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Capitalism: A Ghost Story

by Arundhati Roy Re-posted from Outlook India Rockefeller to Mandela, Vedanta to Anna Hazare…. How long can the cardinals of corporate gospel buy up our protests? Is it a house or a home? A temple to the new India, or … Continue reading

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Winning Moments for the 99% in 2011

Re-posted from AlterNet / By Sarah Jaffe / December 26, 2011 This year saw working people around the world begin to stand up and fight back. Ten organizers share their most inspiring moments from the U.S.’s year of action. 2011 … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Gov. Scott Walker gets mic checked!

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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