What Media Pundits Don’t Understand
Robert Hackett, a professor in the school of communication at Simon Fraser University and a research associate at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ B.C. Office, has written an incisive…
Occupy Wall Street
Why Wall Street is being Occupied – in two sentences
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Vote 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…
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…
Sorry 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…
Drums
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
OWS 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…
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
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…