Dear Worldwide “1 Percenters”: Y’all Need to Give Us (Youth and Elderly)

….. some of that money back, or living wage jobs– your call!  source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10450811/Youth-unemployment-could-tear-Europe-apart-warns-WEF.html?fb Continue reading →

Cesar Chavez: A Life Remembered

Diego Luna, Director of the new Cesar Chavez biopic, finally released a teaser trailer. Michael Peña plays the labor leader and America Ferrera, his wife. Dolores Huerta is portrayed by, Afrolatina, Rosario Dawson. It’s exciting to have people of color portray characters other than gangsters or maids in a mainstream Hollywood feature. The significance of … Continue reading →

Solidarity is for White Women

If you haven’t noticed, twitter is imploding with discussion on feminism, racism, and good ol’ hearted oppression olympics. #solidarityisforwhitewomen is allowing women of color and white women to have a relatively open dialogue about their frustrations, assumptions, and outright confusion with what it means to be in solidarity. The hashtag was started by @Karnythia, after … Continue reading →

Selena Gomez Supports Sweatshops

Yes the sweet Texas gal, ex-Disney star, UNICEF ambassador, and teen fashion icon— the Selena Gomez–– does indeed support sweatshops. Wednesday night at the height of NYC fashion week craze, United Students Against Sweatshops and supporters crashed the NEO by Adidas runway show, specifically to target their’ newest brand ambassador, Selena Gomez. The protest garnered much needed attention … Continue reading →

Long Live Capitalism and Cyanide

Michael Marin was not scared of the extreme. This former Wall Street broker, Yale Law school graduate, scuba diver, art collector and overall good ol’ boy traveled the world climbing the highest mountains. You know, all that cool stuff poor people can’t afford to do. Despite having 18 original works by Pablo Picasso, in 2009 … Continue reading →