Will Congress disrupt diplomacy? WILLIAM O. BEEMAN, Minneapolis Star Tribune Please take time to Click here to comment on this issue. In an ill-advised piece of legislation, Congress is using opposition to Iran as an excuse to attack President Obama’s executive authority. The “Iran Threat Reduction Act” (HR1905), passed on Nov. 2 by the House Foreign More
Me and OFAC and Ahmed the Egyptian One Citizen’s Misadventure in Securityland By Ann Jones November 3, 2011 TomDispatch Where did I go wrong? Was it playing percussion with an Occupy Wall Street band in Times Square when I was inNew York recently? Or was it when I returned to my peaceful new More
Sunday, November 6, 2 pm The People's Plaza Minneapolis Communal Long House and Tipi A teach in @ Occupy MN, this Sunday, November 6th, beginning at 2 pm. Brought to you by the Sustainable Solutions and Winter Planning working groups. occupymn.org occupympls.org occupywallst.org
Reaping the Whirlwind: The Shadow Side of Imperial Bullying Steve Clemens. November 4, 2011 Mennonista It was in conversation with the Iraqi doctors visiting from Najaf that I inquired about Muqtada al-Sadr and the role he and his militias might play in Iraq after the U.S. uniformed troops leave by the end of this year. More
#OWS: The brand leaders cannot afford to ignore Paul Mason Economics editor, Newsnight November 3, 2011 BBC 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. OECD chief Angel Gurria says the protesters ‘have a point’ More
Image: Julia La Roche for Business Insider Nov 03 11:00 PM Julia La Roche Business Insider The Occupy Wall Streeters turned their ire toward the "evil vampire squid" Goldman Sachs today. The Occupy Wall Streeters, joined by Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West and columnist Chris Hedges, convened at their Zuccotti Park headquarters for More
Veterans March For Occupy Wall Street — And It's Like Nothing You've Ever Seen Before Business Insider November 3, 2011 The march started at the Vietnam Memorial on Water Street. Image: Robert Johnson - Business Insider To see the full slide show click here. Robert Johnson & Linette Lopez WAMMToday is now on Facebook! Check More
Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda By Meredith Aby WAMM Newsletter November 2011 Chicago will host the NATO/G8 summit from May 15-22, 2012. Simultaneously, the U.S.-financed 28-nation military alliance, NATO, is meeting with a summit of the G8 world powers, the main economic council of wealthy nations. The G8 includes the United Kingdom, France, More
Ill Pleut. Greece has poured vinegar on the G20’s frites. Paul Mason Economics editor, Newsnight November 3, 2011 BBC Mark the date: 3 November 2011. In Oakland, California, protesters – including workers – have blocked the operation of a major US port; in New York, one of the world’s top stockbrokers is bust; in Europe More
US Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq Sunday 30 October 2011 TruthOut by: Thom Shanker and Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times News Service | Report United States soldiers performed a closing ceremony on Oct. 20 for a base in Tikrit, now under the control of Iraqi forces. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / More
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Wall Street by the Book Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 8:00pm, October 30, 2011. OWS at Valley Forge A (Self-)Graduation Speech for the Occupiers of Zuccotti Park By Tom Engelhardt Once the Arab Spring broke loose, people began asking me why this country was still so quiet. I would always point out that no one ever More
Activists demonstrate outside of the New York Stock Exchange against Wall Street bonuses, 12/15/10. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Wall Street Isn’t Winning – It’s Cheating By Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone 26 October 11 via Reader Supported News I was at an event on the Upper East Side last Friday night when I got to talking with More
