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...
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,...
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...
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...
All across the world people are rising up against the attacks of the bankers and the bosses and the politicians who do their bidding. Here in this country, we are losing our jobs, being kicked out of our homes, seeing our retirements stolen, our health care benefits...
