Flash Mobs for Justice

There's a pro-labor flash mob happening in Urbana-Champaign, 5/1. Check out the Peace and Justice calendar at Just BloNo for detailed info. After seeing a few of them on Youtube this week, I have to say that I'm a huge fan. I thought I'd post one here, a recent one in San Francisco.

ICPJE brings Cockburn as keynote speaker

Last weekend we participated in the annual meeting of the Illinois Coalition for Peace, Justice and the Environment, and for the opening keynote address, listened to Alexander Cockburn speak on sad state of the American left with Obama as president. I generally agree with him on his analysis of liberal capitulation to Obama's rightwing corporate agenda.