A People's History of Resistance
The Impact of the “Battle In Seattle”
Posted November 6th, 2008 by shawn8 in
Mark Engler, a writer based in New York City, is a senior analyst with
Foreign Policy In Focus and author of How to Rule the World: The Coming
Battle Over the Global Economy (Nation Books, 2008). He can be reached via the Web site http://www.DemocracyUprising.com
The Impact of the “Battle In Seattle”
The 1999 protests against the WTO were dramatic enough to inspire a new feature film, but did they actually make a difference?
by Mark Engler
Read more ...Zoot Suit Riot
Posted November 6th, 2008 by shawn8All of the elements of a love affair:
costumes,
passion,
interest,
adrenaline.
Or, at least
the elements
of a good fuck.
Props:
pepper spray
night sticks
henchmen for the State
the people
My friends behind me chanting,
“Please arrest us, please don’t poison us.”
Undoing all of their organic
food diet of years.
Nic draws a chalk line between us
and the black-clad chorus line,
“Line of love.”
They charge forward,
pepper spray everywhere,
similar to the poison of sperm
when it is unwanted.
Shake, shake shaking
their canisters
Auhh, ohhhh
The Troubles: NOVEMBER 27, 1999: PUTTING GREEN, PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT
Posted November 6th, 2008 by shawn8 in
Greg Bachar lives in Seattle. He teaches English at Seattle Central
Community College and has published work in Conduit, Indiana Review,
Southeast Review, Quick Fiction, 3rd Bed, and Pontoon: An Anthology of Washington State Poets. He is the author of two collections of poetry and prose, Three-Sided Coin and Sensual Eye.
THE TROUBLES
GREG BACHAR
P.O. BOX 23134
SEATTLE, WA
98102-0434
gregbachar@earthlink.net
"Like most of us, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times
a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking,