Confronting Empire from Port Huron to Occupy

Confronting Empire from Port Huron to Occupy

This article is part of The Port Huron Statement at 50, a forum on the document that sparked a generation of activism. Written in 1962 by Tom Hayden, the Port Huron Statement represented the voice of white radical students at elite...

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Stopping the Highway to Hell: Real Transit Change Needed in Stimulus Package

Stopping the Highway to Hell: Real Transit Change Needed in Stimulus Package

President Obama's stimulus package presents a challenge: a choice between real change or business as usual. The Presidents' focus on "shovel ready" capital projects that advance the highway lobby compromises his mission of social justice and reversing global warming....

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Film Review: Revolutionary Road – A Revolution Not Carried Out, or Even Considered

Film Review: Revolutionary Road – A Revolution Not Carried Out, or Even Considered

“Revolutionary Road” is an important, gripping, must-see film. The dynamics between April Wheeler (played by Kate Winslet) and her husband, Frank Wheeler (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) are painfully and vividly gripping. This is the tragedy of suburbia and women’s...

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