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OWS Finding Freedom in Handcuffs - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig
Seeded on Mon Nov 7, 2011 10:52 AM EST (Truthdig)
Faces appeared to me moments before the New York City police arrested us Thursday in front of Goldman Sachs employees, who peered at us through the revolving glass doors and lobby windows, a pathetic collection of middle-aged fraternity and sorority members.
How Economic Inequality Harms Societies - Truthdig Video
Seeded on Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:22 PM EDT (Truthdig)
Richard Wilkinson and partner Kate Pickett ran the data and came to the conclusion that the national income of a country is insignificant to its social well-being when compared with income inequality.
Where Are the Women at Occupy Wall Street? Everywhere—and They're Not Going Away | The Nation
Seeded on Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:11 PM EDT (The Nation)
"Where my feminists at?" read a sign propped against a bench at the entrance to Zuccotti Park on Thursday night as a general Assemble meeting began to echo over the human microphone. Five days of observing working group meetings, sitting in on the General Assemblies and tal …
With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful | Glenn Greenwald
Seeded on Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:21 PM EDT (dylanratigan.com)
How did America come to accept having two classes of citizens? When did America give up on the dream of fairness for all? Glenn Greenwald discusses his new book, "With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful". Unfairness in …
Reagan, The Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America | Dylan Ratigan
Seeded on Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:50 AM EDT (dylanratigan.com)
In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the strikers, establishing a reputation for both decisiveness and hostility to organized labor. As Prof.
Occupy Wall Street's Race Problem | The American Prospect
Seeded on Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:51 PM EDT (The American Prospect)
The economic crisis has disproportionately affected people of color, in particular African Americans.
Occupiers Have to Convince the Other 99 Percent - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig
Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:36 PM EDT (Truthdig)
The occupation movement's greatest challenge will be overcoming the deep distrust of white liberals by the poor and the working class, especially people of color.
How Did Our Oil Get Under Their Sand?
Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:09 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
It's somewhat rare to hear a Senator tell the truth about American foreign policy, but we did get a glimpse of reality last week when Senator Lindsey Graham lustily talked about the death of Gadhafi. He said, "There's a lot of money to be made in the future in Libya.
Koch brothers accidentally fund study that proves global warming - MATR News
Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:26 AM EDT (matr.net)
The latest global warming results confirm those from earlier, independent studies by scientists at NASA and elsewhere that came under fire from skeptics in an episode known as 'climategate'.
Koch brothers Accidentally Fund Study that Proves Global Warming
Seeded on Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:56 PM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
The latest global warming results confirm those from earlier, independent studies by scientists at NASA and elsewhere that came under fire from skeptics in an episode known as 'climategate'. A new climate study shows that since the mid-1950s, global average temperatures over lan …
Give America Its Government Back: A Letter from the Executive Director of Get Money Out Foundation - Get Money Out
Seeded on Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:58 PM EDT (Get Money Out .Com)
Sharing our own moments in history is real. It's humbling. I remember a moment I had back in late July when I was sitting in my spacious office down on K Street. I had just taken a call from yet another Member of Congress, asking me to raise him $25,000.
Another Scandal for ALEC, Atlantic Bridge and the Koch Brothers | The Blue States
Seeded on Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:05 PM EDT (The Blue States )
Money In Politics Atlantic Bridge, the British affiliate organization to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), is in the midst of a scandal in the UK that is bringing into light the corruption-laced practices of these right-wing groups on both sides of the pond. To …
JFK & Thom Hartmann Slam Conservative Lies About Liberals - History Shows Every Step Toward a More Perfect Union Was Brought About by Liberals - News from the #1 progressive radio show
Seeded on Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:58 PM EDT (Thom Hartmann .Com)
Herman Cain says Liberals are out to destroy this country...In my Daily Take - I'll make Herman Cain wish he was out delivering pizzas again. Conservatives telling lies about Liberals is nothing new. Listen to John F.
Breaking: Occupy Wall Street To Propose Prosecution of Financial Fraud - Hijacking protests for political gain - Not a Left vs Right Cause - Video
Seeded on Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:51 PM EDT (dylan ratigan .com)
Author David Degraw and Prof. William Black talk about the politicians supporting the OWS movement for their own political gain as opposed to those who truly believe in the protests. Prof. Black is to lead attempt to prosecute fraud.from Wikipedia
A Worried Rush Limbaugh Tears Into Dylan Ratigan For Occupy Wall Street Support (AUDIO)
Seeded on Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:55 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Rush Limbaugh attacked MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan on his Monday show, saying that Ratigan was actively advising the Occupy Wall Street movement behind the scenes. Limbaugh began his segment by saying that President Obama was "responsible" for organizing the Occupy Wall Street prot …
OCCUPY: There Should Be A List Of Very Wealthy Who Do Not Give To Charity - Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
Seeded on Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:41 PM EDT (MEDIA ITE .com)
On Monday morning, Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were joind by Brzezinski's father. for Naional Adviser Dr.
Is money determining the structure of lawmaking? Everything is for Sale!
Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:11 AM EDT (dylanratigan.com)
You have a system.
Dylan Ratigan: Get Money Out of Politics | Benzinga
Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:41 PM EDT (benzinga)
He may be uncomfortable in a cape and tights, but MSNBC hos Dylan Ratigan is quickly becoming a superhero nonetheless. Inspired by the powerful, but unfocused Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements, Ratigan is channeling their energy toward the obvious, unstated goal of both …
The Politics of Occupy Wall Street: Bernie Sanders, Progressives, Big Unions Endorse; Obama's Silent | Occupy The News
Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:39 PM EDT (OCCUPY THE NEWS)
The Occupy Wall Street movement's political breakthrough came Wednesday, as leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus joined Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, in endorsing the burgeoning nation challenge to corporate greed and corrupt pol …
The 50 Best Signs From #OccupyWallStreet
Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:39 AM EDT (Basil Marceaux For Governor Of Tennessee! [VIDEO])
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Get Money Out - Get Citizens United Out
Seeded on Sun Oct 9, 2011 12:03 PM EDT (getmoneyout.com)
Bailouts. War. Unemployment. Our government is bought, and we're angry. Now, we're turning our anger into positive action. By signing this petition, you are joining our campaign to get money out of politics. Our politicians won't do this. But we will.
Sen. Sanders champions liberal charge against money's influence in politics - TheHill.com
Seeded on Sat Oct 8, 2011 7:01 PM EDT (TheHill.com)
It was billed largely as a push for job creation and a rally for President Obama.
The Secret Big-Money Takeover of America - All Republican Senators Vote to Keep Donations Secret
Seeded on Sat Oct 8, 2011 1:46 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Not only is income and wealth in America more concentrated in fewer hands than it's been in 80 years, but those hands are buying our democracy as never before--and they're doing it behind closed doors. Hundreds of millions of secret dollars are pouring into congressional and sta …
Karl Rove Outed on Money Laundering by Stephen Colbert Super PAC SHH! | TheZoo
Seeded on Fri Oct 7, 2011 2:27 PM EDT (tpzoo.wordpress)
Colbert says Nation I have hurt Karl Rove. Who is best at Money laundering? The Ham head Rove. Rove's attorney warns Colbert. Just let dirty money remain dirty.
"We are the 99%"; but the 1% Buy Elections, Reports Show | Center for Media and Democracy
Seeded on Fri Oct 7, 2011 1:27 PM EDT (prwatch.org)
As the "Occupy" protests spread across the country with the slogan "we are the ninety-nine percent," two reports released this week demonstrate how the top one percent are playing an increasingly outsized role in American elections. The New Yorker reports on a conservative mulit …
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At Least Two Reporters Arrested While Covering Crackdown On Occupy Wall Street | ThinkProgressShortly before noon today, New York Daily News reporter Matthew Lysiak, who is covering New York City’s crackdown on Occupy Wall Street protestors filed a three word report: “I’ve been arrested.” Julie Walker, a freelance reporter for NPR, was also arres …
- Oh, look. Another GOPer at a ribbon-cutting for a building funded with Recovery Act $$$ he opposed.
Yesterday afternoon, there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new facility at the Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Medical Center. The VA Ann Arbor Medical Center will hold an open house for its Hematology-Oncology Infusion Center on Monday.
- The Quiet Scandal: Congress Plays The Market While They Make Our Laws
Last night on a CBS 60 Minutes report, Pelosi, along with John Boehner and a Republican representative from Alabama, were accused of “soft” graft — gaining unethically but not illegally from insider knowledge, stemming from research done by Peter Schweizer, a …
- War Is a Force That Pays the 1 Percent: Occupying American Foreign Policy | Truthout
"It's clear that the interests of the majority of people in this country do not align with the military-industrial complex who put corporate profiteering based on destruction ahead of the needs of people," said Alex Kane, a journalist and activist.
- Occupy The Hood, How A NYC Man Changed the Race of OWS
An inspirational tale of radical, positive change flowing from the Occupy Wall Street experience.
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