Category Archives: Commentary

‘Blood Bucket’ makes big mess for supporters of Israel’s ethnic cleansing

Posted on September 7, 2014 by damonkrane

By Damon Krane September 7, 2014 The Ohio University Post (published September 8, 2014) The Athens News (published September 11, 2014) Mondoweiss (quoted in articles September 9 and September 16, 2014) *Updated with afterword, 9/16/14* ___________________________ Ohio University Student Senate … Continue reading →

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Debating a Supporter of U.S. Aid to Israel

Posted on September 4, 2014 by damonkrane

By Damon Krane September 4, 2014 Blog Post _____________________ During “Operation Protective Edge,” Israel’s July-August 2014 attack on the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza, Palestinian militants killed 66 Israelis. 61 of the dead were Israeli soldiers. Five others were civilians, … Continue reading →

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Better messaging, decision-making would strengthen Athens Take Back the Night march

Posted on April 2, 2014 by damonkrane

By Damon Krane April 2, 2014 The Post (Athens, Ohio) ___________________ Women marching in the 2005 Athens TBTN march. InterActivist file photo by Julie Van Wagenen. As a male sideline supporter of most of the Athens Take Back the Night … Continue reading →

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On Petr Pavlensky’s Political Piercing: How Revolutionary is Masochism?

Posted on November 12, 2013 by damonkrane

By Damon Krane Tuesday, November 12, 2013 ZNet _________________ Ever participate in a die-in? You know – it’s that thing where a bunch of protesters lay down on the ground and pretend to be dead in order to dramatize the … Continue reading →

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Crying Wolf About Crying Wolf

Posted on October 30, 2013 by damonkrane

Debate over public sex incident teaches more than Grand Jury findings By Damon Krane October 30, 2013 Athens News ______________ In his Oct. 17 statement about the Oct. 12 public sex incident and alleged sexual assault that occurred on a … Continue reading →

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Film fest documentaries have Athens connections

Posted on April 18, 2013 by damonkrane

By Damon Krane April 18, 2013 Athens News (Athens, Ohio) *************** College courses and games of beer pong are a dime a dozen in this town. But if you haven’t made it out to this year’s film fest yet, you’ve … Continue reading →

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10 Years Later: Anti-War Writings, Old & New

Posted on March 19, 2013 by damonkrane

Krane (right, in red shirt with dreadlocks) on March 19, 2003 joins a crowd of anti-war demonstrators sitting-in at Court and Union, the main intersection of uptown Athens, Ohio which borders the main campus of Ohio University. Photo by Lindsay … Continue reading →

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Why I won’t be watching the Oscars or three nominees for Best Picture anytime soon

Posted on February 22, 2013 by damonkrane

Or: How I turned leftist outrage into bitchy pop culture criticism Or: Why I hate the game and the players, too By Damon Krane February 22, 2013 – Blog February 24, 2013 – Z Net ************* I like movies. I … Continue reading →

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Ohio University Post goes from laughing off genocide to openly advocating it

Posted on September 18, 2007 by damonkrane

By Damon Krane Tuesday, September 18, 2007 The Post (Athens, Ohio) *********************** Not to be outdone by Ashley Herzog’s anti-feminist girl power or Chris Yonker’s knee-slapping racism, Thursday columnist Joe Vance has managed to tunnel beneath rock bottom, dragging The … Continue reading →

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Why should minorities support white student power?

Posted on November 2, 2006 by damonkrane

By Damon Krane November 2, 2006 The Athens News http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/article-15861-readers-forum-why-on-earth-should-minorities-support-white-student-power.html The Post (Athens, Ohio) November 2, 2006 ******************* An October 24 forum intended to focus on student empowerment instead ended up highlighting racial tensions at Ohio University. The forum was … Continue reading →

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