Tag: activism
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When Graffiti Saves Lives
Figures are power-washed out of the muck that builds up beneath our feet in order to raise awareness of power plant pollution in Chicago. (via blakkbyrd)
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Understanding Islam
What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims by Suzanne Haneef Islam And The Muslim World – (pg. 127) In order to understand what is happening to Muslims, it is necessary to have a look at what is happening to the Muslim world. During the past century-and-a-half, the entire world has gone through tremendous upheavals,…
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Chomsky: Media, Democracy and Indoctrination
I stumbled across the no one’s listening podcast site and their interview with Noam Chomsky yesterday. The interview was entitled, Fake News; a title fitting his perspective on the American media. I have to admit though, after reading most of Noam’s work from the 80’s and 90’s, it was good to hear that he’s optimistic…
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America Is Mos Def
Mother nature dropped Katrina. The federal government dropped the ball. Kanye West dropped the illest freestyle in the midst of the harshest climate. And Mos Def just dropped Katrina Klap, a jam that will undoubtedly mark this moment in the annals of hip-hop and social activism. 1, 2, 3, 4 bust it! This is for…
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Tag! We’re It! Part II
A few months back, I stepped out of my dead-bolted existence within the walls of Ameritrade and began to digest the current state of this Web 2.0 explosion; the Semantic Web seems so much closer to fruition than it did just a few years back. Much of the renewed push and entrepreneurial spirit that has…
Sean Patrick Coon 