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Author Archives: Mandy Lender
ANARCHISTS’ FIRST TRY: CHICAGO SUMMITS NOTEBOOK (5)
The anarchists tried and succeeded in being arrested this last Monday, May 14. They wanted to protest against NATO and for social justice. So they went to demonstrate inside Obama’s election campaign office. Getting nowhere, they handed pamphlets to building employees… … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchists, Chicago Summits, Mandy Lender, NATO Summit, Obama
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KIMBERLY KUCH: GENDER DEFINED ROLES ARE SENSELESS
Kimberly Kuch is our guest blogger today: Gender defined roles are senseless. Like it’s not more useful for a pretty girl to know how to work on a car in the middle of nowhere than if a man can. We try … Continue reading
JULIE PAYTAS-LONG: MOTHER APPRECIATES HER FAMILY
Julie Paytas-Long, a mother and grandmother, is the guest author of this Mother’s Day blog: While everyone sleeps, I look through pictures, clay figurines, a bird house, a lamp, the list goes on… and all I can feel is pure … Continue reading
DEMONSTRATORS, ANARCHISTS AND NURSES: CHICAGO SUMMITS NOTEBOOK (4)
On May 2, I opined here about the nature of the protesters and demonstrators attracted to the streets of Chicago during the (now aborted) G8 and NATO summits. What a dazzling world-wide, media-covered opportunity for anyone who has something … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Mandy Lender MD, NATO Summit, Nursing profession, Tom Morello
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Howard Crampton Jr: Self-Expression
The following is a guest blog entry written and published by Howard Crampton Jr. I’ve done a lot of stupid things in the past, but I’ve had a lot of fun. I live such a good life because I have … Continue reading
PROTESTS OR ANARCHY? CHICAGO NATO SUMMIT NOTEBOOK (3)
PROTESTS OR ANARCHY? There is a fine line separating street protests from street anarchy. The would be protesters in Chicago, May 19-21, 2012, are in search of a cause. During a press conference in Chicago on April 30, a would-be … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Chicago Summits, Condoleezza Rice, Madeleine Albright, Mandy Lender, NATO
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CHICAGO NATO SUMMIT NOTEBOOK (2)
Airlines and air travel remain the last frontier. Last frontier like in the wild, wild west. On 1-22-12, I bought an early bird roundtrip ticket on United from MBS to ORD, in anticipation of the third weekend in May, for the … Continue reading
DAVID SEEFELD: CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS – CHANGE YOUR WORLD
I invited my friend, David Seefeld to write this guest blog. Every thought you have makes up some segment of the world you see. It is with your thoughts then, that we must work, if your perception of the world … Continue reading
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CHICAGO NATO SUMMIT NOTEBOOK
Despite the historical rough and immoral reputation that Chicago has (two past state governors are currently in prison…) it is a nice and relatively tame town. Since the Democratic convention in August 1968, Chicago hasn’t witnessed major street turmoil. Well, to … Continue reading
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THE TITANIC SANK 100 YEARS AGO – HOW IS WALL STREET DOING TODAY?
On April 14 at 11:40 PM the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two and a half hours later in the early morning of April 15, 1912. 1,514 passengers drowned to death that night. One hundred years later and not … Continue reading
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