A Q+A with BC sociology professor Charles Derber on his new book Why did you decide to publish a book on “universalizing resistance” at this particular moment in history? Because our survival is at stake. Universalizing resistance is a path toward dismantling the militarized capitalism before it wipes us all out. Climate change and […]
GUEST COLUMN: ‘THIS LABOR DAY I’M GOING ON STRIKE…’
‘I work two jobs not by choice but because I don’t receive enough hours at either job to cover my basic needs to support my family. With each paycheck that I earn I have to stretch.’
ICE COLD DEMOCRACY: CAN A PROGRESSIVE NEW BREWERY HELP POWER THE LOCAL LABOR MOVEMENT?
“In the traditional business model, people make bad decisions all the time and the workers pay for it. We want the people who actually make the decisions to get the good stuff and bad stuff from that.”
HOW TO FIND A DECENT PROGRESSIVE ACTIVIST GROUP
What issues are most important to you? Do you want to take on a big fight like getting Trump and his rogue’s gallery of white nationalists out of power?
BPS STUDENTS TAKE TO THE STREETS, MAYOR WALSH FEELING THE HEAT
Unions played a supporting role, but the kids organized themselves
MEET BOSTON’S OLYMPIC CURMUDGEONS
What’s the difference between #NoBostonOlympics and #NoBoston2024?
THE YEAR IN LOCAL PROTEST: FROM TRANSPORTATION TO MILITARIZATION
Mass unrest, like the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, doesn’t erupt randomly.
THE PROTESTS ARE ONLY BEGINNING; MIGHT AS WELL GET TO KNOW THE ACTIVISTS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AROUND BOSTON
Images by Chris Faraone unless otherwise noted First some disclaimers for positive measure … This post is not intended to suggest or imply either bonds or divisions between movements or organizations. Members of some groups we included may have ideological differences with others, while a few have especially productive relationships. We hope to […]
PICS & DISPATCH: HARVARD MARCHES EN MASSE IN SOLIDARITY WITH #BLACKLIVESMATTER MOVEMENT
On Friday afternoon, Harvard University students will rally in Harvard Yard to show their support to the grassroots, youth-led movement that started in Ferguson, MO and has spread to the entire country – a movement that objects to racist laws, violent police tactics, and systemic inequality.
MEDIA FARM: WHY IS THE BOSTON GLOBE PRETENDING THAT POLICE VIOLENCE DOESN’T HAPPEN IN MASSACHUSETTS?
Image of stop-and-frisk outside the Boys & Girls Club on Talbot Ave in Dorchester (Nov. ’14) Just a few months ago, the Boston Globe informed us of an ACLU study about the epidemic of stop-and-frisk in the Hub. From their reporting: Boston police officers disproportionately observed, interrogated, or searched black residents from 2007 to 2010, according to […]
