November 23, 2012 For those who know me, for those who’ve read my Anarchism and Its Aspirations, you’ll know that…
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Dispatches from Hurricaned NY: Scariest Halloween Ever
On the last day of October 2012, I walked across the Manhattan Bridge twice, each time mostly with downtrodden-looking workers,…
The Shades of Love
Prehistory 1 When I was a little kid, we had this big weeping willow tree in our backyard, and when…
Occupy Anarchism
Prehistory 1 Some say that anarchism is as old as human history; that people have been living it since they…
Fragility & Heartbreak, Michigan, Night 26
By Cindy Milstein I keep meaning to write something about the abrupt halt to my “Dispatches from Maple Spring” posts…
Fragility & Heartbreak, Montreal, Night 115
By Cindy Milstein On August 10, I posted a photo on my Facebook page of a delicate red square with…
Revving up for August, Montreal, Night 94
By Cindy Milstein It’s a bit after midnight, and I just got home from a perfectly curated musical fund-raiser in…
Pieces from Orchestrole 4, Montreal, Night 93
By Cindy Milstein Thanks to the orchestrole, the past four Wednesday nights in Mile-End have been more than magical, which…
This Bike Is a Poster, or “A-Anti-Anticapitalista,” Montreal, Night 51
By Cindy Milstein That breakaway march, by the way, seemed completely spontaneous, catching the police off-guard, and so it actually…
May Day Matters
By Cindy Milstein Every since this occupy “movement” began, it has surprised me, like a package I didn’t order appearing…