Tag Archives: Occupy Los Angeles

Carol Schatz’s Mommy Was a Commie, So What Is She?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Life is too beautiful for words — 10 months after Occupy LA’s army of raw recruits took over City Hall Park to denounce capitalism, Wall Street and bankers in general — they have finally found a villain right here in … Continue reading →

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Occupying Occupy Los Angeles: Local Community Activists Can Help Define City Issues

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

EDITOR”S NOTE: This column was written for Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter monthly newspaper.which published it’s October edition today. Two weeks ago at the end of activist-organized Congress of Neighborhood Empowerment, the mayor offered his cheerleading analysis that the decade-old … Continue reading →

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Two Op-Ed Takes on Occupy Los Angeles

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE:  I wrote these two columns on Occupy Los Angeles for the Daily News and for the News-Press & Leader, the LA Times community paper serving Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena. They were both published on Sunday. Occupy L.A. Shows Vitality … Continue reading →

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Occupy Los Angeles or the Trial of Michael Jackson’s Doctor — You Choose What Matters

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

It says something, too much really, that the spark of protest ignited in L.A. on Saturday with the Occupy Los Angeles movement that has taken over the lawns at City Hall has as its No. 1 chant: Occupy Wall Street. … Continue reading →

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