George W. Bush cancels visit to Swiss charity gala over fears he could be arrested on torture charges
by MailOnline
on November 28, 2011
Change of plan: George W. Bush has cancelled a visit to Geneva for a charity gala over fears he could be arrested on torture charges.
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Occupy Congress: Norman Solomon Sees a Role for Progressive Legislators
by Robert Jenson, CommonDreams
on November 28, 2011
Conventional politics in the United States focuses on elections, while left activists typically argue that political change comes not from electing better politicians but building movements strong enough to force politicians to accept progressive change.
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Materialism Must End
by David Swanson, RootsAction
on November 25, 2011
In recent days people have camped out in line for big box stores and then fought each other, inlcuding with guns and with papper spray, for the best bargains.
Truthout: Despite Supercommittee Failure, Republicans Intend to Get Their Pound of Flesh in 2012
by Jack Rasmus, Truthout
on November 23, 2011
The collapse of the supercommittee's effort to produce a joint package of recommendations for deficit reduction proves conclusively that, for Republicans and their corporate allies, deficit reduction is, and always has been, a secondary objective. The primary objective is to protect and expand the Bush tax cuts.
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Cities With Budget Woes Sell Out to Highest Bidder
by Carla K. Johnson via CommonDreams
on November 22, 2011
CHICAGO — Seven vinyl banners draped this month along one of Chicago's most iconic bridges, advertisements some have dubbed "a visual crime" and "commercial graffiti," are reviving a debate about how governments raise money in tough economic times.
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The roots of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying
by Glenn Greenwald via Salon.com
on November 21, 2011
The now-viral video of police officers in their Robocop costumes sadistically pepper-spraying peaceful, sitting protesters at UC-Davis (details here) shows a police state in its pure form. It’s easy to be outraged by this incident as though it’s some sort of shocking aberration, but that is exactly what it is not. The Atlantic‘s Garance Franke-Ruta adeptly demonstrates with an assemblage of video how common such excessive police force has been in response to the Occupy protests. Along those lines, there are several points to note about this incident and what it reflects:
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Interview with a pepper-sprayed UC Davis student
by Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing.com
on November 21, 2011
22-year-old UC Davis student W. (name withheld by request) was one of the students pepper-sprayed at point-blank range Friday by Lt. John Pike while seated on the ground, arms linked and silent.
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UC Chancellor Walk of Shame
by Aimee Allison
on November 21, 2011
After the U.C. Davis police pepper-sprayed non-violence student protesters at an Occupy protest, she walks past hundreds of students in a "walk of shame."
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Truthout: Supercommittee Deadlock: Heads They Win, Tails We Lose
by Ellen Brown via Truthout
on November 18, 2011
It is no great surprise that with only days to go, the Congressional "supercommittee," given the Herculean task of carving an additional $1.2 trillion out of the federal budget, has failed to reach agreement. Why should six Republicans and six Democrats with diametrically opposed views agree in a few weeks, when Congress couldn't shake hands on it after months of wrangling, despite the guillotine blade of a federal default hanging over their heads?
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Debt brings college students into Occupy camp
by Andrew Ross, SF Chronicle
on November 16, 2011
Two-thirds of new college graduates last year had student loans to repay. The average amount: $25,520. The total amount owed in student loans nationwide is close to $1 trillion. The unemployment rate for young college graduates (ages 20-24) is over 9.1 percent, the highest on record.
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