What the elites in Washington are conniving.
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) — Police in riot gear fired tear gas and other projectiles and arrested several people after Occupy Oakland protesters closed the city’s port. “Operations are effectively shut down in the maritime area of the Port of Oakland,”… Read More ›
Netanyahu trying to persuade cabinet to support attack on Iran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are trying to muster a majority in the cabinet in favor of military action against Iran, a senior Israeli official has… Read More ›
OAKLAND — Hundreds have gathered for a mostly peaceful rally this morning in downtown Oakland to launch the general strike called by the Occupy Oakland movement, with nary a police officer in sight. Several businesses, including the Men’s Wearhouse and… Read More ›
By David D. Today is Nov 2, 2011. It’s the day of a General Strike here in Oakland, California. Hopefully it’s a day that we’ll look back on years from now and see as a watershed moment in history. Hopefully… Read More ›
Crowds are beginning to gather and Occupy Oakland campers are crawling out of their tents this morning to join what has been billed as the nation’s first general strike since 1946. Protesters began organizing the citywide strike after last… Read More ›
CAIRO (AP) — Growing in confidence after eight months in power, Egypt’s military generals appear more determined than ever to crush the protest movement that ousted Hosni Mubarak and has turned critical of their rule. This week, they detained Alaa… Read More ›
All eyes will be on Oakland Wednesday as the Occupy movement calls for a citywide general strike in the wake of last week’s heavy police response to protesters speaking out against the razing of the City Hall encampment. Businesses, city… Read More ›
DENVER – Denver Police fired rubber bullets on Occupy Wall Street protesters in downtown Denver and arrested seven in a tense showdown. The Saturday afternoon standoff started when some protesters tried to march up the steps of the Colorado Capitol…. Read More ›
Occupy Oakland participant Scott Olson, an Iraq vet who was critically injured by a tear gas canister at a protest on Tuesday night, is now awake and lucid. Protesters have announced a Nov. 2. general strike in the city. An… Read More ›
DOHA: Qatar revealed for the first time Wednesday that hundreds of its soldiers had fought alongside Libyans in their battle to topple longtime despot Moammar Gadhafi. “We were among them and the numbers of Qataris on ground were hundreds in… Read More ›
Update, 3:11 p.m. October 26: Occupy Denver’s most recent report, via its Twitter account, is that a total of five people have been hospitalized within the past day. The group is urging people to contact Mayor Michael Hancock’s office to… Read More ›
Olsen’s condition upgraded from serious to fair after an incident that has prompted calls for Oakland mayor’s resignation Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran who suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a projectile fired by police during the… Read More ›
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservatives concerned about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Democratic past may have one less reason to worry. From Perry’s past comes a crucial rebellion: a vote against a Democrat’s proposal to sanction Apartheid-era South Africa. In 1985, another… Read More ›
Practical Uses for Industrial Hemp Hemp is a form of cannabis that can be used for the benefit of the working class. Hemp can be used as a food product, clothing, body care, paper, textiles, fuel, an alternative to plastic,… Read More ›
by Michael Parenti Over the last two decades or more, Republicans have been denouncing as “class warfare” any attempt at criticizing and restraining their mean one-sided system of capitalist financial expropriation. The moneyed class in this country has been doing… Read More ›
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