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Anticapitalism and Occupation
Re-posted from THECURRENTMOMENT 19 Dec The novelty of Occupy in relation to the past decades of anticapitalism has been to introduce one other way of thinking about alternatives – the camp itself as a kind of autonomous, self-sufficient community, with … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, CIVIL LIBERTIES, OCCUPY ALL STREETS!, OCCUPY ALOHA!, OCCUPY LA!, OCCUPY OAKLAND!, OCCUPY PORTLAND!, OCCUPY SF, OCCUPY STUDENT DEBT!, OCCUPY THE WORLD!, OCCUPY WALL STREET, OCCUPY!, TAX THE RICH, THE 99%, UNEMPLOYMENT, Wall Street, WE ARE THE 99%
Tagged anticapitalism, capitalism, corporate capitalism, OCCUPY, occupy wall street, The Platypus Society, THECURRENTMOMENT
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Protest Chevron’s Tax Grab! Tomorrow 12/15 in Martinez, CA
Protest Chevron’s Tax Grab 651 Pine Street, Martinez Thursday December 15, 2011 11:30 AM – Gather and Leaflet Area 12 Noon Rally Find flyers, the Richmond City Council resolution asking Chevron to drop its property tax appeals, and more information … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, Big Oil, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, EVIL CORPORATIONS, PROTESTS, RESOURCES, TAX THE RICH, THE 99%, UNEMPLOYMENT, WE ARE THE 99%
Tagged austerity, capitalism, Chevron, corporate capitalism, DEMOCRACY, global warming, health, Richmond, tax grab, underclass
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Frame Capitalism not the Earth
We in the west think that Darfur was torn apart due to ethnic conflict, while according to David Morse it was a resource war. He writes in an insightful article on Alternet, “The most sophisticated technologies deployed are, on the … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, Global Warming, GLOBALIZATION, OCCUPY WALL STREET
Tagged capitalism, corporate capitalism, Democracy Now, false solutions to climate change, global warming, John Vidal, occupy wall street, Pablo Salon, Slavoj Žižek, The Muppets
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Judith Butler on OWS
Composite Remarks, by Judith Butler Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Washington Square, October 23, 2011 I came here to lend support and offer my solidarity for this unprecedented display of popular and democratic will. People have asked, so what are … Continue reading
We are all Occupiers | Arundhati Roy
People the world over salute the Occupy movement for standing up to injustice and fighting for equality at the heart of empire Arundhati Roy · 17/11/2011 ·Text re-posted from guardian.co.uk Tuesday morning, the police cleared Zuccotti Park, but today the … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, CIO Heroes, CORPORATE BRUTALITY, ECONOMY, EMPIRE, FASCISM, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, OCCUPY THE WORLD!, THE 99%, UNEMPLOYMENT, US Military expansioin, Wall Street
Tagged arms sales, Arundhati Roy, austerity, Bail Out, capitalism, DEMOCRACY, evictions, foreclosures, globalization, The American Way of Life, The Corporate State, WARS
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Massive police action cracks down on Occupy Oakland
Police Raid Occupy Oakland Camp, By MALIA WOLLAN; Re-posted from The New York Times, November 14, 2011 OAKLAND, Calif. — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Oakland encampment downtown on Monday morning, making arrests and flattening … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, CENSORSHIP, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EMPIRE, FASCISM, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, HOMELAND SECURITY, OCCUPY ALL STREETS!, OCCUPY OAKLAND!, POLICY, political, PROTESTS, RESOURCES, THE 99%
Tagged #occupyoakland, CAPITAL, capitalism, corporate capitalism, permanent underclass, sit/lie law, The Corporate State
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#OWS: The brand leaders cannot afford to ignore
By Paul Mason, Nov 2, 2011, Re-posted from BBC News Cannes, France: I can sense very clearly here at Cannes that this is the moment “the masses” start shaping the policy response to the global financial crisis. Why? Because everybody … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, European Union, FASCISM, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, MEDIA, OCCUPY ALL STREETS!, OCCUPY OAKLAND!, OCCUPY SF, OCCUPY THE WORLD!, OCCUPY WALL STREET, POLICE BRUTALITY, political, postcolonialism, SOLUTIONS, TAX THE RICH, UNEMPLOYMENT, Wall Street
Tagged austerity, capitalism, corporate capitalism, DEMOCRACY, European Union, Greece, Paul Mason, permanent underclass, privatization, The Corporate State, underclass
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Gov. Scott Walker gets mic checked!
Posted in AUSTERITY, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, OCCUPY THE WORLD!, PROTESTS
Tagged austerity, capitalism, corporate capitalism, DEMOCRACY, government shutdown
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Bartleby’s Occupation of Wall Street
By Hannah Gersen posted on October 11, 2011 Re-posted from The Millions 1. After a couple days of hemming and hawing, I decided to join the protesters of Occupy Wall Street. I was hesitant to go because until very recently, … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, Wall Street
Tagged "another world is possible", austerity, CAPITAL, capitalism, corporate capitalism, Melville, Wall Street
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The Financial Institutions Banking On Occupy Wall Street’s “Move Your Money Day”
Note: This article is weak in that it leaves aside serious issues like Wells Fargo and Bank of America investments in fossil fuel and mountain top removal. I thought it was of interest, however, in showing the limited corporate consumer … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM
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