Cornel West and Dennis Trainer arrested at Supreme Court at Occupy DC/October2011 + Speech

Dandelion Salad Updated: Oct. 17, 2011 added West’s speech ncftTV on Oct 16, 2011 For the dedication of the MLK Jr statue, Cornell West decided to get arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court to protest the Citizens United case. JOIN US http://october2011.org

Rumble from the people by Ralph Nader + Occupy Orlando

Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page Oct. 14, 2011 Inside the barricading bubbles surrounding the Wall Street plutocrats and the Washington oligarchs who service them, there must be worry. After three years of disclosed “lying, cheating and stealing” as one prosecutor put it, with nary a visible stir from the masses, suddenly the [...]

The Public Option in Banking: Another Look at the German Model by Ellen Brown + Keiser Report: Dog & Pony Show

by Ellen Brown Featured Writer Dandelion Salad webofdebt.com Oct. 13, 2011 Publicly-owned banks were instrumental in funding Germany’s “economic miracle” after the devastation of World War II.  Although the German public banks have been targeted in the last decade for takedown by their private competitors, the model remains a viable alternative to the private profiteering being [...]

Occupy Wall Street: Potentials and limitations of the 2011 American Protests by Fazal Rahman, Ph.D.

by Fazal Rahman, Ph.D. Guest Writer Dandelion Salad October 12, 2011 Spontaneous nature and origin of the protests In absence of organization or direction from a political party or organization, the 2011 American Protests-being called the Occupy Wall Street-can only be described as spontaneous in their origin and nature, a manifestation of rage against high [...]

Chomsky on civil disobedience and creating a just society (1971)

Dandelion Salad munderlarkst on Oct 13, 2011 Amazing how pertinent this still is today — from “Justice vs. Power” debate between Chomsky and Foucault, 1971.