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 [...]
Mumia Abu Jamal Now Contributing To Mypeacecity
As the price of gasoline soars, Americans are forced to think in ways that they haven’t in generations: to drive, or not to drive? Do they park the car and opt for public transportation?
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.
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).”
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 [...]
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