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I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its premise as flawed
By William Powell Forty-four years ago this month, in December 1969, I quit my job as a manager of a bookstore in New York City’s Greenwich Village and began to write the Anarchist Cookbook. My motivation at the time was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchist Cookbook, crime, guns, New York City, United States, Vietnam, violence, William Powell
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‘I May Die Broke. I May Get More Poor. I May Turn Around And Get Money Again. I Just Don’t Know.’
By Shadee Ashtari Carol Sarao, 57, was a successful musician for many years before the economy soured on the music business. For the past seven years, she’s worked a series of hourly jobs and now brings in $240 a week … Continue reading
Hey Buddy, Wanna Dab? Inside The Mainstream Explosion of Cannabis Concentrates
By Valerie Vande Panne A new method of smoking marijuana is taking the country by storm—and blowing up garages in the process. Get to know ‘dabs.’ Recently, at a pot-centered radio program, someone offered me a “dab” of butane honey … Continue reading
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Tagged BHO, Cannabis, dabs, Hash oil, health, High Times, marijuana
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4 debt collection practices that need to change
By Gerri Detweiler Major changes may be coming to the debt collection industry. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an announcement asking for comments on issues facing consumers and the industry, while it prepares to develop new rules around … Continue reading
Nelson Mandela vs. his hagiography
By Benjamin Fogel In the course of his lifetime, Nelson Mandela saw his elevation in the West from terrorist to secular sainthood. The world’s media continues churning out headline after headline on his life and legacy, remembering him as one … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, African National Congress, apartheid, Cuba, Nelson Mandela, politics, South Africa
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Bill Moyers and Michelle Alexander on the Racist Plague of Mass Incarceration and America’s Future
By Bill Moyers and Michelle Alexander There are more African Americans under correctional control today ̶ in prison or jail, on probation or parole ̶ than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began. According to The … Continue reading
Black Women and the Body Police
By Ayana Byrd When “12 Years a Slave” was released in October, Time magazine wanted to go that extra step. Instead of a review or a 300-word treatise on how this was the hardest and the best film they had … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Years a Slave, Black people, Black Women, Body Image, Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, Solomon Northup, time
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The 9 Worst Things Said About Women, Abortion, and Rape in 2013
By Molly Redden Opponents of reproductive rights had a busy 2013. By the end of June, state lawmakers had passed 43 abortion restrictions into law—as many restrictions as were enacted in all of 2012, according to an analysis by the … Continue reading
Preventing South Sudan’s Inferno
By George Clooney & John Prendergast After suffering so long for independence, South Sudan faces a new civil war. What the country’s leaders and the international community can do to contain the crisis. The world’s youngest country, a mere two … Continue reading
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Tagged Botswana, civil war, Eritrea, etnic cleansing, George Clooney, John Prendergast, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, violence, war
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