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Free School University Schedule (Jan. 13-20)
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
Read More »Occupying Student Debt: How OWS Is Saying “No” to $1 Trillion in Debt
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
Read More »OPINION: Politics and Policy
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
Read More »Sketches of Dewey
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
Read More »PHOTOS: 100 Days of Occupy Boston
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
Read More »OPINION: The Danger of the NDAA
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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