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Free School University Schedule (Jan. 13-20)

FSU January 13, 2012 0

      The FSU Working Group meeting is Friday, 3pm-5pm, 470 Atlantic Ave, Boston (2-blocks from Dewey Square). All are welcome. Friday, January 13 3:00 – 4:00 pm (Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 138 Tremont

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Occupying Student Debt: How OWS Is Saying “No” to $1 Trillion in Debt

Dan Schneider January 12, 2012 0

This past October, an article in USA Today caused a flurry of reports and re-reports concerning a daunting fact: the student-loan debt in the United States will soon reach over 1 trillion dollars.  The

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CARTOON: NDAA

CARTOON: NDAA

Kip Lyall January 12, 2012 0

        Image and text by Kip Lyall

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Mass Occupy Plans for Statewide General Assembly

Julie Orlemanski January 10, 2012 0

                              On Saturday, January 7, members of at least fifteen Massachusetts branches of the Occupy movement arrived at Encuentro 5,

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OPINION: Politics and Policy

Joshua Sager January 8, 2012 2

In recent years, the political climate has been more akin to a spectator sport than a legitimate method of instituting good policy. People are more interested in sound bites and political propaganda than the

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Sketches of Dewey

Editor January 8, 2012 0

The sketches you see below were sent into [email protected] by Ryan Maguire, an Illustration faculty at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.  Ryan writes: “The drawings were an exercise in using illustration

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CARTOON: Robbery

CARTOON: Robbery

Kip Lyall January 7, 2012 0

  Image and text by Kip Lyall

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The Lil’est Protest: Occupy Boston’s Tiny Tent Task Force

Dan Schneider January 7, 2012 2

**This article originally appeared on digboston.com** Most people assumed that once Occupy Boston protesters were evicted from Dewey Square, the tents – the most visible tool of their public protest – would vanish; however,

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PHOTOS: 100 Days of Occupy Boston

PHOTOS: 100 Days of Occupy Boston

Photographers January 6, 2012 1

From 1st General assembly on the Boston Common way back in September to today, Occupy Boston has had a colorful, storied life.  Masses gathered, passions were raised, sinks snatched, tents erected and torn down…but

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OPINION: The Danger of the NDAA

Joshua Sager January 6, 2012 1

        The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act is a perennial bill which appropriates money for military spending and research during the fiscal year. Over the past 48 years, this bill has

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