https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFw3O--2R0 Capitalism Is The Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity is a film featuring a diverse array of thinkers offering common sense analysis of the trappings of modern life and critical perspectives on basic assumptions of capitalism and democracy. The film presents original interviews, including Chris Hedges, David Graeber, Derrick Jensen, Michael Hardt,... Continue Reading →
Igor Vamos of ‘Yes Men’ pranks Reed College during commencement speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lUtPgtP168 A fake press release claimed Oregon's Reed College announced that it was going to divest its holdings of fossil fuel stocks. Both the Portland Tribune and KBOO were duped by the hoax, which was orchestrated by the pranking group The Yes Men's Igor Vamos and the Fossil Free Reed Campaign. Vamos was the guest... Continue Reading →
Ready to radicalize: Thousands of Brazilians protest govt spending on World Cup
http://youtu.be/9v7ijbXs5BU Just a week before the World Cup, around 12,000 protesters marched on Sao Paulo’s football stadium demanding low-income housing. At the same time the city’s Metro workers declared an indefinite strike, bringing Brazil’s largest city to a grinding halt. Thousands of members of the Homeless Workers Movement marched on Sao Paulo’s Corinthians stadium on... Continue Reading →