Jordan Farrar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jordan Farrar
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U.S.
Student zombies protest higher education cuts
June 14, 2011Student activists staged a "die-in" and "zombie march" in Wisconsin as a part of Higher Education Day to protest anti-student measures proposed by the state's GOP lawmakers and governor.
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Opinion
Republican-dominated flash mob draws support, criticism
June 9, 2011Republican operatives seem to have found a new organizing tool: dancing in the dark at the Jefferson Memorial.
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U.S.
Gingrich youth poll test proposal draws fire
June 2, 2011Newt Gingrich told assembled voters that young people should be required to take a poll test before being allowed to vote.
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U.S.
“Red School Bus” stops in Chicago
May 26, 2011Classes at the school were on the "political time of day," capitalism, the labor movement, racism and immigration and LGBT rights.
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U.S.
Three strikes and a life sentence for selling pot?
May 18, 2011Cornell Hood is no pioneer of the legalization movement or political activist, but is a life sentence really appropriate?
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U.S.
Baltimore students protest cuts
May 13, 2011tudents at the Baltimore School for the Arts boycotted their classes May 13 to protest the layoff of teachers and other cutbacks forced by budget cuts in the city, state and nation.
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U.S.
Students sit in at University of Washington
May 13, 2011At least 25 students were arrested after occupying a campus administrative building in protest of the University of Washington's contract with Sodexo, a giant food service provider.
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U.S.
Students in the fight against funding cuts
May 5, 2011Recently H.R.1 passed in congress cutting $60 billion from the federal budget. One of the programs hit hardest is the Pell Grant program which was stripped of $5.7 billion.
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