Being the huge geek I am, I often like to relate experiences from my own life to the plots of my favorites books, comics and television shows. That being said, I like to think of the year 2017 (at least so far) as the seventh season of The Walking Dead. Season Seven of The Walking Dead beings with […]
Since the mid-nineteenth century, May 1st has long been regarded as the unofficial international holiday known as May Day or International Workers’ Day. On Monday May 1st, 2017 protesters and demonstrators all over the globe took to the streets of the world’s major cities to combat issues such as class warfare, gender inequality, racism, fascism and totalitarian […]
A week after millions of demonstrators took to the streets of the world’s major cities during the March for Science on April 22, thousands of Americans participated in the People’s Climate March on Saturday March 29, 2017. Considered by many to the “direct sequel” to the March for Science, the People’s Climate March narrowed its […]
United Airlines is in a world of hurt, and rightfully so. Cell-phone footage released on April 10, 2017 went viral when it revealed United Airlines employees assaulting an elderly doctor of Vietnamese/Chinese descent, then literally dragging him out of the plane he was on. The situation began on April 9, 2017 during the Chicago-Louisville Express […]
Several weeks ago, we explored the “March for Trump” held in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park that quickly escalated into a violent fracas. Only six weeks after Bay Area conservatives and anti-Trump demonstrators clashed in the park, members of the far-right held a second pro-Trump rally on Saturday April 15, 2017 in […]
Protests and Cons: USA 2017 