Winter 2007 Civil Disobedience
Contents
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Cihan Aksan
On Civil Disobedience: An Interview with Howard Zinn“We are only at an early stage in the development of the anti-war movement, but the direction in which it has gone indicates that we are on the road to ending the war.”
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“Higher education is more than an investment opportunity, citizenship is about more than consuming, learning is about more than preparing for a job in the defense industries, and democracy is about more than making choices at the local mall.”
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Ron Jacobs
What’s so Civil About Disobedience?“Most people do not seek violent confrontation. Indeed, most people shy away from it. This being so does not mean that we should not oppose the forces that depend on violence to enforce their will.”
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Satya Sagar
Ecology of Civil Disobedience“Rarely do we hear talk of ‘nurture’, ‘harmony’, ‘balance’, ‘fertility’ or ‘osmosis’, which also happen to be more female friendly terms, in the context of struggles for social change, but it is high time we did.”
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J A Miller
Mothers Courage and Their Children“Americans engaging in civil disobedience and nonviolent action have assumed the task of policing themselves, thus providing inestimable value for the state and diluting any real effect their actions might otherwise have.”
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Michael Barker
A Force More Powerful: Promoting ‘Democracy’ through Civil Disobedience“Perhaps the Right’s most effective weapon has been their (cynical) championing of peace, human rights and democracy – what might be referred to as the ‘good’ or ‘democratic’ prong.”
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Gideon Polya
Civil Disobedience & International Disobedience“Bush, Blair and their Coalition/NATO confrères are involved in both Holocaust Commission and Holocaust Denial.”
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Little Big Pine
Pledge of Defiance (Poetry) -
Ismael Hossein-zadeh
Why the US Is Not Leaving Iraq“Not everyone is losing in Iraq. Indeed, while the Bush administration’s wars of choice have brought unnecessary death, destruction, and disaster to millions, including many from the Unites States, they have also brought fortunes and prosperity to war profiteers.”
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Satya Sagar
The Company That Keeps You“For those who naively or disingenuously attribute the rise of the West to mere innovations in technology and the Protestant work ethic, Nick Robin’s book is a sober reminder of the violence, corruption and speculation that went into the process.”
