Category Archives: INCOME INEQUALITY

New York Times Used As Marketing Tool for 5M / Forest City Enterprises

On December 13th the New York Times published the following Op-Ed / marketing piece by Allison Arieff, editor and content strategist for SPUR: What Tech Hasn’t Learned From Urban Planning by Allison Arieff SAN FRANCISCO — The tech sector is, … Continue reading

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Forensic Accounting!

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Chevron’s Worst Year Ever, Episode 5: Nigeria

By Rebecca Tarbotton, Rainforest Action Network, Executive Director / reposted from SFGate / originally posted May 28, 2012 This has been one of the worst years ever for Chevron. From it’s ongoing massive legal losses in Ecuador, to offshore disasters … Continue reading

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Dilemmas: Smaller Bonuses for the Rich 1% and Motel Room Homes for Those The Rich Have Screwed

COMPANION PIECE: How The Rich Are Living with Smaller Bonuses & How Those They’ve Screwed Over Are Barely Managing To Survive: Wall Street Bonus Withdrawal (1% Bonus Withdrawal) By Max Abelson Bloomberg   Florida Homeless Students Increase (Barely Surviving) By Christine Armario Huffington … Continue reading

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

Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITALISM, CIVIL LIBERTIES, CONSUMERISM, CORPORATE BRUTALITY, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EMPIRE, EVIL CORPORATIONS, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, GREED, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCOME INEQUALITY, OCCUPY ALL STREETS!, OCCUPY THE WORLD!, OCCUPY!, POLICY, PROTESTS, SOLUTIONS | Leave a comment

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

Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITALISM, CIVIL LIBERTIES, CONSUMERISM, CORPORATE BRUTALITY, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EMPIRE, EVIL CORPORATIONS, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, GREED, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCOME INEQUALITY, OCCUPY ALL STREETS!, OCCUPY THE WORLD!, OCCUPY!, POLICY, PROTESTS, SOLUTIONS | Leave a comment

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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300 Chinese Workers at Apple/ Sony / Microsoft Global Partner Foxconn ‘Threaten Mass Suicide’ At XBox Plant

By Michael Rundle HUFFINGTON POST Around 300 Chinese workers who manufacture XBox consoles took to a factory roof and threatened bosses with mass suicide over a dispute about pay, unconfirmed reports have claimed. The workers were employed at the Foxconn … Continue reading

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