Tag Archives: 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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A Libertarian’s View of Occupy L.A. — ‘Camping Out … Looking for a Change in People’s Hearts’

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

By TIM CAVANAUGH, Reason.com Can the Occupy movement survive an onslaught of bandwagon-joining politicians?  Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution supporting the Occupy L.A. tent city that has sprung up around City Hall. Yet this lethal stamp … 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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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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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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‘We’re at War with Ourselves’ — My Sunday Column for News-Press & Leader

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

All politics is local — even wars halfway around the world in Iraq and Afghanistan. The point comes home with force as we watch our elected officials at every level grapple with a third year of massive budget deficits that … Continue reading →

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Law and DIsorder, Part 5: Crime and Punishment in a Zombie Nation

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Crimes committed by the rabble are at historic lows – an extraordinary event considering how millions have lost their jobs and homes, the soaring poverty rate and the widening gap between rich and poor. There are no shouts for law … Continue reading →

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