http://www.shawnewald.com/blog Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:41:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every time I think I'm going to use a blog for something, I get so bored with it that I just can't muster the slightest effort to regularly add content to it. So, I'm going to just use this blog for extremely irregular posts about things that I feel like ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2007/07/24/blah/ I’m about to confess something that I think many North American activists secretly know to be true but have never had the nerve to say aloud: protests don’t work anymore, they may have worked in the past and they may still work to some degree on small focused campaigns but, ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2006/10/24/politics-the-poverty-of-protest/ This is an informal guide I’ve put together after doing a lot of research on buying a new car and I thought some people might find it useful. I am not an expert on any of this, I’m simply sharing what I’ve learned from doing my own research. Obviously, the ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2006/10/16/eco-friendly-car-buying-guide/ This is rather belated, but while many people on the left still cling to 9/11 conspiracy theories, this topic will remain relevant. On the fifth anniversary of the September the 11th terrorist attacks, I listened to a debate on 9/11 conspiracy theories hosted by Democracy Now. The debate was between ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2006/09/27/911-conspiracies-and-the-left/ How I came to read this book serves as a good example of one of the most basic benefits of the Internet that we all take for granted, which is how the Internet makes it possible for one to communicate with people that you might not ever interact with otherwise. Last ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2005/04/01/review-the-meanest-flood-by-john-baker/ [NOTE: This is really long, and I'm not sure it's quite complete, but I'm posting it anyway. --Shawn] Since the RNC protests here in New York last summer, I've been taking a break from activist work--mainly for personal reasons. Standing back from activist circles for awhile has given me an interesting ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2005/03/25/what-do-we-do-now/ There is an interesting article in the New York Press this week about CBGBs and the gentrification of the East Village which brings to mind some of my own observations about living in New York. In spite of the fact that the city government and city developers are doing ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2005/02/23/ill-take-manhattanwhats-left-of-it/ Come Home to Syracuse -- Although this site is a bit chamber of commerce-y, in the right hands, a project like this could be really interesting. Instead of: "Look at all that our depressed, rust-belt town has to offer you! Come! Drink the Kool-Aid!" How about a little more ... http://www.shawnewald.com/blog/2005/02/16/where-im-from/