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newcapitalistpyramidnt1, Who Is Your Artist?

Found this image while looking for the IWW poster on the same subject(s). You can do a similar Google search yourself, and perhaps you can then tell me who the hell the original artist is. I’ve found roughly eight sites, mostly tumblelogs, who have posted it but no one is giving credit/mentioning an artist. I [...]

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“They don’t need propaganda; they know what they’re fighting for”

Heather Lev covering Melvina Reynolds’ “We Hate To See Them Go”, on the ‘uke! Heather Lev – We Hate To See Them Go Recording of Heather Lev preforming live, “We Hate to See Them Go” on the ukulele

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Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture

Here’s a trailer for a new documentary by Thomas Keith, Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture. Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture Trailer for documentary, “Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture”

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1 Reason Why I Don’t Read Cosmo and Other So-Called Women’s Magazines

They suck. Way back when, almost ten years ago, I found Bitch Magazine sitting tucked behind women’s glossies on the top-most shelf of the bigbox bookstore. It was love at first page flip, finding a magazine that addressed real concerns (e.g., the challenges of working mothers vs the latest celeb diet) and whose politics where [...]

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“What’s That Smell?”

“Our Feces.” When the weather warmed up a few months ago cyclists, drivers, walkers, and shoppers near the Wabash Landing started to smell something that could only be described as “shitty”. Turns out the city’s wastewater treatment plant is right next to the shopping district, next to the community park, next to the pedestrian walking [...]

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