Tag Archives: Politics
Blog Spotlight: Chris Guillebeau and the Art of Non-conformity by Marlana Moore
I have had an uncertain relationship with “non-conformity” since high school. In my early teens, I thought non-conformity could be found in Hot Topic, that scary looking shop in the mall. I shake my head thinking about the babysitting dollars I drained on plastic jelly bracelets and mass produced t-shirts. I used their “weird” and “different” clothing to express a certain discomfort with myself, because I didn’t want to fit in with everybody else.
Press Release: NJ AFL-CIO Election Statement
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Touts Labor Gains in Tuesday’s Election TRENTON – Charles Wowkanech, president of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO representing one million union members, today pointed to Linda… Read more
JVP Speaks: Are you going to vote?
Hello and welcome to JVP Speaks! In this soon-to-be-a-recurring-feature, contributors will kick-off a discussion on a particular topic by writing on a single prompt. This week the JVP asked itself: are you voting? Why or why not? Feel free to answer the question yourself, comment on any of our answers, and to generally get the ball rolling on this important topic! Here’s what we had to say:
A Photoseries from the Rally to Restore Sanity ~ Matia Guardabascio and Alex Giannattasio
Here is a short photo series from the Rally to Restore Sanity. More pictures to come this week. Expect to see an article from me as well. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these pictures. I hope they make you feel as though you were there.
Sincerely, Matia Guardabascio, Editor-In-Chief
Voting is Less than the Least that You Can Do ~ Ben Kharakh
To me, voting seems like less than the least that one can do. And to say that this sort of sentiment breeds apathy is mistaken. You can be civic-minded and active and still not vote. In fact, I’d take a community of people who care about each other and are active participants in each other’s lives over a community of voters any day of the week.
Inside JVP: An Interview with Brendan Kaplan by Ben Kharakh
Brendan Kaplan fascinates me (as one can tell by the length of this interview). I find his history intriguing and his views intellectually stimulating, and this Q and A showcases quite well why that is. Years teaching tap and hip-hop, a high school where the students can suspend the teachers, a steadfast commitment to honesty, housing a paranoid schizophrenic; these are just some of the things that make Brendan Kaplan Brendan Kaplan.
Are you going to the Rally to Restore Sanity?
Are you going to the Rally to Restore Sanity? WELL, YOU SHOULD! It takes place on Saturday October 30th in Washington D.C. at the National Mall. Check out the website… Read more
Chewing Qat ~ Bilal Ahmed
Understanding Qat is integral to any understanding of Yemen. Qat is a stimulant, however it is a stimulant unlike anything popularly consumed or documented in the United States. It gives the user an energetic rush typically associated with cocaine, but with a distinctively mellow feeling that prevents him from utilizing the energy in any real way.
NJ AFL-CIO Arc Tunnel Press Release
TRENTON – Charles Wowkanech, president of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, today urged Governor Christie to work cooperatively with federal transportation officials and other interested parties to reach an agreement that will allow the continuation of construction on a new passenger rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York.
Inside JVP: An Interview with Dave Imbriaco by Ben Kharakh
One of the perks of being a journalist is that I get an excuse to satiate my curiosity. Case in point: this new feature in which I interview my JVPeers about themselves. I kicked things off with an autobiographical essay so that you’d get to know a little bit about me and a Q and A with Dave Imbriaco.
