Jordan Farrar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jordan Farrar
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U.S.
Occupy Chicago: A first hand account
October 27, 2011With the crowd chanting and drums and brass playing, the police slowly started surrounding the crowd.
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Opinion
Chicago exhibit shines light on communist art
October 19, 2011Koretsky was famous for his dramatic style and bold portrayals of the war on fascism and his critiques of treatment of Africans in Africa.
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U.S.
A new student uprising in the works?
October 13, 2011Two hundred at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst targeted the Bank of America. The bank is planning to raise fees it charges for use of debit cards.
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U.S.
Forgive student loans and save the economy
September 27, 2011When the first economic meltdown hit in 2008, speculation and sub-prime loan debt were to blame. Now, with $900 billion in student loans, Americans are beginning to ask the question, is the student debt crisis next?
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World
Venezuelan women win action against sexist portrayals
September 15, 2011Venezuela has received a lot of criticism for the way it deals with media in the past, and these most recent actions promise to incite more criticism.
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U.S.
GOP finally masters Internet with social media blitz
September 1, 2011Before this year, using the words "Republican" and "online" in the same sentence conjured up images of your grandmother attempting to plug her phone cord into her typewriter.
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U.S.
A march for jobs and justice to MLK monument
August 25, 2011The Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network, the NAACP and others have called for a march for 'Jobs and Justice' in DC August 27th.
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Opinion
The Beer Evolution: New yeast discovered in Patagonian forest
August 24, 2011Beer has a history of working-class identity and is now experiencing a revolution of its own, on the microbiological level.
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