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Occupy the War Machine
by Willie Osterweil, published on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by Shareable.net, re-posted from Common Dreams The differences are slight: one decade, one president, one letter out of four. “Change the q to an n, don’t use the phrase ‘WMD’ or … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, Big Oil, CAPITALISM, NEWS, OCCUPY the War Machine, OCCUPY!, PROTESTS
Tagged "another world is possible", capitalism, DEMOCRACY, OCCUPY, outrage, President Obama, The Corporate State, war, war machine, WARS
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An Open Letter from America’s Port Truck Drivers on Occupy the Ports
Re-posted from Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports We are the front-line workers who haul container rigs full of imported and exported goods to and from the docks and warehouses every day. We have been elected by committees of our … Continue reading
Posted in GLOBALIZATION, NEWS, OCCUPY!
Tagged #occupySF, 99%, occupy the port, open letter, truckers
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U.S. citizens could be held by military without charge
It’s interesting to note how our rights as U.S. citizens are eroding. The Senate recently passed a bill which would allow a sitting U.S. president to declare the U.S. a “battlefield” and to have American citizens detained by the military indefinitely … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY, GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL SECURITY, NEWS
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HomoEconomics
“Predatory Lending? It wasn’t me!” Upload and quote from Global Justice Ecology Project: “When an angry crowd forecloses on Wall Street (or, in this case, Wells Fargo), they need some entertainment to keep them going. A queer crew of San … Continue reading
Posted in ARTISTS/ACTIONS, AUSTERITY, bankruptcy, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, COLONIALISM, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, GREED, INCOME INEQUALITY, NEWS, OCCUPY SF, OCCUPY WALL STREET, TAX THE RICH, UNEMPLOYMENT
Tagged queer San Francisco
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Riot cops invade & brutalize OccupySF camp at Justin Herman Plaza
Last night at the Occupy SF camp. See #OccupySF for more details.
Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITALISM, CENSORSHIP, COLONIALISM, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCOME INEQUALITY, NEWS, OCCUPY SF, POLICE BRUTALITY, POLICY, RESOURCES
Tagged #occupySF, austerity, capitalism, commons, DEMOCRACY, Justin Herman Plaza, permanent underclass, police brutality, privatization, riot cops, The Corporate State
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Tell President Obama: Now is the time to stand with the tens of millions of Americans who are struggling to survive economically, not with the millionaires and billionaires who have never had it so good
Bernie Sanders spoke about the inequity and the criticality of the current moment on the floor of the Senate. The following letter to President Obama is posted on his website. Add your signature to Senator Sanders letter Dear Mr. President, … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITALISM, CIO Heroes, ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT, GREED, Health, NEWS, RESOURCES, SOLUTIONS, Tax cuts
Tagged austerity, corporate capitalism, corporate money, DEMOCRACY, health, underclass
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The True Cost of Chevron: Teach-In & Protest
Teach-In 5/23, Protest at Chevron AGM 5/25! Teach-In on the True Cost of Chevron Monday, May 23 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm David Brower Center, Tamalpais Room 2150 Allston Way Berkeley, CA Join JINN, Emem Okon from the Niger Delta and … Continue reading
Ewwwwwwww … Anyone Else Feeling the Need for a Shower?
AOL’s Tricky HuffPo Marriage by Dan Lyons It is no surprise that AOL is buying Huffington Post. Last summer I spent some time with Arianna Huffington and her team as I was preparing a profile for Newsweek and even then … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, Ewwwwwwww, NEWS
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Post Ethics
KAPLAN TARNISHES WASHINGTON POST LEGACY By Peter S. Goodman The Huffington Post Nearly four decades ago, the Washington Post found itself faced with the sort of agonizing decision that can define a reputation. The New York Times had begun printing … Continue reading
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Fraud at Washington Post Inc.
At Kaplan University ‘Guerilla Registration’ Leaves Students Deep In Debt By Chris Kirkham HUFFINGTON POST Arlen Castillo had just begun an online associate’s degree program at Kaplan University when a family emergency forced a change of plans. Her mother in … Continue reading
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