By James Lane The Green Party of the United States has recognized and accredited a Youth Caucus within the party. “The Green Party Youth Caucus is here to amplify the voice of youth who are ready for a new politics,” said Ursula Rozum, Youth Caucus co-chair and recent Green Congressional candidate from Syracuse, New...
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By James Lane The 7th annual New York Comic Con officially opened yesterday at the Javits Center in Manhattan. This sold out annual event, which runs through Sunday, will feature some of the biggest talents in movies, TV, music, comic books and is even offering livestreaming for the countless fans that were not able...
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By James Lane Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and her vice presidential running mate Cheri Honkala were arrested today during a protest at the offices of mortgage company Fannie Mae on Banker’s Row in Philadelphia. Among those arrested along with Dr. Stein and Ms. Honkala were labor lawyer James Moran and Sister Margaret...
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By Stephanie Four years ago something extremely significant and massively historic happened. Barack Obama came on the national scene and his message of hope in his election campaign for the United States Presidency was so enormous it took Glen Campbell away from his small architectural company. Glen explained, “Just the idea that an African...
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By Sonya Landau What do kombucha, chocolate and gin have in common? They’re all being produced by local companies based in Brooklyn. Little Duck Organics has put together Brooklyn Batched for local food and drink start-ups and small businesses to meet, mingle, network and munch. The first of the planned monthly events was on...
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By James Lane Live streaming video links appear below the following list of NYC May Day 2012 Actions. 99 Picket Lines Midtown Manhattan Community groups, unions, affinity groups and OWS 8am – Chase Building (NYCC) – 270 Park Ave (@48th St) 8am – New York Times Building (UAW) – 620 8th Ave (@41st St)...
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By James Lane Festival phenomenon plants roots in Austin with renowned yoga programming, music acts, inspirational speakers, film screenings and more Wanderlust Festival, the one-of-a-kind yoga and music festival set within the nation’s most inspiring natural scenery, announced today it will open a permanent residence in Austin, Texas with the unveiling of Wanderlust LIVE....
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By James Lane Each spring in New York City, Left Forum gathers intellectuals and activists from around the world to address the burning issues of our times. It provides a unique space for the generation of ideas crucial to theorizing and building a resurgent Left. The theme for this year’s conference is entitled “Occupy...
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By James Lane Our scientist are personally trying to annoy me now! In 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) declassified Pluto as a planet since its mass was only 0.07 times that of the mass of the other objects in its orbit (Earth’s mass, by contrast, is 1.7 million times the remaining mass in...
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Jobless claims have bounced up and down over the past six months, but they have shown no overall improvement, according to data from the Labor Department. The latest weekly claims data matches the number of filings in the last week of December 2009. Weekly claims typically would have to fall below 400,000 to signify...
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