EUGENE VICTOR DEBS (1855-1926) was one of the greatest and most articulate advocates of workers’ power to have ever lived. During the early years of the labor movement in the United States, Debs was far ahead of his times, leading the formation of the American Railway Union (ARU) and the American Socialist Party.
Debs was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on November 5, 1855. He left home at 14 to work on the railroad and soon became interested in union activity. As president of the American Railway Union, he led a successful strike against the Great Northern Railroad in 1894. Two months later he was jailed for his role in a strike against the Chicago Pullman Palace Car Company. While in jail, Socialist and future Congressman Victor Berger talked with Debs and introduced him to the ideas of Marx and socialism. When he was released from prison, he announced that he was a Socialist.
He soon formed the Social Democratic Party, which eventually became the Socialist Party in 1901. He became their perennial presidential candidate. He ran on the Socialist ticket in 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920 when he received his highest popular vote—about 915,000 (3.4%)—from within a prison cell. He had been arrested once again, this time for “sedition”; because he opposed World War I. Many Socialists were imprisoned during this time because they felt that the war was being fought for the profits of the rich, but with the blood of the poor. Debs was fortunately released in 1921.
Debs died in Elmhurst, Illinois, on October 20, 1926, but he is remembered to this day by countless labor activists from all over the political spectrum. The Eugene V. Debs Foundation works to continue his legacy into the 21st century...
To learn more about Debs and his life, read Stephen Marion Reynolds’ Biography of Eugene V. Debs for a full accounting of his life and times.
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Is the Five Nights at Freddy's movie any good? I've been looking forward to watching it since it was announced in 2014 but anything in the entertainment industry that takes almost a decade to make almost always ends up being a huge mixed bag.
29% from the critics on rotten tomatoes, 88% from the audience
Basically seems like if you are or were at any point obsessed with FNAF, the film is slop that is precision targeted at you personally.
Though if you are a Matthew Lillard-head(Shaggy and the other killer from the first Scream) you'll probably like it too.
Matthew Lillard is so cute hes got such a smushable face
It's not scary but if you want to see Freddy fazbear on screen you will enjoy it
It kinda sucks tbh. The visuals and environment are fucking awesome and honestly 10/10. It's not really that scary though. There's like 5 minutes of horror in the whole thing. The plot is pretty by the numbers movie and only barely holds your attention. Dialogue is bad although the actors are okay. Despite being a movie with a coherent narrative, it somehow gives you less story than playing through the first game casually.
Very little time is actually spent at Freddy's. It gets bogged down in family court nonsense instead of actually doing shit with the brand. I'd say it's worth seeing but only by pirating it. It's not worth any money unless you're such a fan than even seeing the visuals is worth the price of admission.