Archive for the 'Resistance' Category
Detroit: Convicts Trying to Get Back Into Jail; Better Than Freezing or Starving to Death
December 23rd, 2008A different view of Detroit: Earthworks Urban Farm Urban Farming Takes Root in Detroit Via: AP: It’s a sign of tough times in the Detroit area where outreach experts say recently freed inmates are making a conscious decisions to get thrown back in jail. The experts say that for some, the relative security of a […]
Pictures: Greek Riots
December 17th, 2008Boston Globe Research Credit: DP
Fears of Unrest Spreading Across Europe
December 15th, 2008Via: Scotsman: THE unrest that has gripped Greece this week is spilling into the rest of Europe, raising concerns that it could be a trigger for opponents of globalisation, disaffected youth and others outraged by economic turmoil. Protesters in Spain, Denmark and Italy smashed shop windows, pelted police with bottles and attacked banks this week, […]
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 […]
