PHOTO GALLERY: Director Quentin Tarantino was called to have his films boycotted by New York Police Department Union President Pat Lynch for his support and participation in #RiseUpOctober protests
Articles by DC Authors
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TPP: For the People or For the Few?
While this issue is a crucial one for all of us, the bigger picture of the TPP is the erosion of power held by the people who vote for these governments and the expansion of control by the few at the top of the food chain.
The Politics of Medicalization
There is a continuous expansion of medical jurisdiction on life as conditions and behaviors are medicalized. That is, as medicine is commodified, medicalization involves profit-making medical marketing
PHOTO GALLERY: Quentin Tarantino for #RiseUpOctober!
Film Director Quentin Tarantino joined #RiseUpOctober in Times Square with the families of those who’ve been murdered by police all over the United States
Confidence and Purpose or Fear and Fatalism?
It is hard to believe that age-old problems like race and war can be surmounted or the catastrophes of climate change avoided. Without a rhetorical strategy that can promote purpose and confidence, fear and fatalism will weaken our efforts.
FIFA vs International Bank Scandals
Arresting members of a multinational sports corporation will not change the way the corporatocracy exploits the people of the world and damages the future for all of us.
Martin Luther King Jr’s Nonviolent Strategy
King placed civil disobedience within a framework consistent with the inside/outside strategy. The disruptive nature of direct action and the process of negotiations are part of the same strategy.
Greece: A Prophecy Fulfilled?
Other nations, including the US, should take a lesson from Greece’s precarious circumstances. This situation is not an accident, and the outcome is not likely to be favorable to the people who should matter the most.
VIDEO: Chris Hedges and Cornel West at the New School
Chris Hedges has long described the demise of our society. Together the two speakers investigated the social/psychological factors that bring rise to revolution, rebellion and resistance.
Transforming Veterans Affairs: A Plan and a Kick in the Pants
This article summarizes the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs problems, recommends a powerful transformational approach, and ends with a “kick in the pants” action to jumpstart change.