Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.
(1) ASSA/AEA Protests: I apologize for the delay posting--I was in Chicago for the annual meetings of the Allied
(1) Timoney and Bahrain: (Note today's possibly irrelevant image--can't remember where I downloaded it, but it
(This post's "possibly irrelevant image" is from a heartbreaking group of photos by Yves Marchand and
(1) The Lt. John Pike (UC Davis pepper-spraying cop) meme: See more pictures of UC Davis Lt. John Pike casually
(1) Police Brutality at UC Davis Watch the video for yourself. Watch to the end--there's a happy ending!
(1) Day of Action Tomorrow: If you are in or near New York City, try to make it to tomorrow&
In case you haven't been following what's been going on at UC Berkeley, where students have
Troika to PIIGS: Shut Up and Take Your Medicine Economists to Shepherd Greece and Italy Mike Epitropoulos | November 11, 2011
(1) The Weather and #OWS: The image above is from a German Socialist Students Union poster from 1968 (it was
I've got a backlog of stuff to post--it will be mostly links, and in no particular order. Here
A quick report from DC: On Thursday around lunch time I visited the other #OccupyDC encampment, at Freedom Plaza. It
(1) Quick Visit to #OccupyDC: I stopped by one of the two #OccupyDC encampments last night. The Mcpherson Square encampment