Banks and politicians should take the time to ponder this extract (my redlining) from an article by Adreas Whittam Smith in The Independent:How did some banks become “too big to fail”? Why did their reckless behaviour go unchecked for so long and is it…
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Death By Trolley: I Support Occupy Wall Street Because…..
I don’t want wealthy, well-connected individuals, corporations and lobbies buying politicians; A large and secure middle class is vital to a democracy; vast wealth inequality creates vast political inequality and exploitation; By reducing the role of corrupting private influences in politics (e.g., big banks, insurance, pharmaceuticals, defense, private prisons), America could possibly lower its taxes while also improving […]
They Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Hurrah For The Bright Side
This reminds me of an old joke. Bill Gates walks into a bar. One of the patrons looks up and says, “Man, are we lucky. The average income in this bar just went up to a billion dollars.”
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Hurrah For The Bright Side
This reminds me of an old joke. Bill Gates walks into a bar. One of the patrons looks up and says, “Man, are we lucky. The average income in this bar just went up to a billion dollars.”
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Hurrah For The Bright Side
This reminds me of an old joke. Bill Gates walks into a bar. One of the patrons looks up and says, “Man, are we lucky. The average income in this bar just went up to a billion dollars.”
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Capitalism Tries To Turn Occupy Wall Street Into A Commercial Venture
In what can only be regarded as a perversion of the Occupy Movement, a couple in Long Island, New York has paid a $975 patent application fee to turn the phrase “Occupy Wall Street” into a brand for a line of coffee mugs, T-shirts, bumper stickers …
Continue readingCuriosityCat: OWS – the next step: occupy the boardrooms of large corporations & the internet
OccupyWallStreet is spawning offspring at a healthy click, and I’m not talking about occupy some other city kind of spawning!A fascinating website named epolitics has a posting on two recent developements of the OWS, one of which is rather humorous, th…
Continue readingVote Only Once And Never Have To Vote Again! Get Future Gov’t Policies For The Unforeseen Future, No Matter Who’s Governing!
Susan Delacourt points this out in her blog this morning. Some examples are cited. One of which, the most obvious and recent, was in this legislation to scrap the long gun registry, those Harpercons have decided to scrap all the data that came with it, yanno, to make sure that not only put . . . → Read More: Vote Only Once And Never Have To Vote Again! Get Future Gov’t Policies For The Unforeseen Future, No Matter Who’s Governing!
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Chris Hedges Discusses OWS On Charlie Rose
Just back from my hiatus, I found a very recent Charlie Rose interview with the always articulate Chris Hedges and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now. It is well-worth watching as a primer for both the Occupy Movement and the corporate dominance that has tu…
Continue readingSorry if The Occupy Movement Puts a Kink In Your Plans, Mr. Mayor
Believe it or not, I’m not talking about Mayor Boss Hogg and sidekick Donut Dougy. No, I’m talking about Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver. You see, boys ‘n’ girls, Mayor Robertson is starting to feel a little antsy these days, wondering when or how to end Occupy Vancouver.
Robertson said the city wants . . . → Read More: Sorry if The Occupy Movement Puts a Kink In Your Plans, Mr. Mayor
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Sadly, there’s an issue that is tearing Occupy Wall Street asunder and may end its presence in Zuccotti Park tomorrow, and it’s this: Drums. According to a feverish call for help that went out today at N+1mag.com, rogue drummers are causing trouble at OWS: A trusted friend and respected activist sent the following notes, explaining […]
Death By Trolley: Support Occupy Wall Street Through Blog-Bombing
What is Blog-Bombing? The term is inspired by the concept of Tweet-Bombing, in which many Tweeters engage en masse in tweeting a particular message in order to fill the Tweetosphere with the message. In the case of Blog-Bombing, the idea is for bloggers to make regular (e.g., daily, every few days) quick blog posts in […]
NEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Why Occupy Wall Street?
I don’t think you can view the documentary film “Inside Job,” and not be clear on what the Occupy movement is all about. It’s about the criminals who have savaged our economic system for greed and their own personal gain. It’s about the lives they have ruined and the need
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Why Occupy Wall Street?
I don’t think you can view the documentary film “Inside Job,” and not be clear on what the Occupy movement is all about. It’s about the criminals who have savaged our economic system for greed and their own personal gain. It’s about the lives they have ruined and the need
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: Why Occupy Wall Street?
I don’t think you can view the documentary film “Inside Job,” and not be clear on what the Occupy movement is all about. It’s about the criminals who have savaged our economic system for greed and their own personal gain. It’s about the lives they have…
Continue readingOWS Akbar!
In the relentless race to discredit Occupy Wall Street, wingnuts have finally drawn their ultimate weapon. That’s right… ISLAMACISISISTS!!! About 60 members from the Council on American-Islamic Relations – New York held a prayer service amid the anti-banking demonstration, with the prayer leader calling out, “Allahu Akbar” (“Allah is the most powerful of all”) and […]
Canadian Progressive World: Global Occupy Movement Made in Canada
The global Occupy Movement arrived in Canada nearly a month after the first Occupy Wall Street protest. But, the movement is a made-in-Canada thing. Pages: 1 2
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Occupy Wall Street vs the GOP leadership contest
Since the 2010 midterms, the dominant topic in American domestic politics has been on deficit reduction. The rhetoric built up for a while and then culminated in the twin crises over the potential government shut down and then the raising of the debt c…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why the Occupy Movement Can’t Fail
I went down to the Occupy Toronto campground yesterday, just as the protesters were setting off on a march to City Hall. So naturally I followed them, and had a great time.Only to discover later, much to my surprise, that according to some in the …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: It’s Not About Occupying Wall Street But How Best to "Occupy" Ourselves
In the 1960s, college and university campuses, known for their apathy, began to erupt into political activism. Rosa Parks, the black woman who refused to move to the back of the bus, inspired many to stand up, or perhaps more appropriately, “sit-in”, f…
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