Tag Archives: protests

Occupied.

by Natalie Peart [Natalie Peart is a feminist, activist, and writer (in no particular order) living in Brooklyn. She loves to keep the (political) pot stirring.] It has been over one month since the protesters have taken over Liberty Square … Continue reading

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Preoccupied Wall Street

by Geo Ong I’ve been having a difficult time trying to write about Occupy Wall Street. The movement is a phenomenon, as some pundits have described it, that first stormed Wall Street, and then the city, and then the nation, … Continue reading

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U.S. Intervention in Libya

By Sarah Jost On Monday, Margaret asked what people thought about U.S. aid to Libyan rebels. For those of you unfamiliar with the situation, here is a brief summary. Muammar Qaddafi has been the leader of Libya, an oil-rich country … Continue reading

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