Archive for November, 2011

Chicago Occupier: “Not the first time kids have stood up for other people’s rights.”

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Occupy Chicago guards first aid tent. The day after she got out of jail, Martese Chism gave an interview to Mike Malloy on his nightly radio talk show.1 On Saturday, October 22nd, Chism, and her fellow registered nurse, Jan Rodolfo, were manning the first aid tent at Occupy Chicago in Grant Park, when police came […]

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Obama Backs Protesters’ Rights — in Egypt

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Tahrir Square, Cairo, 2011-02-08 (monasosh) Between the Arab Spring uprising in Egypt, and its successor Occupy uprising in America, President Obama has had different reactions.1 On January 28th, right after police cracked-down on Egyptian protesters to clear Tahrir Square in Cairo, President Obama made strong remarks:2 3As the situation continues to unfold, our first concern […]

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Welcome to the Plutonomy Backlash

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Occupy Cleveland – circa 2011-10-21 “Welcome to the Plutonomy Machine,” began a 2005 report by three Citigroup analysts to their investor clients.1 The report called the United States a “plutonomy” — an “economy powered by the wealthy,” where “there is no such animal as ‘the U.S. Consumer’ …” There are rich consumers, few in number, […]

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