Building Bridges Radio: Occupy Wall Street Wins, Then Celebrates with...
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View ArticlePolitical Dissent in a Time of (Economic) Crisis
My spouse, Leaves on the Current, an active member of the American Studies Association, told me to feel free to distribute widely the following statement:Political Dissent in a Time of (Economic)...
View ArticleHow to Drive a Giant Truck Through the "Government Caused the Economic...
Have you heard this one:The government forced banks to make bad loans and caused the economic crisis.If you haven't, you probably haven't talked to any conservatives lately.Be thankful though when...
View Article"Lost Decades" Key to Electoral Victory in 2012?
This diary is short, and may break some rules. If so, I apologize in advance. I also apologize if this has already been brought up, I haven't been around as much lately, even lost my TU status.But, I...
View ArticleSweetheart deal on bank fraud would give Obama 'zero credibility' to run...
A couple of weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that "dramatic enforcement actions" against Wall Street would be coming, only to be greeted with skepticism. That reaction turned out to...
View ArticleAnother one bites the dust: Berlusconi loses majority, will resign within 20...
After the first rumors yesterday that his resignation was "imminent", followed by denial, and then followed by a parliamentary vote that proved he no longer has an absolute majority, Berlusconi final...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges Radio: Unemployment Insurance Cuts and Goldman Sachs Protest...
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View ArticleCalifornia Faculty Union goes on strike
Thursday, Nov 17, thousands of faculty members made history by participating in the first-ever strike of the California State University system. The message to the Chancellor was loud and clear from...
View ArticleThe Goldman Sachs Project to take over the world
Sometimes a person or organization becomes so powerful and Evil that they appear cartoonish. It might seem impossible to find a similar character outside of a James Bond movie. After all, who really...
View ArticleNBC To Air Two Hour Propaganda Tribute to Banksters Tonight
In a gambit to promote its charitable work — and maybe polish its image, which has suffered since the financial collapse in 2008 — JPMorgan Chase is financing and sponsoring the “American Giving...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges Radio: Newark Unemployment Protest in 6th Month is a Model...
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View ArticleAmericans Demonstrate Changed Attitudes Towards Poverty Since the 2008...
Since household income has been declining over time (and proportionally fewer individuals earn more than twice the poverty level), the silver lining of the 2008 economic crisis might be that more...
View ArticleTwo must-read books
Here are my recommendations for two books you must read, now."Winner Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class," Jacob S. Hacker and Paul...
View ArticleEducation Week gives California Schools a D
In January 2012 , Education Week gave California schools a D for k-12 achievement, and an F for school spending. The usually respected newspaper in its annual Quality Counts report gives the state...
View ArticleAmerica 2012 and the Moral Imperative to Walk Away From Big Bank Debt
The wealth of a nation continues to drain from middle America into the vaults of Wall Street. It is time for Americans to set aside their 1970s moral values, and stop paying debts on underwater homes...
View ArticleKrugman: "OWS Has Done A Great Service", Wall St Committed Crimes
A few months ago, I spent 5-6 hours interviewing Paul Krugman for Playboy magazine. It's now on-line here. He speaks candidly--surprise--about the economic misdeeds of Wall Street, the foolishness of...
View ArticleWar In Iran
Arguments that Israel must act against the threat of nuclear progress in Iran are a diversion from where Israel must act to promote its own people and save them from the oppression they live under...
View ArticleYoung socialists organize for a week of protest
YDS mobilizes to participate in protests during National Student Debt Week, Feb.27- March 2, across the country. Over 120 members of the Young Democratic Socialists met in New York City along with Dr....
View ArticleRacism and the Fundraising Congress
The enormous sums already spent, not to mention the giant pile of cash that is about to be spent in the race to the presidency has campaign finance reform on my mind.I believe that where there is a...
View ArticleThe Wall Street Journal Wants You to Rent Until You Die
I'm convinced there are two types of people who read the Wall Street Journal. The first is a very narrow group within the 1% of the wage earners for whom the news of a new addition to the Board of...
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