#janine jackson

[progressivemillennial]

Support independent media, support each other, and don't believe everything you read.

Janine Jackson at Netroots Nation 2017

[crimsonhermesseras]

The Consequences of Capitalism with Noam Chomsky

[45magazinepoetry]

Learn New Things!

Motivate Yourself to Learn a New Language - Do something different!

I decided to learn the Spanish language. It has been a goal that I penned in my journal yearly and appeared to be an experience that others were capable of accomplishing with ease. It was when another creative shared her excitement about learning Spanish that my desire returned. What was once a sentence in my journal had now grown into a personal development practice.

I created an account with a…

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[45magazinepoetry]

Return of the Omnivore: Thoughts of an Ex-Vegan

Return of the Omnivore: Thoughts of an Ex-Vegan

While vegan, I was convinced that it was the key to optimal health. I thought eating plant-based foods would transform me into a ‘better’ version of my former self. My desire to become vegan was to improve the quality of my skin and to become stronger mentally/emotionally. During the first year, my skin appeared to improve due to the removal of overly processed foods. I made an effort to meditate…

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[disillusioned41]

‘There’s an Alternative to the Hierarchical, Top-Down Capitalist Corporation’

Janine Jackson interviewed Richard Wolff about the racial wealth divide for the August 10 episode of CounterSpin.

[riseuptimes]

'This Is Not a Time for False Equivalence'

‘This Is Not a Time for False Equivalence’

The general idea is false that regulations somehow cost the economy; in fact, if anything is true, it’s the opposite. And we saw that with the Wall Street crash. Massive deregulation of Wall Street led to $14 to $22 trillion in lost wealth to this country. That was average Americans, mostly, bearing those losses—and losing their homes, OK? To be clear, regulation protects jobs, it protects our…

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‘The Only Sensible Path at This Point is Dialogue’ Hyun Lee

‘The Only Sensible Path at This Point is Dialogue’ Hyun Lee

So a fundamental solution in my mind would be, first of all, ending the annual provocative war exercises that the United States military does every year in South Korea, abandoning the US nuclear first-strike prerogative, and then signing a peace treaty that will bring closure to the unended Korean War, eventually leading to the withdrawal of US troops from the Korean peninsula.    By Janine…

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China’s Cyberspying Is ‘on a Scale No One Imagined’–if You Pretend NSA Doesn’t Exist

China’s Cyberspying Is ‘on a Scale No One Imagined’–if You Pretend NSA Doesn’t Exist

By Janine Jackson

Fair.org

August 4, 2015

  China’s Cyberspying Is ‘on a Scale No One Imagined’–if You Pretend NSA Doesn’t Exist

  FT. MEADE, MD – UNDATED: (FILE PHOTO) This undated photo provided by the National Security Agency (NSA) shows its headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland.

  Stories about cyberespionage–like the data theft at the US Office of Personal Management believed but not…

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