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- Saturday, Mar 16, 2013
ZNet Article This article describes movement to build an encampment for homeless people as shelters for homeless men were closed on March 1st, 2013. The State Patrol broke up the encampment on its fifth day and seven of us were arrested for trespass. I, Peter ... -
- Monday, Oct 08, 2012
ZNet Article Talk at the Event, Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of the Occupy Movement, and Against the Continuing U.S. War Against Afghanistan; Localization Not Globalization.
“The Afghanistan War and the Occupy Movement are Not Over; Connect the Mov... -
- Sunday, Oct 07, 2012
ZNet Article Talk at the Event, Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of the Occupy Movement, and Against the Continuing U.S. War Against Afghanistan; Localization Not Globalization.
“The Afghanistan War and the Occupy Movement are Not Over; Connect the Mov... -
- Saturday, Sep 08, 2012
ZNet Article We are living in a period of increased surveillance, especially electronic, and the use of police at the local, State, and national level to limit protest and resistance to an economic and social system that is broken and needs to be revolutioni... -
- Sunday, Jun 10, 2012
ZNet Article A major challenge of Occupy is how to be simultaneously broad, inclusive and principled -
- Monday, Jun 04, 2012
ZNet Article This article on Venezuela is an update from a 2009 ZNET article I wrote on Venezuela. It focuses on changes I observed based on my 10 week trip there with 30 students and another faculty member from the Evergreen State College. I point out continu... -
- Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011
ZNet Article Yesterday, November 28th, 2011 there was a major rally followed by an occupation of the State Capitol. Three people were arrested and many tasered by the State Police. The day was organized by the Olympia Coalition for a Fair Budget, Occupy Olympi... ZNet Article Speech at a rally of many thousand at the steps of the Washington State Legislature November 28, 2011 in Olympia -
- Saturday, Nov 19, 2011
Commentary A conversation on the Occcupy Movemement -
- Thursday, Sep 23, 2010
ZNet Article This is the complete text of the talk, “Participatory Socialism: There is an Alternative!” that I gave in Thessaloniki, Greece at the A-fest, Festival of Anti-Authoritarians on Thursday, Sept 9th, 2010. I give reasons why it is important to hav... -
- Thursday, Sep 16, 2010
ZNet Article A talk that Peter Bohmer gave at the festival of anti-authoritarians in Thessaloniki, Greece on September 8th, 2010. Bohmer explains the causes of the current economic crisis with a focus on its destructive effects on Greece. -
- Thursday, Aug 26, 2010
Commentary The decision by the board of the Olympia Food Coop to not buy Israeli made goods and boycott them is a positive and important contribution towards ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine. -
- Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010
ZNet Article My article gives the reasons why I support the decision of the Board of the Olympia, WA Food Coop to not buy Israeli goods until Israel totally withdraws from its occupation of Palestine-the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem -
- Thursday, Aug 05, 2010
Commentary This is the third and final part of a ZNet commentary series about global economic crisis and relating to Greece, by Peter Bohmer and Robin Hahnel. Hahnel spoke at the Greek anti-authoritarian movement’s B-Festival in Athens last May and Bohmer wi... -
- Sunday, Jul 25, 2010
Commentary This is the second of a three part ZNet commentary series this month, about global economic crisis and relating to Greece, by Peter Bohmer and Robin Hahnel. -
- Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010
Commentary This is the first of a three part ZNet commentary series this month, about global economic crisis and relating to Greece, by Peter Bohmer and Robin Hahnel. -
- Monday, Feb 08, 2010
ZNet Article This is a brief report on the celebration of life memorial we did for Howard Zinn in Olympia, Washington on February 6, 2010 and my comments there. -
- Friday, Jan 29, 2010
Commentary Comments on Howard Zinn -
- Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009
ZNet Article In the short-run, it is very likely that a total financial collapse has been averted and that the free fall in the United States of Gross Domestic Production (GDP) and employment has come to an end. There will probably be an increase in GDP for th... -
- Monday, Aug 03, 2009
ZNet Article For much of the 19th and 20th century, socialism was the hope of millions of working people around the globe, including the United States in the early part of the 20th century. This was the period of the growth of the Socialist Party and the Indus... -
- Saturday, Aug 01, 2009
ZNet Article Reflections on the left in the U.S. and Olympia: the role of Iraq war and the limited response to the economic recession/depression. -
- Monday, Jul 14, 2008
Book Good book critiquing neoliberal policies in the United States and globally. Pollin uses data well to show the limitations of Clinton's policies in the 1990's and their growing worse since 2000. He calls for regulation of trade and financial instit... -
- Saturday, Jul 12, 2008
ZNet Article Organizing for Sanctuary for immigrants and GI's -
- Sunday, Apr 27, 2008
ZNet Article For 10 days, anti-war activists in Olympia, Washington have slowed down and for two different periods of 12 hours or more, stopped the flow of military weapons and military cargo that were unloaded from a Navy ship that had returned from Iraq. For... -
- Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
ZNet Article For almost two weeks In November, 2007, anti-war activists in Olympia, Washington slowed down and for two different periods of 12 hours or more, stopped the flow of military weapons and military cargo that were unloaded from a Navy ship that had ... - All Most Recent Content
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- Thursday, May 09, 2013
Blog Post When Judge Wilcox asked me what happened on March 5th, 2013 I said the following:
1) Housing and shelter is a basic human right.
2) Olympia and Thurston County criminalize the poor and homeless.
3) That in response to this increased crimin... -
- Thursday, Apr 25, 2013
Blog Post Two very prominent Harvard economists, and formerly leading economists for the International Monetary Fund, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, concluded, based on their “objective” statistical analysis, that once government debt reached 90% of GD... -
- Sunday, Apr 21, 2013
Blog Post Our main task is to demand the U.S. recognize the fair election of April 14th where Maduro was elected President. Secondly there needs to be honest searching in Venezuela of why the results were so close. -
- Saturday, Mar 16, 2013
Blog Post On Tuesday evening March 5, 2013, seven of us were arrested for trespassing in the parking lot of the abandoned Washington State Fish and Wildlife Building on Washington Street, near the Farmer’s Market in downtown Olympia. In addition I was arres... Blog Post In my talk, I discuss significance of Chavez to people of Venezuela, Latin America and the world. Although Chavez made mistakes he will be remembered as someone who advanced humanity in a major way, and worked towards socialism that is democratic ... -
- Sunday, Oct 21, 2012
Blog Post These are notes of the talk I gave at the People's Movement Assembly in Olympia, WA, October 20th, 2012. In it, I carefully challenge the arguments about the burden of federal government deficits in the United States. Both major parties argue that... -
- Sunday, Oct 07, 2012
Blog Post Talk at the Event, Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of the Occupy Movement, and Against the Continuing U.S. War Against Afghanistan; Localization Not Globalization.
“The Afghanistan War and the Occupy Movement are Not Over; Connect the Mov... -
- Saturday, Sep 08, 2012
Blog Post We are living in a period of increased surveillance, especially electronic, and the use of police at the local, State, and national level to limit protest and resistance to an economic and social system that is broken and needs to be revolutioni... -
- Thursday, Aug 30, 2012
Blog Post I am writing in strong support of the grand jury resistors who have recently been subpoenaed by the Federal Grand Jury in Seattle and to demand that the subpoenas be withdrawn, that all materials taken in the related raids be returned to their ow... -
- Monday, Jun 04, 2012
Blog Post I focus here on the changes in Venezuela since my last extended trip there in 2009 which I wrote about for Znet. Base don this trip, I conclude that most people's lives are improving there, that Venezuela deserves our critical support but that the... - All My Recent Blog Posts
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- Sunday, Jul 01, 2012
ZMag Article Examining the changes since 2009 -
- Friday, Feb 01, 2008
ZMag Article For almost two weeks in November 2007, anti-war activists in Olympia, Washington stopped the flow of military weapons and cargo being unloaded from a Navy ship from Iraq. Tactics and actions included sitting in front of trucks, building barricades... - All My Recent ZMag
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- Monday, Jul 14, 2008
Book Good book critiquing neoliberal policies in the United States and globally. Pollin uses data well to show the limitations of Clinton's policies in the 1990's and their growing worse since 2000. He calls for regulation of trade and financial instit... - All Recent Books
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