Category: Movement

Here is a neoliberal speech on higher education by Barack Obama, in which he does not call for states to reinvest in higher education; insists universities cut costs further; and emphasizes the importance of the defense industry.

29/01/2012

Read the sorry thing. Then read this smart critique. Via Historiann. Axé.

Nicholas Shaxon

26/01/2012

Tax havens are not exotic, murky sideshows at the fringes of the world economy: they lie at its centre. Half of world trade flows, at least on paper, through tax havens. Every multinational corporation uses them routinely. The biggest users of tax havens by far are not terrorists, spivs, celebrities or Mafiosi – but banks. … More Nicholas Shaxon

Why criticism of the prison industrial complex is important

25/01/2012

For a great many poor people in America, particularly poor black men, prison is a destination that braids through an ordinary life, much as high school and college do for rich white ones. More than half of all black men without a high-school diploma go to prison at some time in their lives. Mass incarceration … More Why criticism of the prison industrial complex is important

Mumia Abu-Jamal

24/01/2012

Mumia is not my usual number one cause since I consider he has visibility and also many others working on his case. Now, however, is a key time to come out in support of Mumia. Apparently now that he has a life sentence and not a death sentence, it is hoped that everyone will go … More Mumia Abu-Jamal

Bradley Manning

22/01/2012

Someday, it will be clearer to Americans that Pfc. Manning has joined the ranks of great American military whistleblowers like Dan Ellsberg (who was first in his class at Marine officer training school); Vietnam War infantryman Ron Ridenhour, who blew the whistle on the My Lai massacre; and the sailors and marines who, in 1777, … More Bradley Manning