Christian Groups Make Plans To Protect #OccupyLSX Protesters At St. Paul's Cathedral - http://pulse.me/s/2EP9Z
Monday, October 31, 2011
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Lobbyist on Romney big-money event today in DC: 'Mitt is the guy': http://ping.fm/7uyxP
Photo: Woman in wheelchair engulfed in tear gas cloud at Occupy Oakland protest: http://bit.ly/vdwgsz
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Self-described Redneck Party in Tennessee plans to protest Gov. Walker: http://bit.ly/nL2WRm
Too Many Guns in too many hands: 1 Killed, 7 Injured in Fort Worth Shooting: http://bit.ly/qcPxcn
Demonstrations, Poll Fuel NY Millionaire Tax Push - Long Island Press http://ping.fm/Xlvle
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Occupy Augusta members donate to LePage's food drive - Bangor Daily News http://ping.fm/Lhj48
Hundreds rally in support of Iranian opposition
(AP) http://ping.fm/L4KgPhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111022/ap_on_re_us/us_iran_opposition
Atlanta mayor issues 2nd ultimatum to Occupy Atlanta protesters to leave downtown park or be arrested http://ping.fm/tC2ho
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Thousands join NYC protest against corporate greed - San Francisco Chronicle http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE8b_jCZYA7bMOCL-acbTwmophsxw&url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f%3D/n/a/2011/10/16/national/a011511D41.DTL
Wall Street Protest Rallies at JPMorgan Branch to Close Accounts - San Francisco Chronicle http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHU2qSIUFXP320ty00UpnhbVUmy9w&url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f%3D/g/a/2011/10/16/bloomberg_articlesLT4AA607SXKX.DTL
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Police in Des Moines Take Different Approach than Iowa City, Arrest ‘#OccupyWallStreet’ Protesters http://bit.ly/qzcCfT
OccupyWallStreet sympathizers in Indiana take over Statehouse lawn: http://bit.ly/p5RzqL
Monday, October 10, 2011
Free-Trade Pacts Kill jobs and Labor Rights
This article by David Bacon, appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle:
President Obama broke one of his campaign commitments last week and put up three free-trade agreements for a vote in Congress. Business interests promise they'll bring us jobs. Experience tells us those promises are worthless.
Nineteen years ago, when the North American Free Trade Agreement was before Congress, supporters said it too would create jobs and protect labor rights. Before agreeing to new free-trade treaties with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, Congress should look at the dismal record.
Obama Push for Free Trade Deals "Shows Contempt for Occupy Wall Street"
This commentator gets it right. The article appears in the Huffington Post:
If you thought President Obama's expressions of sympathy for the Occupy Wall Street movement meant he was suddenly going to stand up for "the 99%," think again. Obama has just submitted to Congress the Chamber of Commerce-backed Colombia, Panama, and Korea Free Trade Agreements. And now, thanks to maneuvering by Obama and his business-friendly Chief of Staff William Daley and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, they're on an accelerated schedule in Congress. According to a report in The Hill, they will be voted on Wednesday, where they're expected to pass.
Obama's move is a brazen display of contempt for the Occupy Wall Street movement's calls for jobs, economic, and environmental justice as well as human rights. These trade agreements achieve a rare trifecta of progressive punching: it's hard to imagine a single initiative that at one time could so infuriate anti-corporate activists, labor unions, and environmentalists at the very moment that these disparate movements are finally finding solidarity and support in the streets.
Free Trade Agreement to Become Law Without a Fight
Despite all the marching and protesting, Congress and this President are about to betray the 99% on behalf of the 1%. There was almost nothing said about by the left-wing media that has been so vocal in defense of the rights of working people. Free trade has devastated job creation in America and benefitted corporations that have outsourced our economy. Is it any wonder that Republicans, which opposes everything this President proposes, have supported this FTA. This is an unholy alliance directed at robbing Americans that which they have few of - jobs. And it happened under the very noses of the unions that claim to represent working Americans. This also shows that isn't enough to just march and decry the control Wall St. has over America. We need to stand for and against specific policies that the government is foisting on us:
Congress is expected to approve free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that have been pending since the presidency of George W. Bush. Supporters of the treaties -- the first completed in the Obama administration -- say the pacts could boost exports by $13 billion a year and foster tens of thousands of American jobs.
The House takes up the three agreements on Tuesday, along with legislation pushed by Obama and Democrats to help workers displaced by foreign trade. Both chambers could sign off on the measures by Wednesday night.
...Opponents argue that the currency sanctions would do little to help the U.S. job market because more expensive Chinese goods would simply be replaced by goods from other low-wage countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh. They say companies such as Wal-Mart would continue buying Chinese items because they are deeply involved in investment in China, a fast-growing export market.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
There is a strong correlation between corporate investment and jobs created: http://bit.ly/noRQrP
Howard Schultz: Defund the politicians, Washington is “Dysfunctional”: http://bit.ly/oA2vJe
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Iraq, siding with Iran, sends essential aid to Syria's Assad - Washington Post http://ping.fm/7lAA3
Syrian Security Forces Fire on Kurdish Mourners - Wall Street Journal http://ping.fm/ypRqY
Killing of Opposition Leader in Syria Provokes Kurds - New York Times http://ping.fm/RcinZ
Andrew M. Cuomo announced plans to give $400 million in taxpayer incentives to a host of corporate giants with a track record of outsourcing American jobs. http://bit.ly/rqdNrI
Friday, October 7, 2011
U.S. Park Police say second day of "occupation" of FreedomPlaza has been peaceful so far; no arrests. occupydc #o... http://ping.fm/sE31n
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Fewer Workers Insured As More Are Employed Part-Time, Study Finds: http://huff.to/mZVeUf
US Turns Blind Eye To Colombia’s Questionable Human Rights Record: http://bit.ly/p5lKyX OccupyWallStreet OccupyDC
Central America murder rate near crisis point: U.N.
(Reuters) http://ping.fm/GIulvhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111006/wl_nm/us_un_homicide
Pat Buchanan: Both Parties to Blame for Exporting Jobs which has Destroyed the Middle Class: http://bit.ly/oX2XUc
Unions lend muscle, resources to Wall St. protests - "We're in it together, and we're in it for the long haul.": http://bit.ly/q0Ufz4
Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list'
(Reuters) http://ping.fm/byxC3http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111006/ts_nm/us_cia_killlist
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Democrats Resist Colombia Free-Trade Accord on Lack of Worker Protection - Bloomberg http://ping.fm/KmjR9
Cuts to heating assistance could devastate poor Michigan residents http://ping.fm/jGCrG
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
@HuffPostPol: Rick Perry: Longtime defender of the Confederate flag http://huff.to/q0dA3X
The People's Platform - Free Trade Harms America
The People's Platform - Free Trade Harms America
We mustn't remain silent while another free trade agreement passes Congress and destroy millions of more American jobs.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Construction spending increased 1.4 percent in August but remains well below healthy levels http://ping.fm/u70HC
Three Berlusconi Aides to Stand Trial for Allegedly Recruiting Women for Prostitution http://ping.fm/Je1SL
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Free Trade will not help workers in Colombia
This appears in the pro-right, pro-business Washington Times:
President Obama's recently mentioned that free trade agreements are pending approval in Congress. One of these is with Colombia, South America, the country where I was born and where I lived until I was 21 years old.
From that insiders perspective following is my personal knowledge flavored by my understanding of Colombian culture and politics. I also have definite views of what the Free Market treaties have done to our American economy.
Competing on a non-level playing ground has not been very successful for the American worker. Making goods in a country that has rational economic, labor, and environmental structures is a lot more expensive than in a country that doesn't have them.
This combined with very low labor costs makes competition very hard if not impossible.
Mothers With Depression 'Suffer In Silence'
Up to 35,000 mothers each year in England and Wales are struggling with post-natal depression and not getting the help they need, according to a charity poll.
Reports say Tibetans protest in southwest China
(AP) http://ping.fm/F77Mwhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111002/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet_protest
Saturday, October 1, 2011
United Auto Workers Overwhelmingly Vote Down Truck Maker Oshkosh's Contract Offer http://ping.fm/V0zwO
Despite Anti-Terrorism Success, Obamas 2012 Hopes Still Tied to Economy http://ping.fm/H60P2
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