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Author Archives: Dan OMahony
Sons of Oligarchy: Mitt Romney, Sergeant at Arms.
He’s donned his colors. He has his eyes on the top spot and is making his move, but right now Mitt Romney is standing strong as the protector of the great lie, “Corporations are people my friend.” The tone deaf … Continue reading
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
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
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
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