Znet is a great resource, and I highly recommend it to all my readers. One thing they have available on their site is a full copy of Looking Forward: Participatory Economics for the Twenty-First Century, by Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel. Their book was a compliment The Political Economy of Participatory Economics, which was [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 23, 2008
Hillary won last night… BUT
This is an article by Robert Creamer of the Huffington Post, entitled “Last Night Clinton Won the Pennsylvania Primary, but Lost the War for the Nomination.” The original post is here
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The Pennsylvania Primary was Hillary Clinton’s last chance to deliver a game changing blow to Obama’s campaign for the nomination. She failed to deliver.
Pennsylvania [...]
April 19, 2008
Obama Smearing
Just something that’s been frustrating me…
Thursday night’s democratic debate on ABC was an unfortunate representation of the swift-boat style smearing of candidates. Over 45 minutes was spent asking the candidates irrelevant questions, and focused on Obama’s failure to wear a flag pin, his calling the people of Pennsylvania “bitter,” and his relationship to Rev. Jeremiah [...]
April 18, 2008
Spring time and organizing for the long haul
The past few days have been beautiful here in Detroit. A few days ago I walked a four mile trek from a friend’s house back to my place. It was warm when I left, but the thing about April in Michigan is that it’s warm in the day, but cold at night. I began to [...]
April 12, 2008
Are Youth Up to the Challenge?
Youth and student organizing are extremely important. Many youth are at a point in their lives alienated from “the system,” frustrated at its seemingly monolithic and static nature. Generation X was often labeled angst ridden and apathetic. My generation, as well, is often is labeled with similar adjectives. New York Times columnist Thomas Freedman proclaims [...]
