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Category Archives: CAPITAL
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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Keep Wall Street Occupied
Posted in AUSTERITY, bankruptcy, BILLION, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, CONSUMERISM, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EDUCATION
Tagged #occupySF, BANKS, CAPITAL, capitalism, corporate capitalism, DEMOCRACY, occupy wall street
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Occupy first. Demands come later
by Slavoj Žižek · 26/10/2011 · guardian.co.uk The problem is not corruption or greed, the problem is the system that pushes you to be corrupt. The reason protesters went out is that they had enough of the world where recycling … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, bankruptcy, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, CONSUMERISM, CORPORATE BRUTALITY, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, EMPIRE, EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENT, GLOBALIZATION, HOMELAND SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCOME INEQUALITY, OCCUPY ALL STREETS!, OCCUPY SF, OCCUPY THE WORLD!, OCCUPY WALL STREET, POLICY, postcolonialism, PROTESTS, TAX THE RICH, Uncategorized, UNEMPLOYMENT
Tagged "another world is possible", austerity, CAPITAL, capitalism, corporate capitalism, DEMOCRACY, privatization, Slavoj Žižek, The Corporate State
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Reminder from W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy)
REMINDER: Claire Fontaine, 2009, removed during Art Basel Miami for being “too political” Re-posted from W.A.G.E. FB page
Posted in art, Art Basel Miami, ARTISTS/ACTIONS, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, Claire Fontaine, political
Tagged art, Art Basel Miami, capitalism, Claire Fontaine
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Robert Reich at OccupySF, Police walk out on their own meeting after OSF arrives, OSF at Harvey Milk Plaza
Read the article by Andrew Dalton on SFist “Make so much of a ruckus – nonviolently – that Washington can’t help but pay attention.” Robert Reich to Occupy SF Robert Reich gives a speech to Occupy SF protesters at Justin … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, HOMELAND SECURITY, INCOME INEQUALITY, OCCUPY SF, OCCUPY WALL STREET, Police, POLICE BRUTALITY, UNEMPLOYMENT
Tagged austerity, CAPITAL, capitalism, corporate capitalism, permanent underclass, police, privatization, sit/lie law, The Corporate State
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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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The Corporate State Wins Again
The Corporate State Wins Again, by Chris Hedges, Published on Monday, April 25, 2011 by TruthDig.com When did our democracy die? When did it irrevocably transform itself into a lifeless farce and absurd political theater? When did the press, labor, … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, bankruptcy, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, EVIL CORPORATIONS, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT, GREED, Health, HOMELAND SECURITY
Tagged CAPITAL, capitalism, Chris Hedges, corporate capitalism, corporate money, DEMOCRACY, Democratic Leadership, permanent underclass, The Corporate State, underclass
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Capitalism’s Dismal Future
Capitalism’s Dismal Future, by Paul Mattick, The Chronicle Review, March 13, 2011 A homeless man named Roger panhandles in New York City, Spencer Platt, Getty Images Apart from the patently nonreality-based dissent of its Republican … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, CONSUMERISM, ECONOMY, GLOBALIZATION, GREED, INTERNATIONAL, POLICY, RESOURCES, SOLUTIONS
Tagged "another world is possible", austerity, CAPITAL, capitalism, global warming
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At Least We Still Can Go Broke
I got a letter today from Alan Grayson. I don’t think he’ll mind me publishing it here since he is running for Congress. But – I think CIO readers will find this fascinating. Dear Cheryl: Unless you’ve been living in … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, bankruptcy, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, POLICY, Tax cuts, Tax cuts for the rich
Tagged austerity, CAPITAL, DEMOCRACY, Democratic Leadership, government shutdown, Republicans
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6 Billion Ways – Accumulation by African Dispossession
6 Billion Ways – Accumulation by African Dispossession, By @Nishmadoshi, March 6, 2011, Political Dynamite This is the second in a series of reports by Political Dynamite writers from the 6 Billion Ways Conference on 5-6 March. The speakers in … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, BILLION, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, EDUCATION, GLOBALIZATION, postcolonialism
Tagged Africa, austerity, billion, CAPITAL, dispossession, Nnimmo Bassey, Patrick Bond, postcolonialism
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