Category Protests
Who is my neighbor?
Originally posted on Transform Now Plowshares:
Dear friends, First, the facts. Greg, Megan, and Michael were found guilty today of both counts brought against them — sabotage and depredation of government property — and they were remanded from the courtroom as we sang them rounds of “Rejoice in the Lord Always,” and “Vine and Fig…
Transform Plowshares found Guilty
Not to keep anybody guessing. The Transform Now Plowshares jury just came back with guilty verdicts on vandalism and sabotage charges. The latter carries a possible prison sentence of 20 years. There’s an article here. The pertinent fact about the sabotage charge: In order to be found guilty of sabotage, the jury must believe that […]
Hacking, Phreaking, Anonymous and Asymmetrical warfare
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I was following the antics of the wildly amorphous phenomenon known as Hacking. Short history: Hacking originated at MIT in the 1950’s as part of their model train club. In the days before phones and computers became almost identical, people like John Draper became the godfathers […]
Justice for Aaron Swartz
If you don’t know about the case of Aaron Swartz, you should. A country that cannot prosecute for torture or war crimes drove a young man to suicide for the high crime of republishing information already freely available. Keep Aaron in mind when you ponder how the FBI was distracted enough to drop the ball […]
The Senate fixes the part of the Sequester it cares about
Per Huffington Post: In a quick and unanticipated session on Thursday night, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution that would allow the Federal Aviation Administration budget flexibility to stop furloughing air traffic controllers. The measure, approved by unanimous consent, came just days after forced unpaid leaves for controllers began, delaying thousands of flights… Translation: The […]
Don’t know much about a Cornucopia of Conspiracy Theories
In my play HOW TO STOP THE EMPIRE WHILE KEEPING YOUR DAY JOB, the character known as Jerry takes on the issue of the people who deride him as a conspiracy theorist–and those who use the phrase ‘conspiracy theorist’ as a pejorative term: “People call me a conspiracy theorist for saying that Obama signed the […]
Why we have no recovery
I’ve been taking a tip-toe through Craigslist for the past few days, and (as usual) I’ve found some interesting positions. It is amazing how many prospective employers want folks to work for free at tasks that used to be, well, you know, JOBS. Jobs that paid, even if they didn’t pay much. So that was […]
A great show on Sex and Politics!
We had a helluva time tonight on Sex and Politics–hope you were listening, but if you weren’t, here are the highlights! We spoke to Rachel Schragis of People’s Puppets of Occupy Wall Street. Lots of big events planned for May first, and a history of the colorful giant puppets you see at demonstrations. Their work […]
Monday Was War Tax Day!
Monday is War Tax Day! Well, the date has passed, but it’s useful to remind people of how the money they sent (or didn’t send) to the IRS on April 15 is used. Many people already know this. It actually applies to the current discussion about ‘chained CPI’, since the trust fund budget is balanced–it’s […]
Tonight on Sex and Politics!
Tonight on WBCR’s Sex and Politics, I will be speaking to some of the planners for OCCUPY WALL STREET‘s May Day events–they’re asking people to take the day off (call in sick!) and come to one of their many events (protests, speak-outs, performances). Lots of interesting events going on, and there’s still time to get […]
The Brooklyn Culture Jam 