The Plight of Adjunct Professors

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/one-professors-american-dream-teaching-turned-american-nightmare/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour

Eve Ensler: “We Should be Hysterical About Sexual Violence”

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/feb/07/eve-ensler-vagina-monologues-one-billion-rising

Native American Activists Vow Direct Action to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

http://politicalblindspot.com/native-american-activists-vow-direct-action-to-stop-the-keystone-pipeline-by-any-means-necessary/

Kshama Sawant’s Response to the 2014 State of the Union Address

What do you all think about this response from the recently elected Socialist Seattle City Council Member, Kshama Sawant?  One of the most watched videos in the last 24 hours.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/29/seattle-socialist-kshama-sawants-sotu-response-we-need-a-break-from-capitalism/

2014 State of the Union Address

Here is the transcript of Obama’s 2014 SOTU Address:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamas-2014-state-of-the-union-address-full-text/

Worldwide Crackdowns on Dissent

No Bueno…

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/10/10/report_finds_police_worldwide_criminalize_dissent

Sweden is Closing Prisons Due to Lack of People to Jail

In the State of California, we spend more money on prisons than on EDUCATION!  Great book to read along with this article: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

http://gizmodo.com/sweden-is-closing-prisons-due-to-lack-of-people-to-put-1462950734

Why Unions Need to Join the Climate Fight

http://www.naomiklein.org/articles/2013/09/why-unions-need-join-climate-fight

85 Richest People in the World Own as Much as 3.5 Billion Poorest :(

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/17/oxfam-bus-wealth_n_4616103.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

Zapatista Uprising: 20 Years Later

Indigenous struggle against NAFTA:

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/1/3/zapatista_uprising_20_years_later_how