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Edward Snowden!
Edward Snowden is an American hero who has significantly raised public awareness about the United States' government's threat to global freedom by using extreme and illegal measures of surveillance.
Category Archives: CORPORATE BRUTALITY
Wells Fargo Customer 1994 – 2012
Today I finished the process of transferring my $$$ to a credit union and closing out my account at Wells Fargo at the Berkeley/Elmwood branch that I opened the account in September 1994. In addition, I delivered the following letter to … Continue reading
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
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
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
Occupy stands firm – solidarity with Longview continues!
OCCUPY THE EGT! Don’t stop mobilizing until the workers declare victory! From Occupy The EGT: As you may have heard, EGT and ILWU are back at the bargaining table and scab work at the Longview grain terminal has stopped. Did … Continue reading
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
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
Wall Street Whines for Bonuses
By Jillian Berman HUFFINGTON POST For some on Wall Street, a less-than-stellar bonus is simply too much to bear. Brokerage executives at one Wall Street firm, Jefferies Group, have threatened to leave the company if their bonuses aren’t up to … Continue reading