The Latest from Black Rose/Rosa Negra
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Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011
Four Star endorses the Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011. The purpose of this event closely matches the spirit of our Principles and Activities.
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The Work and the Job
“I don’t think I’m cut out to be an employee.” It was a bitter joke. My friend had just finished venting about one of her two jobs. She was typing to me just after getting bossed around on the smallest details of her job at a small nonprofit. After that, she had an evening as…
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Strategic Retreat Completed: forward with the struggle
MAS just completed one of our regular strategic retreats to plan out our next 6 months, and a public report will follow shortly. We’re looking forward to another 6 months working with others in the struggle for liberation!
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History of the Quimbo in Colombia: dammed or damned?
by Nutria (MAS)- The Quimbo Dam in the Department of Huila, Colombia is one of the largest infrastructure mega projects the country is currently implementing. It is expected to be functional in 2014. Not any smaller then the Dam is this megaproject´s ecological and social impacts. The peak over the beach along the Magdalena River downhill…
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La historia del Quimbo: ¿represa o represión?
por Nutria (MAS)- La Represa del Quimbo, en el Huila, es uno de los proyectos más grandes de infraestructura que se adelantan en el país. Se espera que la hidroeléctrica comience a funcionar en 2014. Sin embargo, del mismo tamaño del proyecto son las implicaciones ecológicas y sociales de esta mega obra. El…
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Reflections on Stiglitz article: “Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%”
by Thomas (MAS) A family member of mine recently sent me an article from Vanity Fair by economist Joseph Stiglitz about the problem of elite control within the united states. While it’s refreshing that the article is talking about the problem to a mainstream audience, it stops short of delving deep enough the problem at a…
