Jared Olson
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Jared Olson
Jose Marti: The Visionary Cuban Leader Everyone Should Know About (But Probably Doesn’t)
Before there was Castro, before Batista, before the ’58 Revolution and all that’s conspired since then, there was Martí.
How The Zapatistas Resisted Neoliberalism
When they first emerged out of the jungle early that morning, New Year’s Day 1994, it seemed at first that the Zapatistas materialized out of nowhere.
A Dark History Of Neoliberalism, The Brutal Philosophy That’s Taken Over The Democratic Party
Centered around the deregulation of all corporate laws, Neoliberalism views the whims of the market, even with its rollercoaster-like fluctuations, as the highest aspiration of the human spirit.
We Are Letting Our Planet Die Because Of This One Lie About Our World
And yet, despite this miracle that gave humanity refuge in the freezing vacuum of space, we have turned our planet into a ticking time bomb.
What I Learned About Fidel Castro’s Legacy When I Went To Cuba
“We don’t hate our country. But we’ve never seen anything outside of it.”
Why I Am Going To Cuba
I’m going to Cuba not because it’s another pre-planned, cushioned, soul-crushing tourist trap; I want to go precisely because it’s the opposite.
I’m Sorry, But If You Don’t Do Anything Then You’re To Blame
We’re too swamped within our own narcissism, posting pictures on Facebook and Instagram, hyper-obsessing over “Brangelina” and other voyeuristic celebrity gossip.
On Don Quixote’s Philosophy Of Immortality
“Even if we may not be immortal in the end, we should nonetheless live as if we deserve to be.”