There has been much lamenting the death of the anti-war movement since the election of Barack Obama. Gone are the rallies calling for the abolition of war – for morality and justice owed to the victims of America’s lethal colonial endeavors. Liberals who rightfully screamed holy murder during the Bush administration are now content to… Continue reading Portland Says “FUCK NO!” to War Against Syria
Category: Global Resistance
Community Solutions to Capital Urbanization
“I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings are, but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man.” ~ Sun Bear of the Chippewa As our human population relentlessly increases, more people are moving to cities, and cities continue to spread outward… Continue reading Community Solutions to Capital Urbanization
Rebels, Resisters, and the Condominium Revolt
Kevin Keating walked the streets of San Francisco wheat-pasting posters urging vandalism against ‘yuppie’ infrastructure infesting the Mission district some 15 years ago. Alise Munson floated balloons 85 feet in the air to illustrate the height of a proposed 8-story condominium on N. Williams Ave. in Portland earlier this summer. While their tactics obviously differ, their target… Continue reading Rebels, Resisters, and the Condominium Revolt
Cops Search and Destroy in the Streets of Istanbul
This weekend, the ongoing street battle between the people of Istanbul, Turkey and their shockingly violent police force flared up again. Once more, tear gas, water canons, batons, and rubber bullets were used to injure peaceful protesters as a new wave of dissent has gripped the city. It’s been over a month since the debut… Continue reading Cops Search and Destroy in the Streets of Istanbul
The PSU Foundation Board: Fossil Fuels, Wall Street, and a McDonald’s Analogy.
With the exception of a copy-and-paste press release in the Oregonian, the appointment of eight new members to the Portland State University Foundation’s Board of Trustees elicited zero press coverage last month. One might expect such appointments at our state’s largest educational institution ought to warrant a modest amount of coverage, even if only to… Continue reading The PSU Foundation Board: Fossil Fuels, Wall Street, and a McDonald’s Analogy.
‘Jesus Was Black And Wore A Hoodie’
Portland’s second rally and march for Justice for Trayvon Martin in one week took place this weekend. His killer, George Zimmerman, walks free due to racist ‘stand your ground’ laws that have been proven to punish black people while excusing the crimes of whites. Again, good people of moral conscience gathered in a beloved park to speak… Continue reading ‘Jesus Was Black And Wore A Hoodie’
The Myth of FEMEN
In the last several months, the mainstream media has launched a tsunami of negative criticism towards FEMEN, an international group opposed to dictatorships, religious extremism, and patriarchal persecution of women throughout the world. Like the much beloved Pussy Riot, Femen attacks societal taboo and institutionalized status quo through provocative direct action, exposing their bodies, often withstanding… Continue reading The Myth of FEMEN
Tumblr: A Nexus of Subversive Cognition
Limitless animated cat GIFs. Celebrity obsession, celebrity shaming. Star Trek fashion comedy blogging. An ocean of NSFW pornography. TUMBLR has more hypnotic distraction material than any other social media site to date. And the best part is, you don’t have to worry about regressive paid safety-patrollers deleting your profile for uploading a pic of a nipple.… Continue reading Tumblr: A Nexus of Subversive Cognition
Treasonous Journalism
“You have a 45mm automatic pistol on your lap, and I have a 35mm camera on my lap, and my weapon is just as powerful as yours. (To Black Panther militant Eldridge Cleaver)” ~ Gordon Parks You know who Edward Snowden is, and you know that what he’s done has stung the government but good. Snowden’s exposure… Continue reading Treasonous Journalism