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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Sons of Oligarchy: Frank Luntz Seizes the Gavel
In a few short days 2012 shall be upon us. The election year will be official and the real fight for the interests of the financially disenfranchised begins. Believe what you will about the camps, the strikes, the petitions and … Continue reading
Move to Amend: 9 Questions with National Action Coordinator Steve Justino
1.Could you tell us about the upcoming Occupy the Courts rally on January 20th, 2012? OCCUPY THE COURTS (OTC) is a national day of action protesting the Supreme Court’s odious 2010 ruling in Citizens’ United v. FEC and demanding the passage, … Continue reading
House Members Introduce a Bi-Partisan Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Last week, John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced a constitutional amendment aimed at attacking Citizens United V. FEC. The Yarmuth-Jones amendment becomes the latest in a long list of legislation recently introduced by members of Congress targeting the … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles, Citizens United, Constitutional Amendment, John Yarmuth, Walter Jones
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Occupy the Courts! .99 Commits to the January Protests Against Citizens United.
“Occupy the Courts’ is a phrase, a concept, a suggestion that has bounced around within the uprising that has come to be called the 99% movement almost since its inception. For some it has been a response to the constant … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles, Cornel West, move to amend, occupy the courts
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Wall Street on the Waterfront: Scenes from the Port of Oakland
The picture mail started hitting my cell at a few minutes before 6am. I recognized the number and I knew what it meant. Ben Sizemore had gone down to blockade the Port of Oakland and his pictures would be headed … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders Introduces Amendment to Repeal Citizens United
On Thursday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) became the latest member of Congress to introduce a constitutional amendment aimed at repealing the contentious Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Committee ruling. In Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruled that political spending … Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren vs. Scott Brown, Democracy’s Line in the Sand?
In the camps and the marches of the Occupy movement they chant “Show me what democracy looks like… This is what democracy looks like!” Its stirring, it’s empowering, and it is purely rhetorical without actual participation in the election process. … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles, campaign finance, Elizabeth Warren, Occupy Wall Street, Scott Brown
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Us Against Them 2012
These are not tranquil times. The current economic situation does not allow for a universal sense of membership in an ‘American Community’ that stretches across class and station in life. The prolonged misdeeds and misadventures of one end of the … Continue reading