The Revolutionist: Thank you for taking the time to talk with us. You both have a long and impressive history with journalism, community organizing, and movement building largely on the front-range. Our readers would love to hear about Ray Otero and the Chicano (and anti-Vietnam war) Movement here in Grand Junction and on campus, and … Continue reading Movements and Media: Q and A with Deborah and Juan Espinosa
Thoughts On 2025 and Our Future
by Jacob Richards There is a lot that can be said about 2025, and many comfortable people will have lots to say about it. It's been a scary year for people, for the poor losing benefits or vital charities losing funding and shutting their doors. It's been scary for immigrants and non white people more … Continue reading Thoughts On 2025 and Our Future
Life, after Life without Parole
By Juan Espinosa, Courtesy of La Cucaracha They say, we learn from our mistakes. David Carrillo, 51, wants the young men and women he encounters to learn from his mistakes. As a 19-year-old gang leader, Carrillo was convicted of first degree murder of a young man in 1993 who wanted to quit the gang. He … Continue reading Life, after Life without Parole
Policing is Anti-Queer
by Ashley Stahl When New York assemblymember Zohran Mamdani apologized this month for calling the NYPD “anti-queer,” it revealed far more about our country’s relationship to policing than it did about him. The fact that an elected official felt compelled to apologize to police for stating an obvious truth: that law enforcement has always been … Continue reading Policing is Anti-Queer
Grassroots Organizing Demystified
There is far too much smoke and mirrors when it comes to community organizing. Too many highly educated organizers hiding behind buzzwords and technical jargon. Maybe they enjoy the mystique as the wizards of movements. I don’t know. I just want to share some lessons learned the hard way, and some ideas I have on … Continue reading Grassroots Organizing Demystified
American Fascism and its Allure
by Albert C. U.S.A Fascism is a political system of fear and the failure of democracy. Fascism uses ultra-nationalism, the cult of the authoritarian leader, the glorification of violence, and hatred of liberty. So why are large segments of a democratic population drawn to an anti-democratic ideology? By examining the psychological and social appeal of … Continue reading American Fascism and its Allure
We Must Fight Back!
by Nikoli Weir Freedom, by its very nature, looks different everywhere. Tyranny tends to look the same. Wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross, it has finally come to America. Enabled by the moribund institutions of the United States government, Trump’s reign of terror spreads across the nation, unimpeded by so called “checks and … Continue reading We Must Fight Back!
Yep Mow: GJ’s First Immigrant
by The People's History of the Grand Valley Yep Mow made news when he first arrived in Grand Junction in November of 1882, from Gunnison, via wagon. He opened a laundry, and invested in Grand Junction real estate seeing the potential of this ‘future metropolis.’ Just months before his arrival in Grand Junction, the Chinese … Continue reading Yep Mow: GJ’s First Immigrant
What Are Third Spaces?
by Payton Young Most Americans spend a great majority of their waking hours in two places; The home and the workplace, or as I will refer to them, the first and second places. Between these exists a third place, somewhere between leaving work and going home to enjoy some sort of recreational activity and socializing. … Continue reading What Are Third Spaces?
Police State Brought to you by the DHS
By The Swoozler A common theme with right wing conservatives is that they are for smaller government. This is demonstrably false. George W. Bush grew government by one of the government’s largest ever Act, The Homeland Security Act. He created a cabinet level office for the Director of Homeland Security. Homeland Security employs 240,000 people, … Continue reading Police State Brought to you by the DHS
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