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Site of this world. The Struggle Against Racism Continues. A meeting will occur on Thursday December 18th, at Christ Emmanuel Christian Fellowship, 2324 May St. in Mt Auburn at 6:00 PM, unfortunately too late for readers of streetvibes. And a teach-in organized by local activists on Saturday, December 20th, in the Main Library Room 3A at 11:00AM. Locally, a grassroots group of organizers, loosely organized as part of the. December 15, 2014. Bad as the alternative is admittedly seductive in the face of th...

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The Tragedy of the Alaska Commons | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. The Tragedy of the Alaska Commons. But it is one thing to see these effects and another outright reject the development in favor of revitalization plans deeply embedded in the same system which caused the rupture in the first place. The promotion of homeownership and calls to deconcentrate poverty as vehicles to neighborhood turnaround serve one end: capitalism. I wrote about that in a previous piece. This will appear in the upcoming edition of Streetvibes. May 5, 2014. I write about ...

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Politics Minus Zero/No limit: Electoral strategy when it doesn’t matter. | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. Politics Minus Zero/No limit: Electoral strategy when it doesn’t matter. By Ben Stockwell and Mark Grauhuis with help from Kyle Galindez and Mark Lause. Democratic candidate For Ohio Governor Ed Fitzgerald trails incumbent Republican John Kasich by some 20% in the latest poll. This gap has widened over the course of the last year and shows no signs of reversing, especially not in the month before election day. Kasich is going to win this year. Among Ohio liberals: remember all the ter...

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Race and Violence | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. A response to one of the final questions in a history class I took over the summer term. August 6, 2014. Cincinnati Rallies for Justice in Palestine. I write about class, race and social movements. Everything is free to reuse and redistribute. Please share-alike and provide a link back. Philosophers have sought to interpret the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it" - Karl Marx. To continue the fight against police brutality when an officer is killed on the job.

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To continue the fight against police brutality when an officer is killed on the job. | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. To continue the fight against police brutality when an officer is killed on the job. Prior to these shootings, the early summer heat brought on a series of highly publicized incidents of gun violence around the city, which bubbled over into a political crisis. Chief Blackwell’s job is currently in question, and he has even expressed his own desire, however small, to resign under this hostile climate. But when a cop dies, the conversation changes. The death of the officer in Cincinnati...

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A Gentrification Carol | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. A feature film starring Cate Blanchett. will shoot a scene in Over-the-Rhine. The neighborhood is a stand in for 1950’s New York, where the film is set. Is the latest film to shoot in and around Cincinnati, three years ago, George Clooney directed and starred in. The Ides of March,. And much like Ides,. Is getting a lot of coverage in the press. But what the press ignore, and what. Over-the-Rhine: When Beer was King. Originally published in Streetvibes. March 24, 2014. June 19, 2015.

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Against Economic Diversity: Radical Praxis in our Movement | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. Against Economic Diversity: Radical Praxis in our Movement. Diversity on their terms. If the last 20 years is any indication, it requires a continual removal of the poor as much as it requires an influx of the privileged. Understanding neoliberalism in order to fight it. We should be able to say who the enemy is and should not be afraid to call out these villains for who they really are. They are the exploiter, the robber baron, the media mogul, the money grubbing capitalist. ...I wri...

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Many Little Kenyon-Barrs | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. This is part of a new series exploring the question: “How Does Gentrification Work? And where does this fit in with the pattern of displacement at the city-wide level? On the front-end, the move to demolish housing destroys communities that currently exist. On the back-end, questions of availability of housing and the willingness of communities and landlords to accommodate new residents remain open ended and unanswered. But one question, why? John Schrider Jr, Director of the Legal Ai...

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Young Cincinnati Activists Help Spark International Exposé | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. Young Cincinnati Activists Help Spark International Exposé. In the July 27th to August 4th Edition of Streetvibes. In April, hundreds of mostly young activists converged on Fountain Square in Cincinnati to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC, whose members were meeting in the Netherland Plaza Hotel downtown, is a group consisting of think tanks and corporate members who produce model legislation to be introduced in local, state and federal government. Though the pu...

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Capitalism | Dessemundo

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Site of this world. The Tragedy of the Alaska Commons. May 5, 2014. Punk Johnny Cash’s piece on innovation. Is a good reminder that the ability to create is not a historical trait unique to the capitalist system. While I agree with the conclusions–of the need for a reorganization of society around cooperation, a society where, as Marx wrote, the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all –its worth taking a closer look at the individual points. February 28, 2014. May 15, 20...