Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Greetings from the USA, a developed country rapidly under-developing itself. #NoTPP

Israel Arts/Sciences Academy: Graduates should refuse Israeli military (http://t.co/w8XHVQ15uI)

@fqxjv: Israel Arts/Sciences Academy: Graduates should refuse Israeli military (http://t.co/w8XHVQ15uI)

Negativists deride @DemocracyNow as "good news for people who like bad news." I disagree.

I just posted 5 uplifting, emancipatory headlines from @DemocracyNow. Together, we can do it!

Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant shuts down (http://is.gd/8CClh3)

Rep. Grimm (R-NY) will resign after pleading guilty to felony tax evasion (http://is.gd/8CClh3)

Snowden in Spiegel: some encryption tactics do thwart spying by NSA (http://is.gd/8CClh3)

Greece: Anti-austerity Syriza party headed for victory in early elections (http://is.gd/8CClh3)

Monday, December 29, 2014

40 years of neoliberal domination have forced us all to bring Marx back into the analysis

Two faces

The permanent war economy is structurally designed to mow the lawn every couple of years

On the important issues--economy, diplomacy, war--there's little difference between Clintons & Bushes

Solar feminism

What percentage of GDP did each country spend on military/armaments in '06?

2015: Live the most encrypted, private life you can

2015: Besides Mads Gilbert & #BlackLivesMatter, who should be nominees for Nobel Peace Prize?

2015: Practice all the free speech you can afford

2015: Let's be honest--the Dems are more committed to #8 than they are to the other 7

2015: Re-discover community

The US military is the biggest polluter & has the most environmental exemptions for its polluting

2015: Live the encrypted life

Saturday, December 27, 2014

What country is the most nuke-dependent for its electricity?

2013: State-sponsored executions, by country

Harassment online

Don't ignore me

None of the countries here were among the 54 cooperating with the CIA. #TortureReport

A winning hand

Has a city ever suffered a coup d'état at the hands of its own police department?

Helen Keller had great politics

Call Me Ishmael

Employers use surveillance to discipline job applicants

And in my madness I found my freedom