What is the society you are dreaming of?

What is the society you are dreaming of? “A society where you are able to survive.” “To be able to survive, not only me, but everyone.” Survival, as a dream. Talk about being reduced to “bare life,” where even Doctors without Borders comes in and declares there is a humanitarian crisis in Athens itself, and […]

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A Vehicle for Protest: The Van in Vancouver

Vehicles captured my attention on several occasions while I was in Vancouver, with its “sky train,” compact taxis, cruise ships, yachts, and buses — most were vehicles for commerce, tourism, and leisure. During my first night I was drawn to loud music blaring several stories below from what must have been the longest stretch limousine […]

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Shoes @ G.W. Bush in Montreal, Dec. 20, 2008

Re-posted from Facebook: “This is a farewell kiss, you dog!” MONTREAL SHOE ACTION In solidarity with Muntadar al-Zeidi Bush out of Baghdad … Canada out of Kandahar! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 at 1pm outside the US Consulate in Montreal (1155 St-Alexandre, métro McGill) -> Bring extra shoes and footwear to throw! Bring noisemakers! -> We strongly […]

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“This is war”: More news on the Greek uprising

“Every single, and I mean every single shop in the centre of Athens is damaged or destroyed”. “It is war, don’t you see? This is war.” And so it begins. The biggest string of riots the country has seen in its post-dictatorship (1974) era. Talking heads on TV screens are completely freaking out. “What would […]

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WordPress Responds

Some might not have noticed the sudden change in this blog’s appearance last night, but it happened while I was posting that WordPress launched a new version of this theme called “The Journalist.” I was really disappointed by the new, unprofessional, clunky design, and that I suddenly had a theme I did not choose. Along […]

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Asserting the Liberty of Things over People

As we witness the national security state at work in crushing protest in the U.S., with the arrest of well over 100 protesters at the Republican National Convention, one has to be reminded of one of the most basic tenets of “liberty”/”freedom” under capitalism: the power of things over people. In almost all such situations, […]

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