The National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 has been upheld by a federal appeals court. At Politico, Josh Gerstein: A federal appeals court has extended a temporary stay of a district court judge’s order barring the government from using an indefinite detention provision in a defense bill passed by Congress and signed by President Barack [...]
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If All We’re Paying Attention to is the 2012 Campaign, We Don’t Know What’s Going On
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. It’s been a while since I’ve said this, so here goes, in two parts. First, the Occupy movement is helping create space for vital public conversations. Second, the Two Party Front for the Oligarchy becomes more powerful with each passing election cycle. We have the [...]
May Day: Can the ‘Day Without the 99%’ Include a Day Without Presidential Politics?
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality advocate, writer. Next Tuesday Occupy, and movements around the world, will mark May Day. As was said early on about OWS, “This is not a protest, it’s a process.” The latest phase of that process, the Spring Offensive, moves into a General Strike on May Day, the [...]
The Occupation has begun, and the 1% know it …
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The Occupation continues. Last night, from OWS: This Is What Democracy Looks Like: Huge General Assembly in Progress at Liberty Square The feeling here at Liberty Square tonight is the feeling of a movement that is rising, building, and making headway. As I wrote yesterday, [...]
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