Tag Archives: Occupy Wall Street

Left and Right: Preoccupied With Occupiers

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Occupy, Labor on Collision Course with Obama By RANDY SHAW, laprogressive.com With organized labor increasing support for the Occupy movement – SEIU Local 1021, the Alameda County Labor Council and other unions greatly contributed to the success of the November … Continue reading →

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TEA PARTY VS. OCCUPY WALL ST.

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Here’s amusing comparison of the Tea Party versus Occupy Wall Street posted by Dan Nixon at the “Duck of Minerva” and reposted as the Chart of the Day on Andrew Sullivan’s “The Daily Dish.”http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/

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How Taxes Even on Other People and the Super-Rich Became a Dirty Word

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is my Sunday column for the LA Times’ community newspapers in Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena  The government credibility gap A decade after the great California tax rebellion began with passage of Proposition 13 to stop gouging on … Continue reading →

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Hijacking the ‘American Spring’ Revolution?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Watching the live video of the Occupy Los Angeles protesters camped out at City Hall is an education in just how difficult it is to give birth to a revolution. They are committed to extreme democracy, holding daily “general assembly” … Continue reading →

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Why Are They Protesting?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Documentary filmmaker Michael Galinsky (“Battle for Brooklyn”) has spent some time with the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York asking them: “WHY ARE YOU HERE?” Why Are You at Occupy Wall Street from rumur on Vimeo. He also caught … Continue reading →

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