“You cannot have free speech if you can be punished for what you say.” Whether you are an activist, a whistle-blower, a warrior, or another information-seeking human being who believes in free expression, at some point you will feel the need to protect your privacy. Governments and businesses ARE watching you. You should assume that [...]
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Think First: Critical Development, Gender & the West
By Orion Donovan-Smith* In the context of international aid and development work, the archetype of the Oppressed Third-World Woman is a common motif, frequently evoked in justifying interventions—humanitarian, military, and other—in the name of women’s rights. This attitude is generally premised on a depiction of women in the developing world as passive subjects oppressed by [...]
Those Windows were Broken in the Past
“Every society has the criminals it deserves” -Emma Goldman When I heard the first deep sigh of a slashed tire, and the first scream of breaking glass on May Day, I didn’t flinch. Property being the holy grail of our current society, one might expect a more visceral reaction. Furthermore, I was raised in a [...]
Food Deserts Are a Problem: Here Are a Few Solutions
The New York Times recently published a piece questioning the link between obesity and healthy food access. The main thrust of the article was to debunk the notion that there are neighborhoods in the United States that have little access to healthy food–and this limited access negatively impacts community health. These areas are commonly referred [...]
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Writing Ideas for You(th)
Quarterly Theme, Spring 2012: States & Government 1. Taxes & the Public Good? Explain who you think the general public is, and whether taxes exist to serve your definition of the general public. Login Now & Start Writing 2. Iran, Israel, the United States, & Democracy in the Middle East Given the recent developments with Iran, [...]
Private Property, Government & Anarchy
By Thaddeus Achilles Griffin The origins of the corporate phenomenon are, contrary to what people will have you believe, are far more remote in our human history than one would like to think. Its very existence is merely another chapter in the growth and development of human civilization since its origins approximately 10,000 years ago. [...]
Our Right To Know
This piece originally appeared on readthedirt.org Photo: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons {PD-US} By David Seago, board member of the Washington Coalition for Open Government. He retired in 2008 as editorial page editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma. Editor’s Note: We are honored to have David Seago from the Washington Coalition for Open Government educate [...]
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Speak up for the people of Jeju Island, South Korea
Dear OAG supporter, As someone who believes in and strives towards social justice, you know how important it is to empower those individuals who feel an injustice is being committed to speak up. I’m asking you to consider speaking up for the people of Jeju Island, South Korea, who are at this moment resisting the [...]
May 1st Nationwide General Strike
Occupy! Strike! Take Over! May 1st, 2012, is a global general strike. Every year millions of people around the world celebrate May 1st as a dignified day of revolt against this system. May Day is an international holiday that commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Massacre, when Chicago police defending, as always, the interests of the ruling [...]
