Author Archives: Posted by Peter Rugh
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Smokey Bear; anti-fracking insurgent
Leave a commentMay 8, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Smokey the Bear thought he smelled a fire in the woods. But as he approached the clearing and saw a …
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Wall Street wants your hospitals
Leave a commentApril 6, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
In my last post I documented how corporations are lurching into the classrooms of America’s declining public education system. In …
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The corporate buyout of America’s public schools
2March 25, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Boos and hisses fill the auditorium of Brooklyn Technical High as the governing board for New York City’s public schools, …
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#Frackademic nominee for Energy Secretary in the pocket of oil, gas and equity firms
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
In a piece earlier this month, I highlighted the extensive links between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Energy Initiative — …
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After slaying teen, police haunted by #BrooklynProtest
Leave a commentMarch 16, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
“You’re going to miss me when I’m gone.” Those words were posted on Facebook by teenager Kimani “Kiki” Gray shortly …
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Frackademic to ride Flying Unicorn of Climapocalypse to Washington
1March 5, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
President Obama’s choice to appoint Dr. Ernest Moniz of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the next Energy Secretary has …
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When bearing witness becomes an act of resistance
Leave a commentFebruary 23, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
By Andrew Beale The media whirlwind surrounding the Oscar nomination of the documentary 5 Broken Cameras has put the spotlight on film …
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Pushing back the only way to move climate forward
Leave a commentFebruary 19, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
You have to exercise your core muscles. That’s what any physical trainer worth his or her salt will tell you. …
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Tens of thousands join historic climate rally in front of the White House
Leave a commentFebruary 19, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
There is no doorbell at the front gates of the White House–at least not for the public anyway–but the estimated …
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EcoSocialists join mass climate demonstration slated for Sunday in DC
2February 15, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
350.org, the Sierra Club, and the Hip Hop Caucus have called a Forward on Climate Rally ”to tell Barack Obama …
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