Tomgram: Nomi Prins, A World That Is the Property of the 1%
Wall Street, Banks, and Angry Citizens: The Inequality Gap on a Planet Growing More Extreme
Marc Ash: Socialism? Let’s Cut to the Chase
“A basic principle of modern state capitalism is that costs and risks are socialized to the extent possible, while profit is privatized.” – Noam Chomsky
▶ “Revolution” The Beatles
Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out
Henry A. Giroux | Authoritarianism, Class Warfare and the Advance of Neoliberal Austerity Policies
The stories that now dominate the European and North American landscape are not about economic reform; instead, they embody what stands for common sense among market and religious fundamentalists in a number of mainstream political parties: shock-and-awe austerity measures; tax cuts that serve the rich and powerful, and destroy government programs that help the disadvantaged, elderly and sick; attacks on women's reproductive rights; attempts to suppress voter ID laws and rig electoral college votes; full-fledged assaults on the environment; the militarization of everyday life; the destruction of public education, if not critical thought itself; and an ongoing attack on unions, social provisions, and the expansion of Medicaid and meaningful health care reform.
Moberg> In These Times> Wrong Union For the Job> SEIU wants to lead a campaign against the 1%
Protesters march on Wells Fargo during the 2012 SEIU Convention on May 29 in Denver. Wrong Union For the Job SEIU wants to lead a campaign against the 1%. Critics wonder if it can. BY DAVID MOBERG JULY 10, 2012 In These Times Critics of SEIU leadership, from both inside and outside the union, caution More
Moberg> In These Times> Wrong Union For the Job> SEIU wants to lead a campaign against the 1%
Protesters march on Wells Fargo during the 2012 SEIU Convention on May 29 in Denver. Wrong Union For the Job SEIU wants to lead a campaign against the 1%. Critics wonder if it can. BY DAVID MOBERG JULY 10, 2012 In These Times Critics of SEIU leadership, from both inside and outside the union, caution More
Moberg> In These Times> Wrong Union For the Job> SEIU wants to lead a campaign against the 1%
Protesters march on Wells Fargo during the 2012 SEIU Convention on May 29 in Denver. Wrong Union For the Job SEIU wants to lead a campaign against the 1%. Critics wonder if it can. BY DAVID MOBERG JULY 10, 2012 In These Times Critics of SEIU leadership, from both inside and outside the union, caution More
Song> Billy Bragg The World Turned Upside Down
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxW5yvpeHg4&w=420&h=315] In 1649 To St. George's Hill, A ragged band they called the Diggers Came to show the people's will They defied the landlords They defied the laws They were the dispossessed reclaiming what was theirs We come in peace they said To dig and sow We come to work the lands in common More
Song> Billy Bragg The World Turned Upside Down
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxW5yvpeHg4&w=420&h=315] In 1649 To St. George's Hill, A ragged band they called the Diggers Came to show the people's will They defied the landlords They defied the laws They were the dispossessed reclaiming what was theirs We come in peace they said To dig and sow We come to work the lands in common More
99% Spring Has Sprung: Shareholder Actions Underway Across the County
99% Spring Has Sprung: Shareholder Actions Underway Across the County by Mary Bottari April 29, 2012 PRWatch Projects: BanksterUSA The people’s shareholders This spring, in coordinated actions across the country, retirees who lost their pensions, families whose homes are underwater, students with impossible debt, the unemployed and underemployed, family farmers, immigrants, vets and more More
ReOccupyMinneapolis> First-person reports about April 7th actions and arrests
Reports from Osha Karow, Scott Thompson, Polly Kellogg, and Melissa Hill, with links to Nick Rogue’s videos. by Osha Karow on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 12:56pm For those wanting a bit more detailed run-down of Saturday, April 7th’s events, I had typed this little run-down up to send to some local media, but think that it More
Video> Peace Activist, Leah Bolger, Protests the Congressional Super Committee.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZVtPhVBM5Q&w=560&h=315] I will be pleading guilty at a hearing on Thursday, 12 April, 2012. There will be a press conference at 8:30 am that morning in front of the DC Superior Courthouse, 500 Indiana Ave NW, Washington DC. leahpeaceful Join Us! Subscribe to WAMMToday from our blog website and “Follow” us. riseuptimes.wordpress.com. WAMMToday is now on More