Category: Blog post
Occupy Sandy Submits Public Comments to NYC Plan
This is Occupy Sandy’s response to New York City’s most recent Community Development Block Grants Disaster Recovery (CDBG-GR)
Ode to a Shuttered School
Akeem Pearce, 2012 150 Albany Ave is where we spent our past Last of our childhood went by so fast The place where we chased dreams all
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
As the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street nears, I have to admit I’m getting excited about the launch of this film. I’ve
Community Non-profits Come Together to Paint a School’s Legacy
This summer, Brooklyn-based non-profit Bailey’s Cafe – in partnership with our Paul Robeson Freedom School and the Church of St. Luke
On The Streets of Istanbul
There’s something happening here. It’s unpredictable. It’s chaotic. It’s raw and imperfect. It’s growing. About to
My Trip to the 2013 OECD Forum on Jobs, Equality & Trust
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“We did nothing technically illegal”
The next time they tell you the financial crisis was not fraud… call <bullshit>. Bank Secrecy Act violations; Money laundering for
On Free Education and Peter Cooper’s Gift of Self-Help
And wisest he in this whole wide land Of hoarding till bent and gray; For all you can hold in your cold dead hand Is what you have given away.
The Cathie Black Fiasco: Lessons for Confronting Entrenched Power
Nearly 3 years have passed since that quiet afternoon in November 2010 when I glanced at my phone to see the newsflash: SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR
VICTORY! Bloomberg will Have to Give Over Cathie Black Emails
UPDATE: You can get some context on the whole fiasco here, and RSVP to the Cathie Black Email Reading Party here! This morning, independent