Category Archives: GOVERNMENT

What Kind of Country …

This American Life March 2, 2012  All across the country right now, local and state governments are finding they can’t pay their bills. Schools are losing teachers, street lights are going dark, garbage is piling up in public parks, and … Continue reading

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Occupy the SEC: Former Wall Street Workers Defend Volcker Rule Against Banks’ Anti-Regulatory Push

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LISTEN!!! Richard Wolff on Capitalism Part 1 of 2

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LISTEN!!! Richard Wolff on Capitalism Part 2 of 2

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Elaine Brown Feb 6, 2012 Anti-Repression Rally

Words of wisdom from Elaine Brown at Occupy Oakland’s rally yesterday. Why is it that when the United States steps in and enacts extreme violence on its “enemies” (including innocent civilians) and/or those deemed “terrorists” it’s awarded almost half of … Continue reading

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Is US democracy being bought and sold?

The Stream Al Jazeera Has money corrupted US politics beyond repair? The landmark Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruled that individuals working through corporations, unions, or independent political action committees, known as SuperPACs, could make unlimited … Continue reading

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Working Poor: Almost Half Of U.S. Households Live One Crisis From The Bread Line

Don’t be fooled by the latest numbers released by the Labor Department reporting that unemployment has dropped to 8.3% due to a hiring surge … or the idea that the country’s problem is just a “crisis of confidence.” This is … Continue reading

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Corporations Are Not People

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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Occupying a New Reality

One of the things I’ve loved the most about the Occupy movement is the position that we just don’t give a fuck what political analysts, pundits, and “experts” think or project about the “strategies” and tactics that this global revolution … Continue reading

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Economic Hit Man Speaking Freely: John Perkins (1 of 4)

This is one of the best analyses of corporatocracy I’ve heard – I highly recommend!   For many years John Perkins was an “economic hit man” in the world of international finance; a function he performed by persuading Third World … Continue reading

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Economic Hit Man Speaking Freely: John Perkins (2 of 4)

This is one of the best analyses of corporatocracy I’ve heard – I highly recommend!   For many years John Perkins was an “economic hit man” in the world of international finance; a function he performed by persuading Third World … Continue reading

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Economic Hit Man Speaking Freely: John Perkins (3 of 4)

This is one of the best analyses of corporatocracy I’ve heard – I highly recommend!   For many years John Perkins was an “economic hit man” in the world of international finance; a function he performed by persuading Third World … Continue reading

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Economic Hit Man Speaking Freely: John Perkins (4 of 4)

This is one of the best analyses of corporatocracy I’ve heard – I highly recommend! For many years John Perkins was an “economic hit man” in the world of international finance; a function he performed by persuading Third World countries … Continue reading

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The Decline of Labour Unions in the US and Its Devastating Effect on The Economy

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The Growing Militarisation of Police in the U.S. and Around the World

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Occupy Y’All Street: Three Generations Try To Escape Poverty Through Occupy Columbia

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The Death of Kim Jong-il and the Future of U.S. Relations with the Two Koreas

Christine Ahn from the Korea Policy Institute and the Global Fund for Women weighs in on how the United States has impacted and shaped the ongoing war between North and South Korea through it’s heavy military presence (the Korean peninsula … Continue reading

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A new democracy in Iraq? Activist Yanar Mohammed Challenges U.S. Claims

12/16/11  www.democracynow.org Now that remaining U.S. troops are leaving Iraq, how has this long and drawn-out war affected Iraqi citizens and, in particular, the women of Iraq? Activist Yanar Mohammed, president of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, addresses … Continue reading

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Current Day McCarthysim

a dark day indeed..as the National Defense Authorization Act was signed by President Obama, the SOPA Vote has been delayed (2012). For those of you that do not know about SOPA, it’s the Stop Online Piracy Act – yet another … Continue reading

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The Real Terrorists

Last night I watched the documentary “The End of America,” based on Naomi Wolf’s 2007 book by the same name. The film follows Wolf on a lecture tour through which she draws a parallel between the steps used by Hitler, … Continue reading

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