On the Occupy Wall Street ‘Media Blackout’
Among those part of and concerned with the Occupy Wall Street movement, it’s very common to hear complaints about…
The Indypendent
Among those part of and concerned with the Occupy Wall Street movement, it’s very common to hear complaints about…
#OccupyWallStreet Bleeds and Leads
A bit after 10 p.m. on Saturday night in occupied Liberty Plaza, there was a celebration around the media…
The Whole World Is Watching: Nonviolence at Liberty Plaza
There have been several arrests each day among those occupying Liberty Plaza/Zuccotti Park in New York’s Financial District, and…
Are Gangs Organizing the California Prison Hunger Strike?
On the first day of this month, inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison, joined by inmates in other prisons…
A Majority Supports Cutting Defense Spending
I wrote a few days ago about the growing political momentum in the US Congress around finally cutting defense…
Liu Xiaobo on ‘The Greatness of Nonviolent Resistance’
At the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in Oslo today, Thorbjørn Jagland, chairman…
Reports back from the Gaza Freedom March
After more than half a century of intransigent injustice, the Palestine/Israel “conflict”—or “disaster,” or whatever you want to call…