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A Time To Rule and A Time To Resign

UC Davis Assistant Professor Nathan Brown has demanded the immediate resignation of Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi following an incident where police pepper sprayed peaceful student protesters who are lined up and seated on the ground. In an open letter to Katehi, Brown claims to have seen police hold the mouths  [ Read More ]

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Police Change Protest Game to War…?

To know me is to know I wax apocalyptic, though I refrain from being an alarmist. And I have said this before: what we are currently seeing in America is not revolution, not even détournement (though that would trump revolution in its ultimate efficacy), but the birthings of what appears  [ Read More ]

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They Don’t Know Why They’re Protesting

2011 Mark Hurwitt www.hurwittgraphics.com

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Why I Deactivated Facebook

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A Time To Rule and A Time To Resign

UC Davis Assistant Professor Nathan Brown has demanded the immediate resignation of ...

On the Clouds Again

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