‘Politics’ Archives
Take Action: Support Justice for Mathieu Lefevre
On October 18th, Brooklyn resident Mathieu Lefevre was killed by a flatbed truck driver at the intersection of Morgan Avenue and Meserole Street. The driver left the scene of the crime, parked the vehicle a few blocks away and wasn't identified until several days later. The NYPD has announced they will not file any charges against the [...]
Sick Sad World
Whether or not you believe in what OWS is doing or protesting, this is completely unacceptable behavior from the Police. Unarmed students sitting down sprayed at close range with pepper spray. Really? Click here to watch the video.
NEW AGE
"What They did not want you to ever find out is that your generation, the generation born between 1980-1995, actually outnumbers the Baby Boomers. They knew that if you ever turned your eye towards political reform, you could change the world. They tried to keep you sated on vapid television shows and vapid music. They cut off your education [...]
Who Exactly Is Occupying Wall Street?
I could feel the inspiration quickly fading inside of me as I entered Zuccotti Park Tuesday evening. Expecting a crowd of fellow Jon Stewart devotees, I instead found myself surrounded by what looked to be the very same crusty punks who used to pop out of Tompkins Square Park solely to harangue me for money—even when, on one occasion, they [...]
Stand Up! Speak Out!
Recently there have been a series of assaults against members of the LGBTQ community in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, and we all need to stand up for the respectful treatment of our neighbors! To learn more about local resources for the community, and ways we can work together to prevent and respond to local attacks, check out the meeting this [...]
shit show
Last weekend, marked the 4th time since the killing of Osama "I haven't" Bin-Laden "Forever", that the United States has caught Pakistan lying with their pants on fire. U.S. Intelligence set up a sting operation to expose the fair-weather Pakistani military, by telling authorities about specific bomb-making locales that were already under U.S. [...]
“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
There is ample reason to feel relief that Osama bin Laden is no longer a threat to the world, and I say that not just because I was among the many congressional staffers told to flee the U.S. Capitol on 9/11. I say that because he was clearly an evil person who celebrated violence against all whom he deemed "enemies" -- and the world needs [...]
