Category Archives: ECONOMY

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

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Protesters disrupt Murdoch speech in SF

10.14.11 – Rebecca Bowe, SF Bay Guardian “I pledge allegiance to McDonalds!” In the Grand Ballroom of the Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco on Oct. 14, News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch delivered a keynote address to a crowd that … Continue reading

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Naomi Klein calls out captialism at Foreclose Wall Street West in San Francisco

Foreclose Wall Street West foreclosed on Wells Fargo Bank yesterday in a march at 7 am in San Francisco’s financial district. Naomi Klein was there to speak to the crowd. And she got to the root of the problem: capitalism.

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OECD Figures Indicate Economy’s Future Continues To Darken

More reasons to support the movement to OCCUPY! throughout the world: REUTERS (Vicky Buffery) – The outlook for the world’s major economies is continuing to darken according to the latest data from the OECD published on Monday, which showed sharp … Continue reading

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The Depression: If Only Things Were That Good

More reasons why OCCUPY WALL STREET! is so critical to the future success of the U.S. and the rest of the world: By David Leonhardt New York Times UNDERNEATH the misery of the Great Depression, the United States economy was quietly … Continue reading

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BBC: You Too Can Profit Off The Suffering of Others

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Is This Really “UNEXPECTED?”

We don’t think so. Read our Points To Consider to see why you should expect these numbers to only get worse with the current system/plan. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise To 428,000 As Labor Market Stalls REUTERS WASHINGTON – The number … Continue reading

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Women Help Promote a Just Global Economy

Anasuya Sengupta Wednesday, September 14, 2011 SF GATE In the countryside of war-torn Mindanao in the southern Philippines, a group of indigenous female farmers have opened their own organic produce store. Even as they try to improve their own health … Continue reading

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SCREENING of LIVING WITHOUT MONEY at ATA

JOIN CIO at ATA for an afternoon of documentary film and dialogue. WHEN: Sunday September 25 at 2pm WHERE: Artists’ Television Access                992 Valencia Street                San Francisco, CA 94110 WHAT:  “LIVING WITHOUT MONEY” (52 minutes, directed by Line … Continue reading

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Investors Fear Collapse Of Major European Bank

By Landon Thomas Jr. and Nelson D. Schwartz The New York Times Remember the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Europeans certainly do. As Europe struggles to contain its government debt crisis, the greatest fear is that one of the Continent’s major … Continue reading

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