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20 Years of Zapatista resistance to neoliberalism

A slightly shorter version of this appeared on the Jan 6, 2014 Old Mole Variety Hour. The well-read red considers Zapatista resistance to neoliberalism. This month marks "the 20th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising in . . . Mexico, a short moment with a long legacy of ... Read more

The truth about Rapid City, S.D.

In responce to an interview on 5-14-10 with James Swan, an activist in Rapid City, SD, to discuss the killing of Christopher Capps (May 2), unarmed, by a police officer. He was shot 5 times at a 6 foot range. . Here are a couple of articles from Censored News. It ha... Read more

John K Samson, Shotgun Jimmie, Kathleen Edwards, Hannah Georgas - Shows I'm looking forward to

The playlist for this blog post Kathleen Edwards playlist Hannah Georgas playlist Shotgun Jimmie playlist The Weakerthans playlist John K. Samson playlist Monday April 2 is a great night to go out and hear Canadian music. In fact, you can see two ... Read more

33--TEXT--FERNANDO ARRABAL's one act play "THE TWO EXECUTIONERS"

Hi gang, Here's a tough little piece by Fernando Arrabal, basically one long torture sequence. While I was transcribing, I contemplated "adjusting" some of Benoit's closing words to his brother to sound more like some of the contemporary excuses being made for not furt... Read more

Ecopalooza

KBOO is a proud media sponsor of Ecopalooza: Normal 0 ECOPALOOZA COMBINES LOCAL MUSIC WITH SUSTAINABLE IDEAS FOR LOCAL NON-PROFITS   When: August 7th, 2010 - 11:00AM-8:30PM Where: Fernhill Park, Northeast Portland Cost: FREE!     All-Day Solar-Powered Concert H... Read more

Reviewing Capital 21

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
For the Old Mole Variety Hour, April 7, 2014 Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been called the book that every economist is taking to the beach this summer, the Harry Potter of economic policy, and, if not one of the best books in economics, at ... Read more

Earth Day: The circle of life-- Earth Day renewal

City Repair’s Earth Day Portland 2012 is going to be amazing this year! This free admission event will be from 11 am - 6 pm on Sunday, April 22nd at the PCC - Cascade campus on 705 N. Killingsworth, just blocks from the MAX yellow line and right on the 4 and 72 bus line... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a defense of Orphan

 Here is a link to my defense of the recent horror film Orphan, published at Kevin Smith's website QuickStopEntertainment.  Read more

Tiny Furniture, now open at Cinema 21 (12/31/10)

Tiny Furniture Director: Lena Dunham With: Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Grace Dunham, Jemima Kirke, Alex Karpovsky, David Call Aura (L. Dunham) has finished college and her boyfriend has finished with her.  She goes home to a huge apartment in Manhattan, to live with her mot... Read more

Happy Bastille Day

For the Old Mole Variety Hour, July 14, 2014. The fourteenth of July marks a key event of the French Revolution in 1789; and the French Revolution, in turn, is generally seen as a key turning point in the transition from feudalism to capitalism. The storming of the pris... Read more