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
The price of 9/11 Ten years after 9/11, al-Qaeda has been greatly weakened; but the price paid by the US was enormous, and unnecessary. Joseph E Stiglitz Last Modified: 05 Sep 2011 14:59 Al Jazeera George W Bush's war in Iraq was 'the first war in history paid for entirely on credit' [GALLO/GETTY] The September 11, More
Minnesota Nurses [ustream vid=17006557 hid=0 w=480 h=386] Video streaming by Ustream Nurses Protest in 60 Cities, Demanding Tax on Wall Street Mischa Gaus | September 2, 2011 Labor Notes Thousands of nurses and supporters descended on their local Congressional offices nationwide Thursday, demanding Wall Street pay for the crisis it created. In Boston, a town More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vthOXlzUJG8&w=560&h=349] The intrepid WAMM Mall crew probed current issues with the noon crowd on the Nicollet Mall.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcggXCxuy0E&w=425&h=349] "Action is the Antidote to Despair" The "Billionaires" note that people on the street are noticeably angrier with the current state of affairs. WAMM (Women Against Military Madness) has been interviewing people all summer at Nicollet Mall on Farmers' Market Thursdays. We weren't able to get video of all the people who are More
"This takes the cake ..." Commentary by Diane Steen-Hinderlie To default on the national debt reflects what's happened over the last generation: defaulting on the social contract of having high individual pay results in correspondingly higher revenues for the public good. Since the latter '80s I've expressed concern about out-of-control CEOpay (with the rest left More
Chance favors the concentration of wealth A new model predicts that chance pushes wealth into the hands of a few. By Deane Morrison July 25, 2011 University of Minnesota Most of the wealth in our society is invested in businesses or other ventures that may or may not pan out. Thus, chance plays a More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDjQ1Zu4uHQ&w=425&h=349] "Billionaires" thank Minnesota state legislators for pushing the ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) agenda - putting the needs of the wealthy and the corporations before those of the common folk. State Senator Dan Hall asks them to leave when he is questioned about ALEC. WAMM (Women Against Military Madness) are the activists talking More
Tomgram: Andy Kroll, How the Oligarchs Took America Posted by Andy Kroll December 2, 2010. (Editor’s note: An older article, but still applicable now.) Tomgram: We already know that it’s party time for the financial elite who gave real meaning to the phrase “economic meltdown” in 2008, that bonuses are soaring, that corporate profits for the third quarter of 2010 More
The Guardian / By Dean Baker July 11, 2011 | From Alternet.com Stealing from Social Security Is NOT a Debt Solution -- Why Do the Media Promote This Dangerous Myth? Pursuing a plan to kill social security, politicians are relying on a credulous public and compliant media to ramp up debt panic. The conventional wisdom More
Billionaires Told Off!!! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOYy03yVfFs&w=425&h=349] WAMM "Billionaires" met this remarkable women when we were talking with passersby in downtown Minneapolis. WAMM (Women Against Military Madness) members were satirizing the outrageous situation where the Legislature had shut down the state government rather than modestly raise the taxes of the wealthiest.
People and Power: The Indignants Why Spain's young people took to the streets in protest at the economic crisis gripping their country. [And were joined by Spanish citizens of all ages and backgrounds.] Posted on english.aljazeera.net Demonstrations, marches, rallies. For months now hundreds of thousands of Europeans have been expressing their anger at government imposed austerity measures. Recently More
