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...evoking complex South African language politics through a piece about fig trees, Stopforth’s remarkable skill as storyteller, political actor, and artist shines throughout. His work and his words perform a kind of near-alchemic synesthesia, drawing together the colors of light, the sounds of protest, and the rough texture of nations. And in the end, the quality of his art is met only by the clarity of his words: he states simply, “Drawing is one way of articulating my relationship to the world.” —Zoe M. Savitsky
...picking himself up from nothing. It is far closer to something Upton Sinclair would have written. A major subtext of the book is Freddie's maturity as a person coinciding with his political awakening. This begins during an exciting sequence when he finds himself caught up in a protest against the Henry Ford plant. Like a scene from an Eisenstein movie, the protesters face Ford's gun thugs by singing the International, leading to a horrific massacre. Later Freddie and Sam join a group of outcasts working together to put a farm back on its feet...
...donate to NGOs can lose their businesses and even their freedom. For example, Michael Khodorkovsky, once one of Russia’s richest oligarchs, was jailed after supporting independent NGOs and opposition political parties. Unfortunately, although Russia is moving towards authoritarianism, powerful international actors still have yet to protest this alarming tendency.These behaviors are clear signs that Russia has not escaped its history; Soviet perceptions and behaviors are pervasive in Russian society. In a way, the “collapse” of the USSR is a misnomer: many elements of Soviet life still persist. Soviet control affected?...
After flexing their potential political muscle by coming out in unprecedented numbers to protest immigration legislation, immigrants are now starting to show some divisions in the ranks. As May 1 approaches, immigrant rights groups across the country have been working feverishly to plan for what they are calling "A Day Without Immigrants," full of rallies, vigils, marches, strikes and boycotts. But a schism is growing among many of the day's organizers on how militant the message should be - whether they should encourage people to skip school, refuse to work and boycott local stores. On Monday, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger...
...group that is staunchly supporting the boycott is the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA). "No work, no school, no buying, no selling; we will march in the streets to protest H.R. 4437," says Nativo Vigil Lopez, MAPA's president, referring to the immigration reform bill that is currently under House consideration. Lopez says he respects others' alternative tactics, but he feels that in order to "keep Democrats' feet to the fire," a day-long economic boycott and general strike is the only solution...