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America Beyond Capitalism: Is It Possible? | | AlterNet
Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 6:46 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
Thousands of co-ops, worker-owned businesses, land trusts, and municipal enterprises are quietly beginning to democratize the deep substructure of the American economic system.
OpEdNews - Activist Post: Leaked: US to Start
Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 5:52 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)
Perhaps the most shocking piece of information exposed by the cables is the fact that these U.S. diplomats are actually working directly for biotech corporations like Monsanto.
OpEdNews - Article: From Now On ... Our Biggest Mistake is Believing We Are Free
Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 8:05 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)
By signing this perversion, Constitutional professor Barack Obama has put himself above the Constitution. From now on the President of the United States is a king. We have to depend upon his noblesse oblige to keep us out of the gulag.
OpEdNews - Article: Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Into Law
Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 6:29 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)
On December 31, when most U.S. citizens were distracted with New Year's holiday plans, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law. This law authorizes the President of the United States to order the U.S.
Printing: It's Official: Gov Stats Shows the Middle Class is Dead
Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 6:23 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)
It's offical, the middle class is dead. Recently released US Bureau of Labor Statistic and Federal Reserve data show the "average American family" can't afford the average single family house... depended on their employer for health care insurance or went without...
Montana High Court Says 'Citizens United' Does Not Apply In Big Sky State | | AlterNet
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 11:52 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
The Montana Court vigorously upheld the state’s right to regulate how corporations can raise and spend money after a secretive Colorado corporation, Western Tradition Partnership, and a Montana sportsman’s group and local businessman sued to overturn a 1912 state law …
OpEdNews - Article: Let's Sit This One Out
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 9:10 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)
The three words at the start of our Constitution--We the People--make it a revolutionary document every bit as much as it is a legal one.
Rocky Anderson FULL INTERVIEW on 2012 Run w/ Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks, CurrentTV 12/22/2011 - YouTube
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:47 AM EST (YouTube)
VoteRocky.org, Interview Aired Dec 22, 2011 on Current TV's The Young Turks.
Inside Story US 2012: Are journalists US 2012 campaign insiders? - YouTube
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:42 AM EST (YouTube)
As the media coverage of the presidential campaign intensifies, we ask if 'embedded' journalists can do their job. Inside story US 2012, discusses with guests: Amy Goodman, Rocky Anderson and Eleanor Clift
The War at Home: Militarized Local Police Tap Post-9/11 Grants to Stockpile Combat Gear, Use Drones
Seeded on Sun Jan 1, 2012 4:22 AM EST (Democracy Now!)
We turn now to a new report which shows, in the 10 years since 9/11, police departments across the country have acquired more and more military equipment. The authors write, "If terrorists ever target Fargo, North Dakota, the local police will be ready.
OpEdNews - Article: Recall Those in Congress Who Voted for the NDAA
Seeded on Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:51 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)
Last week the U.S. Congress passed the NDAA, a piece of legislation that includes giving the President the power to use force and indefinitely detain anyone who "substantially supports" Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or their "associated forces." U.S.
OpEdNews - Article: I Talked With an Algerian Last Night About NDAA, He Said Expect People to Start Disappearing
Seeded on Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:50 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)
I recently engaged in a friendly but rather unsettling conversation with a man from Algeria who became visibly upset when I told him about NDAA, the new law allowing indefinite military detention of US citizens without charge or trial.
Mad As Hell Special Report: Corporate Personhood, When Convenient | Dylan Ratigan
Seeded on Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:06 AM EST (MSNBC)
We see its effect in politics every day — unlimited campaign donations, opened up by the disastrous Supreme Court decision, Citizens United, polluting our political system more than it already is.
Obama justifies FEMA imprisonment of civilians - YouTube
Seeded on Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:20 AM EST (YouTube)
Political double talk!
Ex-Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson, Former Democrat, Launches Third Party Presidential Bid Against Obama, GOP
Seeded on Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:31 PM EST (Democracy Now!)
A new political party has entered the fray as an alternative to Democrats and Republicans ahead of the 2012 elections. On Monday, former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson announced he will run for president with the newly formed Justice Party.
Grace Lee Boggs' Message to the Occupiers | NationofChange
Seeded on Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:41 PM EST (Nation of Change)
A lifelong activist shares her thoughts on revolution.
Occupying the First Amendment | NationofChange
Seeded on Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:11 PM EST (Natiom of Change)
220 years after the Bill of Rights, how we’re still fighting for free speech.
Poll: Majority of Americans Willing to Throw Down in the Class War | AlterNet
Seeded on Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:33 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
Greg Sargent breaks down the new Pew Poll, which apparently shows that a majority of Americans are more than willing to throw down in the class war. It's quite inspiring when you think about it.
Schultz: "A Political Tsunami" is Coming as States Crack Down on Voting Rights
Seeded on Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:20 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
"We need to pay attention to this, " said Ed Schultz last night, hammering home his worries about the GOP-led drive to disenfranchise Democratic constituencies. "171 electoral votes are in play."
The Forgotten Leading Actor in the American Dream Story | NationofChange
Seeded on Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:33 AM EST (Nation of Change)
“Fierce struggles with companies were needed to ensure that workers got a fair share of the rewards of their work.” If we allow the Republican/Tea Party to regress our economy and government back to the 1890's we will have to repeat those struggles to regain what they …
The Sick Social Darwinism Driving Modern Republicans | | AlterNet
Seeded on Wed Dec 7, 2011 5:57 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
Not until the twentieth century did America reject Social Darwinism. We created the large middle class that became the core of our economy and democracy. We built safety nets to catch Americans who fell downward through no fault of their own.
Conservative Frank Luntz Has Set a Trap for Progressives -- Here's How to Outsmart Him and Boost the Occupy Movement | | AlterNet
Seeded on Wed Dec 7, 2011 5:20 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
Unfortunately, Luntz is still ahead of most progressives responding to him. Progressives need to learn how framing works.
msnbc tv: GOP debate tainted by moment of hate
Seeded on Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:02 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
The GOP/Tea party, the people that stand for anarchy.
msnbc tv: Another government shutdown showdown?
Seeded on Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:48 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
The GOP/Tea Party, they insist on anarchy.
msnbc tv: Does money corrupt politicians?
Seeded on Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:36 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Money in poliyics.
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