Sam Cohen
Sam Cohen
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COHEN: Activism should go beyond Facebook
Over break, a new topic dominated Facebook and Twitter: #KONY2012. The nonprofit Invisible Children launched this mass activism campaign with a viral video protesting the horrific actions of Joseph Kony, the leader of a rebel group in central Africa called the Lord's Resistance Army.
COHEN: Palin’s mob mentality
While I disagree with just about every single thing that was said at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. this weekend, I do agree that these types of gatherings are healthy for political movements—they offer a chance to hash out ideas, test new lines of attack, showcase rising stars and provide energy and inspiration to the movement’s followers.
COHEN: Do something, Yale
We like to pride ourselves at Yale for being well-informed, sophisticated and scholarly. If Yalies don’t know about something, the rest of America probably doesn’t know either. Well, here’s a statistic many of us are not aware of: The Syrian government has murdered 7,000 Syrian men, women and children since the unrest began there last March.
COHEN: SOPA is no apocalypse
The past few months have seen a flurry of political activity on campus. No, I’m not talking about the Aldermanic election or the YPU’s debates. Rather, I’m talking about how Yale has been atwitter (get it?...Twitter!) about the impending DOOM and OPPRESSION of the Stop Online Piracy Act.