Could a New Level of Protests Transform America?
Reading Time: 17 minutes Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, and even the Trump and Sanders campaigns might just be the beginning of a new level of protests.
Classic Who: FBI, Snipers & Occupy
Reading Time: 8 minutes On the fifth anniversary of the occupation of New York’s Zuccotti Park, read this classic WhoWhatWhy story revealing a secret contingency plan to assassinate Occupy Wall Street protesters in Texas.
Occupy’s $4M Shot Across the Bow of Student Lenders
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Occupy movement just wiped out $4 million in student debt. It’s a drop in a $1.2 trillion bucket, but it’s a start toward tackling what could be another economic bubble waiting to explode.
Corporate Personhood in the Fast Lane: Jonathan Frieman, Citizen, Takes a Stand
Reading Time: 6 minutes Russ Baker interviews Jonathan Frieman, who took an unusual stand against corporate personhood. Frieman was stopped in October by a sheriff in Marin County (a San Francisco suburb)—for driving solo in the lane for high-occupancy vehicles. He then pulled out corporate papers and argued that he was traveling with another person—since corporations count as persons. In January, he got his day in court. He didn’t win, but he did show how creative approaches can make people pay attention. His action drew local and national media coverage.
I Spy An Occupy: Obama’s DHS Surveils Legit Protesters
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Obama Administration is not being completely straight with us when it comes to the Occupy protests. A growing body of documentation suggests that the Department of Homeland Security is deeply involved in coordinating surveillance of protesters—and maybe more.
ClassicWHO: US Government on Rights of Foreigners…Vs. Americans
Reading Time: 1 minute Video powerfully contrasts US government rhetoric about “the people” in other countries and their right to peacefully protest, and the crackdown on similar protest at home.
Subprime (Editorial) Real Estate: Why greed stories are for everyone
Reading Time: 2 minutes What happened to the guys who ruined our economy, making a huge profit by betting mortgages would tank? They’re making another huge profit, betting mortgages soar. But only other investors are supposed to be interested in this little non-morality play?
Occupy’s 99 Pledge
Reading Time: 1 minute So those wacky “Occupy” folks don’t have a clear picture of what they want? So they’re just a bunch of people who enjoy protesting? Watch this—from little Ole Occupy Santa Fe.
An Open Letter to NYT Staffers: Leave the Plantation and Join Us
Reading Time: 4 minutes The New York Times staff are in (partial) revolt. But it’s corporate-owned media that is truly revolting. Here’s a solution: let’s build something better, together.
Obama’s Only Friend Left?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Obama’s circle of friends shrinks. But “interesting” banker Robert Wolf remains. 99 percent, meet the One Percent, and their man with the president.
One Farmer’s Powerful Plea: Stop Monsanto
Reading Time: 1 minute How evil is Monsanto? Let this farmer tell his stunning story….
Worth Watching: Videos From Around the World This Week
Reading Time: 2 minutes How to turn junk mail into a form of protest, what it’s like to be clinically dead for an hour, and bizarre beach creatures.
Corporate Media Stumped on How to Cover the Occupy Movement
Reading Time: 3 minutes The New York Times’ Public Editor ponders how to cover the protests breaking out throughout America and the world, and turns to colleagues at other news organizations for guidance. How clueless can the establishment be? Read on.
Worth Watching: Videos From Around the World This Week
Reading Time: 3 minutes Protests Then and Now, Space-Age Science, And Stone-Age Art.
Speaks for Itself: US Government on Rights of Foreigners…vs. Americans
Reading Time: 1 minute Video powerfully contrasts US government rhetoric about “the people” in other countries and their right to peacefully protest, and the crackdown on similar protest at home.
Worth Watching: Social Networking The Old-Fashioned Way, Around The World In 60 Seconds, And Kanellos The Protesting Dog
Reading Time: 1 minute A few videos offering you an alternative to Facebook, an orbit over the auroras, and a dog fed up with Greek austerity measures.