Monthly Archives: January 2012

Rights are for People

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by cherylmeeker
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Occupy stands firm – solidarity with Longview continues!

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by meganwilson

OCCUPY THE EGT! Don’t stop mobilizing until the workers declare victory! From Occupy The EGT:  As you may have heard, EGT and ILWU are back at the bargaining table and scab work at the Longview grain terminal has stopped.  Did … Continue reading →

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Solidarity Sunday – Occupiers Everywhere Stand With Occupy Oakland

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by meganwilson

Occupiers everywhere! TODAY IS SOLIDARITY SUNDAY! In response to brutal police repression in Oakland this evening (including tear-gas, “flash” grenades, projectiles, mass arrests, and a pregnant woman hit in the belly by a policeman’s baton) direct action working groups from at least … Continue reading →

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Capitalism Haiku

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by andycox

On a shelf in my kitchen since 2003: A haiku on capitalism, written upon my request by Lindasusan Ulrich, at Winterfest SOMarts.  

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Mike Daisy Wonders: Who Makes All My Apple Crap?

Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by meganwilson
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Anonymous Message To Monsanto; We fight for farmers!

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 by meganwilson
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Corporations Are Not People

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by maw

This week marks the second anniversary of the infamous Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC.  In a nutshell, Citizens United declared that corporations are people, and money is speech.  This opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate cash in U.S. … Continue reading →

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A week of cognitive dissonance and direct action

Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 by cherylmeeker

What do we do when the government shockingly proves it already has the power to do one day what we were opposing the prior day? It is more than disquieting to see the government brutally illustrating the fact that the … Continue reading →

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OCCUPY WALL STREET WEST!

Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 by meganwilson

TODAY! Check HERE for schedule of actions.

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Capitalism and Loneliness: Why Pornography Is a Multibillion-Dollar Industry

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2012 by cherylmeeker

By: Harriet Fraad and Tess Fraad Wolff Re-posted from Truthout | Op-Ed  Massive social changes in the US labor force and in commerce have transformed the economy and powerfully affected personal relationships. Since 1970, we have changed from being a … Continue reading →

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