Archive for August, 2008

Power to the People!

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Coming home from a great talk and discussion of the new Constitution of the Revolutionary Communist Party to find that the electric company has cut off your power because you don’t have any money to pay the bill pretty dramatically underscores the urgent need for a fucking revolution…
UPDATE - 3pm - Still no power, and [...]

The Differences Between Friends Cannot But Reinforce Their Friendship

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Went out this weekend with my cousin Jennifer and her two boys, Jack and Gavin. Some friends of mine are moving, so I let them borrow my van and the boys got to ride on the subway - or the “underground train” as they call it - for the first time. They were a little [...]

“Get in the Streets to Stop Police Terror” Contingent in the Bud Billiken Parade

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Recently, the Chicago police have killed 6 people and shot 12 within a period of four weeks. The corporate media in the city remains silent on this outrageous rampage unleashed on the people, instead focusing on the propaganda of the police in relation to youth violence. Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis announced an Iraq-esque militarized [...]

A Thousand Miles

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Another month, still not much in the way of clarity on any of these issues that have been holding me back from getting some concrete plans together for the next few months. The only thing that has been cleared up is the fact that I’m not off parole, and that means waiting another 4 months [...]