Los republicanos

Here are hilarious clips from the Republican presidential debate, courtesy of Hattie. They did not let Republican candidate Buddy Roemer into this debate. And Roemer, as it turns out, helped to occupy Wall Street. Axé.

Paul Robeson

Our friend Anthony Dubovsky sent this song (above), one we have sung before, and this picture (below) I had not seen before of Paul Robeson singing to and with workers at Moore Shipyard in Oakland, California, in September, 1942. Here is some more biographical information on Paul Robeson. People say Occupy looks like various things … More Paul Robeson

Edur Velasco

A Mexican professor of U.S. labor history is on a hunger strike to bring attention to inequality in Mexico. The Mexican minimum wage is $.40 per hour. He discusses Occupy as an educational movement. “Ser cultos para ser libres.” Axé.

On Recreation

1- Random greetings to Clio Bluestocking, who has written an excellent post in response to Historiann’s call. 2- We are expected to dislike research and have difficulty with writing, but what is difficult for me is giving of myself to the point where I barely have enough plasma left to function.  I am not cut … More On Recreation

On Not Voting

There are elections tomorrow and I am not voting, because I am leaving this afternoon and I will not be back until Sunday. Were I not so overloaded with work I would have remembered to vote early, and were I not so used from birth to Tuesday elections I would remember more easily that we … More On Not Voting