ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 60

The gendered violence of everyday life

Addressing violence against women means expanding our definition of violence to encompass all of the sources of harm, from the global economy to climate change.

Economic Update: Military Spending and Debt

A weekly show focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life and alternative ways to organize our economy and politics, with Prof. Richard D. Wolff.

Stop celebrating neoliberal academia: boycott your graduation

Graduation ceremonies at UK universities are a clear representation of their financialized mentality, valuing profit over quality education.

The Laura Flanders Show: Appropriate Be Damned, with Staceyann Chin

“Courage is not acting without anxiety or fear; it is acting in the face of it.” — Staceyann Chin

Hope of a sustainable future in West Virginia’s coal country

An intimate portrait of West Virginia’s “coal country,” where locals plan for a sustainable future amid the devastation wreaked by the fossil fuel industry.

Economic Update: Independent Media

A weekly show focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life and alternative ways to organize our economy and politics, with Prof. Richard D. Wolff.

David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Ep.2

A bimonthly podcast hosted by Professor David Harvey that looks at capitalism through a Marxist lens.

Laura Flanders Show: Puerto Rico — Freedom from Fantasy

“Young Black Puerto Ricans, taking leadership, affirming who they are — that’s always an important step towards liberation.”

The Fight for Mom’s House

This is the story of #Moms4Housing, a group of homeless mothers who for 50 days occupied a vacant home in Oakland, California, until their forced eviction.

Chicago’s little-known experiment in radical democracy

In the 1970s, Chicago’s 44th Ward was placed under direct democratic control of its residents, challenging the corrupt mayor’s near-total control over the city.