September 2011
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“The protesters appeared to be a motley assortment of slackers, students,...”
– John Cassidy, in his piece for The New Yorker on the Occupy Wall Street protests. Recommended among Good Reads from the Monitor’s international desk.
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Declaration of the Occupation of New York City →
occupytheplanet:
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.
As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our...
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Governments Co-opting Internet Firms for... →
futurejournalismproject:
Via Reuters, from an Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi:
Internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook are increasingly co-opted for surveillance work as the information they gather proves irresistible to law enforcement agencies, Web experts said this week.
Although such companies try to keep their users’ information private, their business models depend...
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Occupy Wall Street Protests Poised to Grow Rapidly... →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
The “Occupy Wall Street” protests, now entering their third week, are poised to get a whole lot bigger than its core of 200 to 300 people, potentially even exceeding the protesters original goals of 20,000 demonstrators, thanks to recent pledges of support from some of New York City’s largest labor unions and community groups.
On Tuesday, over 700 uniformed pilots,...
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“While talking of his feelings of grievance, he chose his words carefully. Very...”
– Ray Suarez recalls a 2001 interview with Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-citizen linked to al-Qaida, who was killed in Yemen Friday.
The video and more from Ray
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“This administration actually is what the Bush administration claimed to be: a...”
– The Un-Bush, Andrew Sullivan
The other side of the argument
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NYC: Community / Labor March to Wall Street →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
Wednesday, October 5 · 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Gather at City Hall, 250 Broadway
Union workers and community members impacted by the economic crisis have been demanding that Wall Street and the wealthiest New Yorker’s pay their fair share of taxes. Let’s march down to Wall Street to welcome the protesters and show the faces of New Yorkers hardest hit by corporate greed. ...
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“To start assassinating American citizens without charges - we should think very...”
– Ron Paul
“Al-Awlaki was born here, he’s an American citizen, he was never tried or charged for any crimes” -Ron Paul
@RodrigoEBR
This is a case, alabeit own hiandsight, that should be taken up by the DoJ followed by the Supreme Court - its a serious situation
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“Revisionist theory thus places itself in a dilemma. Either the socialist...”
– Reform or Revolution, 1900. Rosa Luxemburg. (via syeda)
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Watchthementalrevolt:
How To Create An Angry American
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“Well, I’ve changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done...”
– Miles Davis to Nancy Reagan at a White House dinner in 1987 after she’d inquired as to what he’d done with his life to merit an invitation. source (via theadrianflores)
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38,000 NYC Transit Workers To Join Occupy Wall... →
cognitivedissonance:
Up until this announcement, the Occupy Wall Street movement has been unwieldy and somewhat lacking in a coherent voice, but that’s all about the change. New York City labor unions have decided to descend upon the streets of Lower Manhattan on Friday.
The leadership of the Transit Workers Union Local 100—comprised of subway and bus workers—voted unanimously to support the...
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America needs its own "Spring" | David Talbot →
theamericanbear:
I’m looking forward to this:
I founded Salon 16 years ago because I thought the country needed a strong, independent news operation. The Web gave my collaborators and me a platform for free and spirited journalism, and we took full advantage of it. For the first time in my life as a journalist, we — editors, reporters, critics and designers — were in sole control of our work,...
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