The Problem with The Utica Phoenix by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage You may have seen the latest edition of the Utica Phoenix around town lately or perhaps you’ve read it online. I have been reading the Phoenix since shortly after it was launched. I even wrote for […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn / Love and Rage Urged on by local activist John Furman in the middle of his speech, the gathered protesters started chanting, “No borders! No fences! No borders! No fences!” The words echoed throughout Utica’s historic Oneida Square on an unseasonably warm evening on […]
by Mara Ahmed/City Newspaper “Once again we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage (Note: Due to the similarity of the posts, most of the sources used for this article have been used in the recently published article ‘Congressman Hanna Joins Cowards, Calls for Immigration Halt for Syrian Refugees’, to avoid recycling them the link for the […]
by David Graeber/The Guardian In the wake of the murderous attacks in Paris, we can expect western heads of state to do what they always do in such circumstances: declare total and unremitting war on those who brought it about. They don’t actually mean it. They’ve had the […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Press Release Many people are understandably confused and angered by the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut and trying to figure out why groups like ISIS even exist. Come to an exciting Freedom School class tonight to discuss the roots of groups like […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage In the wake of 30 states refusing or opposing to take in Syrian refugees, Congressman Richard Hanna (R) of New York’s 22nd Congressional District issued a statement urging the Obama administration to immediately cease plans to accept refugees in the aftermath of the terrorist […]
by Sarah Abbas/Guest An interview between a father and daughter about the former’s journey from Iraq to the US. In March 2002, my mom and I left Iraq and traveled to Syria where we stayed for three months with my grandpa (my mom’s father). In April 2002, my […]
by Doug George-Kanentiio/Guest Any Native person who knows their history can see the similarities between the massive influx of refugees into Europe from Africa and Syria. They know that the European powers met after WWI to carve up the Middle East into areas of self-interest based upon the exploitation […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Years ago, during the surge in antiwar activity during the Bush administration I assume, I signed up for MoveOn.org newsletters. As such, when someone pursues the MoveOn process as a vehicle to organize a bit of people action, emails are sent out to […]
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