Sunday, May 12, 2013

Life & Death/Revenge & Justice

For a wide variety of reasons, I rarely write specifically about high profile mainstream news spectacles but the Cleveland kidnapping story contains so many socially relevant angles.

For example, while Ariel Castro is being charged with rape and kidnapping, Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty may also bring aggravated murder charges in connection with the pregnancies that were terminated by force.

Such charges, McGinty was quick to clarify, are punishable by death.

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One of my recent photos:

End Gap Sweatshops!

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Posted on 05/12 at 02:50 PM
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Sparrows Don’t Buy Condos

Quite often, I walk to Astoria Park, a green urban sanctuary on the banks of the mighty East River (which is not really a river, but a tidal strait that connects Upper New York Bay to the Long Island Sound, but don’t get me started). This usually involves me passing condos called “Pistilli Riverview East” in what used to be the yellowish-tan Eagle Electric factory.

Last week, I took notice of several sparrows nesting in the letters of the condo sign (see accompanying photo). This seemingly benign sight set me off on fanciful flight of reflection and recollection.

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One of my recent photos:

Retired Philly Police Captain Ray Lewis (now a fellow occupier) at the NYC Cannabis Parade: May 4

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Saturday, May 04, 2013

Hands Off Assata Shakur



Forty years to the day she and her comrades were targeted by New Jersey State Troopers, Assata Shakur was again targeted when the FBI added her to its Most Wanted Terrorist List.

“In addition,” explains Democracy Now, “the state of New Jersey announced it was adding $1 million to the FBI’s $1 million reward for her capture.”

Why now?

“It seems to me that this act incorporates or reflects the very logic of terrorism,” says Angela Davis. “I can’t help but think that it’s designed to frighten people who are involved in struggles today. Forty years ago seems like it was a long time ago. In the beginning of the 21st century, we’re still fighting around the very same issues—police violence, healthcare, education, people in prison.”


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May Day 2013

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