With the nation facing historic hikes in unemployment and foreclosures, Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minneapolis) voted for landmark legislation today. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will jumpstart the American economy through job creation, tax cuts and infrastructure investment.
Ellison and Stabenow Seek Educational Assistance for Homeless Students
Homeless Students Would Qualify for Tax Credit Enabling Full-Time School Attendance Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced legislation this week to create the opportunity for low-income students to stay in their low-income housing and attend school full time. Existing law forces such students to attend school part-time, or [...]
Honeywell Project Chapter 4 of 5
Honeywell, best known for their automatic controls and thermostats, bought the patent to the thermostat in 1916 from Albert Butz boosting the company’s sales to almost $300,000 that year (Honeywell Project 1988: 7). However, just prior to World War II, Honeywell consented to its first contract for the defense department. The United States government wanted [...]
Honeywell Project Chapter 3 of 5
Many social change agents and activist organizations researched to gain a clear understanding and knowledge of the intended use of the weapons being developed and used by the United States in Vietnam and other Third World countries.
Honeywell Project Chapter 2 of 5
The history of United States counterinsurgency is a good example of the United States’ evolution to obtain and maintain world domination. The practice of military intervention, the arrogation of national security
Hot Potato
Wikipedia tells us, “a ‘hot potato’ has come to mean something unwanted, which nobody wants responsibility for, and passes on to others as quickly as possible (as if to avoid getting burned).”
The Honeywell Project: Chapter 1 of 5
This article will examine the mutual benefits gained by the United States government and the Honeywell Corporation.
Movement Networks
I’ve often wondered why there is not a higher degree of cooperation among movements. It seems a coalition would be an obvious benefit to everyone interested in social change. Surely the betterment of the collective whole is more important than our individual hang-ups. In their book Social Movements: An Introduction, Mario Diani and Donatella Della [...]
The Contradiction Between Capital & Community
With capitalism, moneymaking is the sole consideration. The “bottom line” supersedes any other factor in the pursuit of wealth. It is this detached approach that allows the corporate heads to make those hard decisions. For example, moving a corporation from one area to another in a quest of a cheaper labor market and fewer environmental [...]