Black Friday – The Ritual of a Sick Society!
Once again Thanksgiving has come and gone. Many of us were lucky enough to come together with our families and loved ones and relax in a rare moment free from work. When the day ended and many people began to wind down, millions of others across the country left their homes to participate in the […]
Getting Squeezed – Working More, Earning Less!
The politicians and the media tell us the economy is recovering but most of us are struggling just to get by day to day. What does this even mean? For banks and corporations and the super rich, there is a recovery happening and it’s in their pocket books. Profits have never been higher in the […]
The Worldwide Debt Crisis – Imposed by the Wealthy
All over the world it seems countries are being swallowed by debt. It is as if the world were being hit by a natural disaster. If we listen to the news media and the politicians this is the picture we get – that the debt is a problem which we all must deal with equally. […]
Dr. Gabor Maté – Addiction and Society: How Capitalism Makes Us Crazy and Drives Us to Addiction (November 19, 2011 – Berkeley, CA)
November 19, 2011 (Berkeley, CA) Dr. Maté is a well-known author and physician whose work focuses on the connection between society and addiction and mental illness. His work includes In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, a New York Times Best Seller, and Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and […]
Gabor Maté – How Capitalism Makes Us Crazy and Drives Us to Addiction (audio only)
Occupy Oakland – A Symbol For Our Times
This morning Oakland authorities made good on their threat to evict Occupy Oakland from Oscar Grant Plaza, in front of Oakland City Hall. Again, hundreds of police from across the Bay Area were amassed and sent against those camped out there. We need to ask ourselves, why is this and other occupations such a problem […]
The First Thanksgiving – Story of An Occupation
In recent weeks, the slogan, “Occupy Wall Street” has become a cry of protest against the extreme wealth and poverty in this country. With Thanksgiving around the corner, the wealthiest 1% of the population continues to profit, while the rest of us have little to be thankful for. These problems have been present since the […]
November 2nd – A Day of Protest and Celebration
On Wednesday, November 2, over twenty thousand people came to Oscar Grant Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall. People began arriving at 9:00 AM and some stayed into the night. The crowd included people of all ages, all races and ethnicities, old and young, parents with their children. It seemed like everyone was there. […]