Socialist Alternative

On December 10th, Barack Obama will receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, NOrway. Yet in what seems to be a contradiction of this award, his administration is preparing to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, and recently signed one of the largest military budgets in U.S. history. Come hear anti-war activists’ views on Obama’s foreign policy, and discuss what we can do to achieve real peace.

Sponsored by Socialist Alternative, and endorsed by the Iraq Peace Action Coalition and Youth Against War & Racism. For more information, to endorse, or help organize the event, contact Dan DiMaggio at 617-519-3026

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About the speaker: Paul Street is an independent journalist and writer. He is the author of Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics, described by British journalist John Pilger as “perhaps the only book that tells the truth about the 44th president of the United States.” He is now working on a new book, The Re-Branding: A Leftist’s Guide to Barack Obama in the Real World of Power. He was formerly Director of Research at the Chicago Urban League from 2000 to 2005 and Visiting Professor in U.S. History at Northern Illinois University during 2005-2006.

Some of Paul Street’s recent work:
The Nobel Gift - http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/22842
Obama’s Violin: Populist Rage and the Uncertain Containment of Change - http://www.zcommunications.org/zmag/viewArticle/21334
Perverted Priorities: One Year Later - http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/23068
There Is No Peace Dividend: Reflections on Empire, Inequality, and “Brand Obama” - http://www.zcommunications.org/zmag/viewArticle/20129