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Sep 30, 2012 by Mark Webster
Amy Goodman Green Festival DC September 29, 2012
Green Festival: Amy Goodman: Democracy is a Process — Everyday You Must Fight For It
Wisconsin Labor Unions Protests 2011
Occupy Will Be Back by Chris Hedges
by Chris Hedges
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June 18, 2012 Continue reading
When Will American Labor Connect the Dots? by Philip A. Farruggio
by Philip A. Farruggio
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June 10, 2012
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In Wisconsin and in two major cities in California, voters (made up mostly of working folks) chose to restrict the benefit packages and wage increases for public service AKA government employees. Some say that since most of the workers in these places, and throughout America, are employed by the private sector, the attitude became one of resentment. The private sector and non union (in most cases) workers were fed up of seeing their counterparts getting better benefit packages and wage increases. I call it Interclass warfare. Continue reading
Capitalism Is The Crisis with Chris Hedges, Derrick Jensen (2011; must-see)
with Chris Hedges
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August 10, 2011
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CapitalismCrisis on Aug 9, 2011 Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Injustices are Everywhere, So Resist!
by Chris Hedges
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May 4, 2011
Updated: May 10, 2011 added link to the transcript of the Q&A.
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Transcripts: This Time We’re Taking the Whole Planet With Us by Chris Hedges
[…] Civilizations rise, decay and die. Time, as the ancient Greeks argued, for individuals and for states is cyclical. As societies become more complex they become inevitably more precarious. They become increasingly vulnerable. And as they begin to break down there is a strange retreat by a terrified and confused population from reality, an inability to acknowledge the self-evident fragility and impending collapse. The elites at the end speak in phrases and jargon that do not correlate to reality. They retreat into isolated compounds, whether at the court at Versailles, the Forbidden City or modern palatial estates. […] Continue reading
Press Conference for May Day 2011 Union Square + Protest videos
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Updated: May 1, 2011 added protest videos
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PeoplesVideo on Apr 30, 2011
Dennis Kucinich takes on Gov. Scott Walker on Union Busting
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by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
Washington D.C.
April 14, 2011
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Admits that Stripping Collective Bargaining Rights of Workers “Not a Fiscal Issue” – Does Not Save Taxpayers “Any” Money
Kucinich Proves Political Motivation of Attack on Government Workers
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today scored an admission from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker that his decision to strip the rights of public workers to bargain collectively “doesn’t save any” money for the Wisconsin taxpayers.
See video [below].
Noam Chomsky on Obama, the financial crisis, the Middle East and more
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On Thursday, 10th March 2011, Hicham Yezza, editor-in-chief of Ceasefire Magazine, conducted an interview with world-renowned linguist, philosopher and political analyst Noam Chomsky.
Ralph Nader: ObamaBush, a seamless transition
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AlJazeeraEnglish on Mar 21, 2011
17 Mar 2011 In Wisconsin, hundreds of thousands of people are protesting against a controversial bill that would take away state workers” rights to collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions.
Supporters of workers” unions accuse conservatives of trying to break labour unions because they are viewed as the most powerful counterweight to corporate politics. But critics say unions have too much political power and restrain competition.
David DeGraw: Decentralized global rebellion against neoliberal economic policies + A99 Operation Empire State Rebellion
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PressTVGlobalNews on Mar 12, 2011
In this edition of Press TV’s on the edge with Max Keiser, Max discusses the link between the worker’s struggle in Wisconsin and the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia with the journalist and blogger, David DeGraw. DeGraw believes what we are seeing in Wisconsin, Egypt, Tunisia and all over the world is a decentralized global rebellion against neo-liberal global economic policies. He believes the Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, the IMF and the World Bank are the constituents of this destructive force.
Ralph Nader Calls for Impeachment of Obama + Daniel Ellsberg: Obama’s monarchical presidential powers
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Mar. 18, 2011
Daniel Ellsberg Joins Peace Activists Risking Arrest at Protest Marking Iraq War Anniversary, Nader Calls for Impeachment of Obama
Ralph Nader and Daniel Ellsberg plan to participate in a major protest on Saturday in Washington, D.C., to mark the eight-year anniversary of the U.S-led invasion of Iraq. Ellsberg will risk arrest by participating in nonviolent civil disobedience actions by Veterans for Peace, among others, to protest the ongoing military occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. “Innocents are being slaughtered,” Nader says. “Why don’t we say what’s on the minds of many legal experts? That the Obama administration is committing war crimes. And if Bush should have been impeached, Obama should be impeached.” [includes rush transcript]
(starts at 56:26)
Letter to Vice President Joe Biden on Wisconsin Protests by Ralph Nader
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by Ralph Nader
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March 18, 2011
Dear Vice President Biden:
Word has reached us from reliable sources that the unions in Wisconsin tendered an invitation sometime last week or earlier for you to appear at one of the growing rallies in Madison protesting the legislative straitjacketing of public employee unions. Since you have just returned from trips to Russia and other autocratic nations where you talked about facilitating more democracy and competitive elections, it was no surprise for us to hear from our sources that you were eager to go to Madison. After all, you like to call yourself a “union guy”.
President Obama: MIA by Walter Brasch + Kucinich: Where is he?
by Walter Brasch
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March 18, 2011
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As expected, Michael Moore, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka were in Madison, Wisc., to support and rally the workers in their fight against the union-busting governor and Republican-dominated state legislature.
But, so were union members Bradley Whitfield, Susan Sarandon, Tony Shaloub, and dozens of musicians and singers, including Peter Yarrow who, as part of Peter, Paul, and Mary, was at almost every major social protest for more than 40 years.
Legislated Dictatorship: Coming to a State Near You? by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH
by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH
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crossposted on Buzzflash.com
March 17, 2011
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In the past, modern dictatorships have been established in a variety of ways. In 1919, in response to a short-lived communist revolution, the King of Hungary appointed the first modern civilian absolute ruler, Admiral Nicholas Horthy, who became the first fascist dictator in history. In 1922, after much maneuvering, Benito Mussolini organized the “March on Rome” by his unofficial “Black Shirt” militia. King Vittorio Emmanuel III acquiesced in replacing the sitting Prime Minister chosen by Parliament with Mussolini. By 1924, with the acquiescence of Italian ruling class, Mussolini had established himself as dictator and in fact coined the modern meaning of the word “fascist” to describe his form of absolute rule.
“Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand” by Chris Hedges
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March 14, 2011
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The liberal class is discovering what happens when you tolerate the intolerant. Let hate speech pollute the airways. Let corporations buy up your courts and state and federal legislative bodies. Let the Christian religion be manipulated by charlatans to demonize Muslims, gays and intellectuals, discredit science and become a source of personal enrichment. Let unions wither under corporate assault. Let social services and public education be stripped of funding. Let Wall Street loot the national treasury with impunity. Let sleazy con artists use lies and deception to carry out unethical sting operations on tottering liberal institutions, and you roll out the welcome mat for fascism.
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