October 29, 2009
Posted by yaman
October 29, 2009
Posted by yaman
Posted Under Asides
OH, HELLO. Here’s some good news, after years and years of promoting the necessary destruction of Iraq and Iraqis, all for the purpose of a war that diverted the United States from pressing issues of national security, Tom Friedman has declared the Iraq misadventure to be a success and has officiall…
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
(Discussion)It’s time to rein in the way police and safety officers in New York public schools mistreat students.
Police the police.
(Discussion)Produced by HuffPost’s Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit On March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the streets to protest massive cuts at all levels of education and government imposed austerity measures.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
(Discussion)Frederick Douglas tells us that power concedes nothing without a demand: Street rebellions force the establishment to yield to the demands of the movement or be faced with an ungovernable, rebellious populace. In short, stopping highway traffic in protest of the dismantling of public education was a…
Source: occupyca.wordpress.com
(Discussion)We would not be where we are today as a country if people who were politically marginalized had not stood up for their rights. As a student and human rights activist, I expect that our universities will allow space for all points of view, including my nonviolent and heartfelt protestations against O…
(Discussion)On Sunday, February 28th the New York Times published an outrageous oped by Efraim Karsh full of lies, distortions and mistakes. Karsh claims that Muslims view themselves as part of the House of Islam and the rest of the world as part of the House of War. I have worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Soma…
Nir Rosen destroys many of the myths that are common to American approaches to Iraq, Muslims, and the Middle East in general.
(Discussion)Fear tactics? Not the best fundraising strategy. First, your plan divides Republican donors into two main categories: small donors who are “visceral,” “reactionary” and motivated by “fear,” and large donors who are “calculated,” “ego-driven” and motivated by “access.”
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
(Discussion)Charles Washington with his wife Tracey, holding her 5-year-old son, speaks on behalf of his family at the Asian Law Caucus office in San Francisco.
Gavin Newsom wrecking homes and families in San Francisco.
(Discussion)A noose hung to intimidate African-American students is the latest racist incident to spur activism at UC San Diego ahead of the March 4 Day of Action.
Especially noteworthy is the section about the Black Student Union denouncing the administration-led “leadership bodies” as “a tactic to divide student leaders from the student movement.” All student ‘government’ is a tactic to divide student leaders from students.
(Discussion)The scandal is that many students at UCSD consider black people and communities as a product of their imaginations and consumer habits: an entertainment commodity we pay to watch on MTV, or hear on the radio. A stereotype we have the “right” to enjoy and take pleasure in, because we have paid good m…
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