The High Costs of the Cloud
Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.
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Not Kidding
A review of Kids First: Five Big Ideas for Transforming Children’s Lives and America’s Future, by David Kirp
The 99%, the 1%, and Class Struggle
Between 1979 and 2007, the income share of the top 1% of U.S. households (by income rank) more than
America Beyond Capitalism
How thousands of co-ops, worker-owned businesses, land trusts, and municipal enterprises are quietly beginning to democratize the deep substructure of the American economic system.
#OccupyOakland Raid, Bill Black, and more
I've got a backlog of stuff to post--it will be mostly links, and in no particular order.
Freedom Plaza and BoA Action in DC
A quick report from DC: On Thursday around lunch time I visited the other #OccupyDC encampment, at Freedom Plaza. It
Quick Update from DC; America Beyond Capitalism
(1) Quick Visit to #OccupyDC: I stopped by one of the two #OccupyDC encampments last night. The Mcpherson Square encampment
Charts, Comix, Columnists
(1) Incredible Charts from BusinessInsider: Hat-tip to Arjun Jayadev, who inaugurated the series of teach-ins we've
Hillbilly Nationalists, Radical Greasers, & Black Power
This is a book launch for a book co-authored by James Tracy who has written for D&S.
"I'm Getting Arrested!" Droid App; etc.
(1) "Help--I'm Getting Arrested!" Droid App: Hat-tip to Julio Huato on lbo-talk: at
Video of Arjun Jayadev's Teach-In
Find a video of Arjun Jaydev's teach in at the #OccupyBoston Free School University Facebook Group Page, here.
Alejandro Reuss and Juliet Schor on Friday
(1) More Teach-Ins on Friday!: Alejandro Reuss of the UMass-Amherst Labor Center and a Dollars & Sense Associate
#OB Crackdown; More Teach-Ins; etc.
(1) Teach-Ins Continue at #OccupyBoston: UMass-Boston economist Arjun Jayadev did a great teach-in yesterday at #OccupyBoston. His