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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Buddy Roemer: 9 Questions with the GOP Presidential Candidate about Campaign Finance, the 99% and a Possible Split Ticket
{Note: Buddy Roemer shall be appearing on the November 28, 2011 episode of the Rachel Maddow Show. The show airs on MSNBC at 9:00 PM Eastern or 6:00 PM Pacific.) Point Nine Nine does not and will not endorse any … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Roemer, Interviews, Occupy Wall Street, third party
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Occupy Democracy, the Tents Will Be Coming Down.
The tents will be coming down. The banners will be coming down. It will happen at different speeds in different cites but it will happen. The symbolism will need a reboot and for the mainstream media the clashes with police … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Occupy Wall Street
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Occupy America: The World Is Listening, Are We?
America’s most significant populist uprising of the last half century is at a crossroads. From here the prevailing winds within the Occupy movement can blow towards practical applications and real change or they can spin round and round within their … Continue reading
Occupy Oakland: Scenes from the 11/19/2011 Designated Day of Action
In recent weeks Oakland California has emerged as the flash point for some of the most heated and controversial confrontations in the Occupy Movement. Tonight on this designated ‘Day of Action’ Occupy Oakland attempts to establish a new camp in … Continue reading
Update SJR29; Constitutional Amendment to Regulate Campaign Spending
Earlier this month we reported about the Constitutional Amendment, introduced by 6 Democratic senators — Tom Udall (NM), Michael Bennett (CO), Tom Harkin (IA), Dick Durbin (IL), Chuck Schumer (NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Jeff Merkely (OR), granting congress and individual … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles, Citizens United, Constitutional Amendment, SJR29
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Media Blackout. Bloomberg’s Action towards the Press Shows Him as Puppet Master not Public Servant
The justification had worn thin before the story was even widely known. When asked why members of the media had been blocked from the scene of last night’s eviction of Occupy Wall Street, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg claimed … Continue reading
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Eric Griego: 9 Questions with the New Mexico Senator behind the ‘Stand with the 99%’ Petition.
Point Nine Nine does not and will not endorse any political candidates. That said, Senator Eric Griego of New Mexico represents a unique perspective. He’s spent time at Occupy Albuquerque and has participated in numerous demonstrations on behalf of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Griego, Interviews, John Boehner, Occupy Albuquerque
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We are Political. We are not Vague.
You could hear it in the elated screams from members of Organized Labor in Ohio last night. You could witness it in the relieved sighs of young southern women as an idiotic and totalitarian ‘personhood’ bill that would’ve mangled their … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles, House Of Representatives, Occupy Wall Street, Voting
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New Polling Shows a Majority of Americans Share Many of the Same Views as Occupy Protesters.
The latest Wall St. Journal/NBC poll, released Tuesday, shows a majority of those polled having an overall favorable opinion of the occupations, supporting tax increases on wealthy Americans and corporations, and supporting President Obama’s Jobs Bill. Most of the polling focused … Continue reading
Henry Rollins: 9 Questions with the Legendary Frontman about the Mainstream Media, So-called Class Warfare and the Political Necessities facing the 99% Movement
Over the last three decades Henry Rollins has amassed a body of work as an author, singer, actor, and spoken word artist that has come to define him as a unique counter cultural icon. Recently he took the time to … Continue reading
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