I believe that we are coming to a crossroads as a nation. Since 9/11, we’ve been traveling down a road bristling with guns, military technology, paranoia and fear. Though most of our aggressive energy has been aimed outside our borders, there has also been a steady preparation for mass violence within the U.S. as well. [...]
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Don’t Pepper-Spray Our Dreams
New York Times reporter Ginia Bellafante has totally missed the mark in her coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Where I see a vibrant grassroots movement unfolding organically, she sees a disorganized group, marred by a “lack of cohesion” and an “intellectual vaccuum.” Where I see a clever use of street theater to get [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on September 29, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/dont-pepper-spray-our-dreams/
Occupy Wall Street: Time to Tell Bloomberg to Call Off the Goon Squad
Finally, the alternative media is coming alive! Alternet is leaping on the Occupy Wall Street bandwagon, and urging its readers to do the same. Arun Gupta issues “a clarion call to join the protests,” and a longer story by Sarah Jaffe shows how the heavy-handed police techniques and lack of attention from the press have [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on September 28, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/occupy-wall-street-time-to-tell-bloomberg-to-call-off-the-goon-squad/
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