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Michael Blanding, “The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World’s Favorite Soft Drink.”

Event info: Thursday 16 September 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Come celebrate the publication of J.P. journalist Michael Blanding’s new book, “The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World’s Favorite Soft Drink.” The Coke Machine takes readers deep inside the Coca-Cola Company and its international franchises to reveal how they became the number one brand in the world, and just how far they’ll go [...]

Tagged as: author's reading, capitalism, economy

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The Beehive Collective: The True Cost of Coal: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Our Future

Event info: Wednesday 6 October 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Come view the Beehive Collective’s amazing new portable mural called the “True Cost of Coal” and a discussion. Long-exploited as a resource-extraction colony within the U.S., the Appalachian Mountains are home to a fight for survival whose outcome will determine in part the industrial might of this country. Our insatiable demand for cheap power has [...]

Tagged as: capitalism, climate change, environment

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Special Guest: Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff and our Garbage Dilemma

Event info: Friday 22 October 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Society’s consumption of the earth’s resources are at an all time high. Globally renowned filmmaker and author of “The Story of Stuff,” Annie Leonard will join us for her insights on creating a more sustainable and just world. Annie’s Story Annie Leonard is the author and host of our very own The Story of Stuff. [...]

Tagged as: capitalism, community, environment, urban sustainability

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Kim Bobo: Wage Theft in America

Event info: Thursday 29 January 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid-And What We Can Do About It Kim Bobo, the co-founder of Interfaith Worker Justice discusses her new book (“Wage Theft in America”) about how billions of dollars worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers. Each year, billions of dollars’ worth of wages are stolen [...]

Tagged as: capitalism, community, economics, workers' rights

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“Ask Dr. Dollar: The Market Meltdown and the Post-Election Economy” with Arthur MacEwan, Professor of Economics, UMass

Event info: Friday 7 November 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

What’s the real story behind the housing mortgage meltdown? Are you worried about the economy? Wondering how the new President will manage our financial affairs? Have you been mystified by the so-called experts who use obscure jargon to paint a rosy picture of “free trade,” corporate bail-outs, and wage stagnation? Let Dr. Dollar –answer your [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, capitalism, community, economy, recession

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“There Are No Illegal People” with photojournalist David Bacon

Event info: Tuesday 9 September 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants, with David Bacon “David Bacon is the conscience of American journalism; an extraordinary social documentarist in the rugged humanist tradition of Dorothea Lange, Carey McWilliams, and Ernesto Galarza.” —Mike Davis, author of No One Is Illegal Jamaica Plain has a rich history as a “landing pad” [...]

Tagged as: art, capitalism, community, economics, immigration, politics, race in America, social movements

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Stacy Mitchell, Author of “Big Box Swindle”

Event info: Thursday 28 June 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

First Church of Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, Parish Hall. Presenting Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, author of “Big Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses ” We are blessed with specialty restaurants and independent food markets, gift shops, hardware stores, local relaters, medical professionals, clothing [...]

Tagged as: book for sale, capitalism, community, economics

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