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Craig Boehman articles

Craig Boehman is a DC author, the creator and admin of the now-closed OWS page "Gilded Age" that played a major part in globalizing the movement. He writes for Democracy Chronicles from Mumbai, India.

Interview With Activist Chris Phillips

by Craig Boehman - December 8, 2013

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Activist Chris Phillips got his start with the Green Party in 2000 working for Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign. He joined the Occupy Wall Street movement in October of 2011 and participated at the occupations in New York City and Buffalo, including a six-month stint near Trinity Church

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Green Party News, New York City and State Elections, Occupy Wall Street, Socialism and Labor

Op-Ed: Let’s Steal Black Friday

by Craig Boehman - November 25, 2013

Labor Day Workers Black Friday

Seizing Black Friday would extend the front line of worker solidarity to the holiday season and disrupt the business-as-usual zeitgeist. The message would be positive. The effects could be deeply profound. And the new battle cry wouldn’t be bad either for lovers of Latin: Carpe Niger Veneris!

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Occupy Wall Street, Socialism and Labor

London Mayor Not High on Crack — Just the ‘Stonkingly Rich’

by Craig Boehman - November 25, 2013

Boris Johnson London Mayor Stonkingly Rich

Understandably, a politician with Johnson’s daydreams about the one-percent lifestyle couldn’t possibly fathom that most billionaires, if not all, have cheated their way to the top by breaking laws or buying elections or by stifling competition.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, England, Europe, Occupy Wall Street, Worldwide Corruption

Memes, Memes Everywhere — and some will make you think

by Craig Boehman - November 21, 2013

Memes Everywhere Rhyme Mariner

“Overall, we’ve had more than 20,000 shares and more than one million views, according to Facebook analytics,” Cahoon wrote. “Our most successful meme so far summarized a news story about Bank of America giving employees gift cards to foreclose on their own customers.”

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Occupy Wall Street, Political Artwork, Voting Technology

Requiem For The American Dream: The Noam Chomsky Documentary

by Craig Boehman - November 16, 2013

Filmmaker Peter Hutchison discusses Requiem For The American Dream, his new Noam Chomsky documentary project that he co-directed and co-produced with fellow filmmakers Kelly Nyks and Jared Scott.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Noam Chomsky, Occupy Wall Street, Political Artwork

Wall Street and the Great Pension Fund Heist

by Craig Boehman - October 10, 2013

Wall Street Pension Fund Heist

Great Pension Fund Heist: Wall Street has been lusting after public monies for years, and now they’re having their way with pension funds.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Capitalism and Big Business, Occupy Wall Street

Nothing Stands Forever – Happy 2nd Birthday Occupy Wall Street

by Craig Boehman - September 17, 2013

birthday Occupy Wall Street protester Chris Philips arrested Zuccotti Park

Birthday Occupy Wall Street: It’s hard to swallow at times but we did fail to storm the castle. Wall Street did not come crumbling down. If anything, Wall Street has only consolidated its power. If anything, Wall Street has only consolidated its power

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, New York City and State Elections, Occupy Wall Street, Socialism and Labor, Spying and Privacy

Interview with Occupy’s Nowhere Man

by Craig Boehman - September 14, 2013

Occupy's Nowhere Man Brian Connolly

Occupy’s Nowhere Man Brian Connolly has been an OWS activist and instigator for nearly two years – he’s the guy who’s the spitting image of John Lennon

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Anarchism, Capitalism and Big Business, George Orwell, New York City and State Elections, Occupy Wall Street, Political Artwork, Socialism and Labor

5 Ways To Revolt Without Picking Up a Weapon

by Craig Boehman - September 10, 2013

Gandhi Ways To Revolt

After direct challenges to authority are crushed, an undemocratic regime relies on apathy to clean-up remains of any meaningful dissent or ways to revolt

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Anarchism, Democracy Protests, Direct Democracy and Referendums, Education, Occupy Wall Street, Spying and Privacy

NSA Scandal Reveals Dark Side of Internet Use

by Craig Boehman - August 14, 2013

NSA Spying Solution scandal

Dark Side of Internet: Much of our everyday communications and intimate thoughts are secured in a glutted vat of zeroes and ones. My enemy is your enemy.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Wikileaks, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

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Full disclosure: I’m a liberal Democrat. So, I won’t be sending in my vote-by-mail ballot for Ron DeSantis in November. Nor will I vote for him in 2024.

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