Two long-time Greek activists spoke recently in Detroit to warn that an extreme and racist political party is reviving Fascism in their country. At an event organized by the First of May Anarchist Alliance, Vangelis Nanos and Thanasis Xirotsopanos described their observations of the Golden Dawn party, which won seats in the Greek parliament in 2012. [...]
Today there was a terrible gun tragedy in Connecticut. It was a gun tragedy, it was a mental health tragedy, and above all it was a human tragedy. And I, like most humans, would like to talk about it. It’s in our nature to try to heal together, I think. That said, I’m about to [...]
Why Barack Obama didn’t get rid of Edward DeMarco when the guy went rogue remains a bit of a puzzle. The acting director of the agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a Bush administration hold-over who got the job when Bush’s actual director resigned. Under DeMarco’s tenure as temporary head of the Federal [...]
by Jane Pennington If there’s one thing I learned from my career in political and government administration, it’s that change happens more slowly in government than it does anywhere else. Even when the need for change is obvious and monumental, the steps to achieve it are frustratingly, achingly slow. Two years ago, our nation voted [...]
If there’s one documentary, or for that matter, one film you see in a theater this year, I recommend Detropia. The documentary is an artfully honest look at the harsh realities of post-industrial Detroit, a place so universally fascinating that the film opened in NYC . Directed and produced by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, Detropia unrolls the devastating consequences [...]
Tired of the frighteningly superficial noise out there? Here’s “American Autumn,” an enthralling and sometimes heartbreaking documentary about the birth of Occupy Wall Street and the critical issues that drive the Occupy movement today. It’s a blunt and thorough reminder that corporate interests rank far higher than those of the people: foreclosure evictions when there [...]
When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they’ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to handle [...]
Listen the VTV Radio interview, ODFP in Philadelphia with Terry Hall. Neil Kiernan brings you an inside look at what’s going on during the 2012 Occupy National Gathering in Philadelphia.
Singer, songwriter, comedian Lisa Koch wrote the lyrics and performed this on-point parody, slightly modified in response to the silencing of Michigan Rep. Lisa Brown for using the word “vagina” in a debate over legislation on the subject. Hands Off My Clam Copyright 2012 Tongueinchc Productions I’d like to do a song right now on the recent [...]
Update 6/14/2012: The state House passed a version of this bill 70 to 39 on June 13. The State of Michigan is considering one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation: House Bill No. 5711. It could effectively ban the procedure in Michigan. The bill was introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon on May 31, 2012. The [...]