Category Archives: anti-capitalism

The Revolution Will Not Serve Budweiser

Posted on 7 April 2012 by ben adam

This poem is dedicated to my friend Rob Zifchak who is currently 14 months sober and going strong. Rob, your strength to stay clean inspires me to keep true to my self. Thanks for your friendship. Well, hello attractive … Continue reading →

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“I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills!”

Posted on 13 November 2011 by ben adam

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It has been a long while since I last wrote a blog. I am going to attempt a short one just to get back into the habit of doing them. Right now, I am as busy as I have ever … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Health, Homelessness, Mental health, Policy and Advocacy, Substance abuse | 2 Comments

Redemption: Reform, Retreat, or Resistance

Posted on 2 June 2011 by ben adam

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Human rights groups proved multiple times the human rights violations of the multinational food service provider Sodexo. As a result, University of Washington students started lobbying the UW administration over eight months ago to cut their contract with Sodexo. After … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Arrest, Human rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Peter Gallagher, Sodexo, Student, University of Washington | Leave a comment

Good Friday, Friend! I Was Arrested. How About Yourself?

Posted on 22 April 2011 by ben adam

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Today, my friends Sue Ferguson Johnson and Wes Howard-Brook led a group of several dozen folks downtown to the federal building stationed in Seattle. We proclaimed the Passion Narrative from John’s Gospel in celebration of Good Friday. On the ground … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Chris Hedges, Christian, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, Roman Empire, Seattle, United States | 3 Comments

Multinationals, Free Trade, Neo-liberalism, and Globalization: A Primer

Posted on 18 April 2011 by ben adam

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One of the ways people in the U.S. become anesthetized to the suffering of the very poor in both their own backyards and abroad is through the mass of cheap goods provided to them through gigantic corporations who span the … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Barack Obama, Developing country, Economic, Globalization, Multinational corporation, Neoliberalism, Politics, United States | 3 Comments

Rejecting Socialism and the State as G-d: How I Became a Christian Anarchist Part VI

Posted on 18 December 2010 by ben adam

In the days following the Obama rally I attended, I gave up all patriotic allegiances. I abandoned the state as a provider of security and health. By looking at history, especially early 20th century history, and the ontology of the … Continue reading →

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Life Is Too Short to Take Personal Responsibility

Posted on 15 December 2010 by ben adam

WOW! I just looked at our stack of mail and found the most disturbing pamphlet ever. A woman with an insane shopping addiction lived here before we moved in. She receives more mail than we do, and almost every piece … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-capitalism, Critique, Environmentalism, Gentrification, Morality, Parenting, Resistance | Tagged Business and Economy, Business Services, Cleaning, Gentrification, Home, Housekeeping, Parenting, Racism | 4 Comments

Anarchy Works

Posted on 5 December 2010 by ben adam

This is a poem that leads off a book I am reading titled Anarchy Works by Peter Gelderloos. The book is actually Copyleft (no copyright), so I could just write it down and claim it as my own, but I … Continue reading →

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Crazy Love: Not My Book

Posted on 24 November 2010 by ben adam

I finished Francis Chan and Danae Yankoski’s Crazy Love literally about 10 minutes ago. After the first three chapters that I thoroughly ravaged in my previous post, nothing really perturbed me very bad. There were times when I felt annoyed, … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-capitalism, Anti-imperialism, Books, Christianity, Critique, G-d, Morality, Patriarchy, Reflection, Theology | Tagged Bible, Christianity, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, Critique, Francis Chan, G-d, Jesus, Patriarchy, Theology | 5 Comments

An Article I Wrote After Colombia and Subsequently Forgot About

Posted on 22 September 2010 by ben adam

Conveying exactly what life is like in the Campo (the Colombian countryside) may prove difficult. The distance between dirt-floor homes and fully-wired houses lies in more than geographical distance. Understanding what occurs in small, Colombian, mountain hamlets will provide evidence … Continue reading →

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