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As we all know, there was a rally in Washington, DC on Saturday. It’s gotten tons of attention in the media and had some high profile guests, like The Roots, Jeff Tweedy, the Mythbusters and, of course, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Its aim is…well, nothing. Just to get together on the national mall, [...] All that protest in the streets, with blocked streets and shut-down ports, has accomplished precisely nothing. The French Senate just passed a law raising the pension age from 60 to 62. Symbolic protests in the streets accomplishes very little now. The police know how to isolate it, the media often ignores it, and politicians simply [...] Chris Hedges on One Nation We can hold One Nation marches every week. It will not make any difference until we revolt against the formal structures of power. The liberal preoccupation with positive forms of propaganda ignores the root of our problem. The tea party and hate mongers on Fox such as Glenn Beck, [...] Change protestor throws cup of green custard over Lord Mandelson I can’t claim a great love for Lord Mandelson, but throwing green custard in his face is just plane stupid. Describing him as ‘slimy’ is an opinion, one that is shared by many, but does it advance a debate? Of course not. One of [...] |  | ||||
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