I have a two hour break between Occupy Wall Street meetings (OWS) on what’s turned out to be yet another beautiful Spring day here in New York City, and I thought I’d jot down a few thoughts. I realize that from the outside it may not be clear what’s going on. Where are our [...]
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Saturday March 17th marked the six month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. It was a beautiful and joyous day despite a dozen or more arrests for crimes like laying down and dancing. Despite the heavy police presence spirits were. That evening we had a great General Assembly with hundreds present, using two waves of the [...] OWS Open Space Commons I finally made it to my first Open Space event. What a breath of fresh air. In recent weeks we have reduced the number of decision-making meetings and opened up space for different types of meetings/events, like Open Spaces where we foster dialogue rather than focus on making any decisions. [...] Stuart Bramhall on the US war-based economy and the collapse of genuine democracy. It only became clear once I left the US the immense sacrifices Americans make for their cheap gasoline and consumer goods. The most obvious is a range of domestic programs that other developed countries take for granted. These include publicly financed universal [...] To paraphrase Gandhi, “What do you think about democracy in America?” “I think it would be a good idea.” Washington’s Blog is eloquent in two detailed posts about why Americans need to Walk Like an Egyptian too. We’ve been hoodwinked. We’ve been bamboozled. It needs to change. Non-violent civil disobedience, especially in the form of [...] What are the consequences of General Kayani’s 3 year extension for the US war in Afghanistan? [...] What led to the misery and instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan? And more importantly, what will end it? [...] Preliminary thoughts on the National Peace Jirga in Afghanistan [...] |  | ||||
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