashed computers and desks and clashed with police Tuesday after a night stranded at an airport without accommodation, state media said. More than 170 passengers were due to leave Kunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan province, on three flights operated by […]
