Shut Down the School of the Americas We won't stop until the SOA is shut down and the U.S. government has stopped relying on violence - be it military, political, or economic - to enforce its oppressive foreign policy in Latin America and the Carribean. Join us for the 21st anniversary of non-violent protest at More
Waiting for our Tahrir Square Revolution Practicing for the Revolution: Preparing for our Tahrir Square Moment Steve Clemens. Oct. 5, 2011 Mennonista NOTE: To see livestream video of the Washington D.C. protest and occupation, go to October2011.org Peacemaker Kathy Kelly told our new friends, Zahra, Shahrbanoo, and Basir, in Kubul in March, “We didn’t More
Portrait, Robert Reich, 08/16/09. (photo: Perian Flaherty) The Moral Question By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog Reader Supported News 30 September 11 e dodged another shut-down bullet, but only until November 18. That’s when the next temporary bill to keep the government going runs out. House Republicans want more budget cuts as their price More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp0Or4KiGk8&w=560&h=315] Senator Bernie Sanders on Wall Street, the election $$$ system and other current issues. WAMMToday is now on Facebook! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. You may also subscribe to WAMMToday from the blog website.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=961hdw2OgZI&w=560&h=315] The inquisitive women of WAMM (Women Against Military Madness) asked Minneapolis Mall walkers about income disparity and how to fix debt crisis. Cut social programs? Raise taxes? Cut military.
Demonstrators gather in front of a police barricade to call for the occupation of Wall Street, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (CBS News) NEW YORK - A coalition of groups who say they've been inspired by "Arab Spring" protests against Middle Eastern despots has initiated a large, Tahrir Square-like protest More
Despite politicians and the corporate media's work to divide us, 92% of Americans agree that they would prefer to live in a country where the wealth is more equitably distributed! (Norton/Ariely 2011 study). WAMM (Women Against Military Madness) members talk with passersby in downtown Minneapolis about the results of the study. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktC4s3sstM] WAMMToday is More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7oGeyUNZg8&w=560&h=345] http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives One of the many wise and knowledgeable people who have lead the HISTORY DETECTIVES through its investigations over the years was Dr. Howard Zinn. Dr. Zinn passed away this January. In his memory, we'd like to share this extended interview where he tells the rending story of the Bread and Roses strike in More
Hunger in America: 2011 United States Hunger and Poverty Facts World Hunger Education Service Hunger in the United States There has been a dramatic increase in hunger in the United States in the three years, 2008, 2009 and 2010. There appears to be a slight decrease in hunger in 2011, as the economy improves. Statistics More
Most Americans oppose rule by the corporatocracy but don't have the tools to fight back. Here are three things we need to create a real people's movement. 10 Steps to Defeat the Corporatocracy Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet Submitted by David Culver The majority of Americans oppose the corporatocracy (rule by giant corporations, the extremely wealthy More
Arrests: 522 Bill McKibben: We Still Need You Here in DC News — August 29, 2011 @ 6:42 pm [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZybFW9d4zQg] Sign up to join here: www.tarsandsaction.org/sign-up Continue reading “Bill McKibben: We Still Need You Here in DC” » Aug 29 Press Release: Largest Day of Arrests Yet at White House Pipeline Protest WASHINGTON, DC – America’s top More
Deal With It They Died in Vain By Ray McGovern Counterpunch August 8, 2011 Thanks to Coleen Rowley for recommending this article. Many of those preaching at American church services Sunday extolled as "heroes" the 30 American and 8 Afghan troops killed Saturday west of Kabul, when a helicopter on a night mission More
