July 9th, 2012
Occupy Student Debt Campaign – “The Illegitimacy of Student Debt”
David J. Blacker University of Delaware Stadtluft macht frei (“city air makes one free”) was a medieval German motto reflecting the legal situation of many serfs.[1] If one fled to the city—dare we say “occupy”?—and survived for a year and day then one was considered liberated from the feudal bonds that had legally tied one [...]
Occupy Monsanto – It’s time to expose Trader Joe’s GMOs!
The fact is no supermarket in America is immune to genetic contamination. Some grocers & natural food stores work with their customers to prevent this ghastly invasion of our food supply. Trader Joe’s simply says “Be assured.” You’ve probably heard that before from Monsanto’s minions in the form of “Trust us,” and you’ve probably learned [...]
Occupied Detroit Free Press – “Reports: Police visit Goldengate Project”
Residents of Detroit’s Goldengate neighborhood reported Tuesday that police visited it and ticketed some of the people who are living in abandoned houses they helped make habitable as part of the Goldengate Restoration Project, project member Erik Shelley said. Shelley, who wasn’t in the neighborhood at the time but spoke to people who were, said [...]
Occupied Detroit Free Press – “Occupy Detroit’s Goldengate Restoration Project”
Occupy Detroit’s Goldengate Restoration Project has seen new life with the warm weather. New residents have moved into the Gold House (formerly the Cat house), the Brick house, the Church house and the newly named Mexican Village house. Mars’ bike shop is putting kids on wheels and the plants are in the ground of [...]
Occupied Detroit Free Press – “The Philadelphia Experiment”
When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they’ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to handle [...]