Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Occupy Wall Street: Naomi Wolf calls attention to the disturbing involvement of Homeland Security in her arrest
21 Oct 2011 | Naomi Wolf, political activist and author of “Give Me Liberty,” calls attention to the enormous power that the federal government can wield to prevent constitutionally guaranteed rights. “History shows they start with the Other and it gets closer and closer and closer and someday they come for you.”
OWS: Will Bunch on Occupy Chicago arrests | Countdown
24 Oct 2011 | Keith and Will Bunch, senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily, discuss the 130 arrests during Occupy Chicago this past Sunday and that police officers seem to be unaware that their arrests and aggressive law enforcement amplify the movement: “The police have become kind of a stand-in for the 1 percent and the elites they seem to be protecting.”
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Which bank is worst for America?
Sarah Jaffe and Joshua Holland
19 Oct 2011 | alternet.com
The economic crash led to the loss of 9 million jobs and the biggest drop in American home-ownership since the Great Depression. Long-term unemployment, poverty and hunger have increased dramatically. People are angry. The Occupy Wall Street movement, a stand against Wall Street's greed, excess and criminality, has captured the imagination and participation of millions across the nation and the globe.
The giant mortgage bubble and the irresponsible and corrupt practices that caused the catastrophic economic crash didn't emerge out of thin air. They were a consequence of decades of pay-to-play politics rife with conflicts of interest; a political system awash in cash and legal pay-offs, designed to undermine the checks and balances that could have prevented the meltdown.
Many of these checks and balances were implemented during the Great Depression. How they were eroded and eventually abandoned is the story of a small group of banks, financial companies and elites involved in major conflicts of interest, revolving-door politics and backroom deal-making -- all to protect the interests of the global elite at the expense of the American public.
Read it here.
19 Oct 2011 | alternet.com
The economic crash led to the loss of 9 million jobs and the biggest drop in American home-ownership since the Great Depression. Long-term unemployment, poverty and hunger have increased dramatically. People are angry. The Occupy Wall Street movement, a stand against Wall Street's greed, excess and criminality, has captured the imagination and participation of millions across the nation and the globe.
The giant mortgage bubble and the irresponsible and corrupt practices that caused the catastrophic economic crash didn't emerge out of thin air. They were a consequence of decades of pay-to-play politics rife with conflicts of interest; a political system awash in cash and legal pay-offs, designed to undermine the checks and balances that could have prevented the meltdown.
Many of these checks and balances were implemented during the Great Depression. How they were eroded and eventually abandoned is the story of a small group of banks, financial companies and elites involved in major conflicts of interest, revolving-door politics and backroom deal-making -- all to protect the interests of the global elite at the expense of the American public.
Read it here.
Markos Moulitsas on Roger Ailes’ attempt at rebranding Fox
26 Sept 2011 | Keith and Daily Kos founder and publisher Markos Moulitsas discuss the improbable claim by Fox executives and Roger Ailes that Fox News is actually moving closer to the middle of the ideological spectrum. Moulitsas also calls out Howard Kurtz for enabling Fox.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
AzR - Thank You, Steve (Tribute to Steve Jobs made entirely of Mac sounds)
"Every instrument, including drums, has been sampled from a Mac product, tuned by ear, and replayed in the context of the song."
Reagan asks crowd whether millionaires should be paying more or less in taxes than a bus driver
In a June 6, 1985 speech at Northside High School in Atlanta, Georgia, then President Ronald Reagan explained that tax loopholes allowing a millionaire to pay lower taxes than a bus driver were “crazy,” because they allowed the “truly wealthy to avoid paying their fair share.”
Robin Hood Tax on bank transactions could raise hundreds of billions for public services and to tackle poverty and climate change
Adbusters, which initiated the original call to Occupy Street, is now calling for global marches on October 29 in favor of a 1 percent 'Robin Hood tax' on all financial transactions and currency trades. If you are unfamiliar with the Robin Hood tax, this film with Bill Nighy from RobinHoodTax.org explains...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Paul Krugman: How Occupy Wall Street Is Refocusing America
16 Oct 2011: "We are just three years after the greatest banking crisis since the 1930s. I think it was brought on by excesses on the part of the financial industry and the financial industry was bailed out at the public’s expense and risk and yet we’re still in an economic crisis. And somehow the discussion of who are these guys, why are we supporting them, why haven’t they paid more for this, what are the reforms that’s going to stop this from happening again, all that disappeared from the debate."
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
John Lennon quote for Occupy Wall Street
"When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they’ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to handle is non-violence and humor." - John Lennon
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Occupy Wall Street: the next viral video
DC Douglas has put together a brilliant 3-minute video which boils down the situation and just what the hell should be done about it.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Monday, October 03, 2011
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