THU, 10/25/2018 – BY DAN SISKEN (Occupy.com) In the mid 1990s, scholars of politics in the Arab world published a book titled “Democracy without Democrats?” It appeared in the midst of a period of liberalization in some Arab countries that included competitive elections for parliaments and a loosening of state control over… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless October 24 at 5:47 PM · Today, Oakland tried to remove the homeless from Lake Merrit. They met resistance. They were met by the press. They backed down. They promised to return tomorrow at 7:30 am. This is typical. The city wants the resistance to… Continue reading
October 24, 2018 by Common Dreams “The New York Attorney General is standing up for investors who may have been swindled, and indirectly for the seven billion of us who will suffer from Exxon’s lies.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Activists protested after it was made public that ExxonMobil for years deliberately… Continue reading
October 23, 2018 by San Francisco Chronicle Today’s leaders owe it to all those who have sacrificed for a fairer world to bring an end to the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth by Ro Khanna The United Nations childrens agency said Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, that Yemen’s economic crisis and the relentless… Continue reading
October 22, 2018 Greetings, On October 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. on the steps of Oakland City Hall, the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI), Western Regional Advocacy Project, The East Oakland Collective, The Village in Oakland, First They Came for the Homeless, and many others will be holding a press conference announcing the… Continue reading
October 22, 2018 by Truthdig Corporate capitalism, which has destroyed our democracy, has given unchecked power to the uber-rich. by Chris Hedges “The dark pathologies of the uber-rich, lionized by mass culture and mass media, have become our own,” writes Hedges. “We have ingested their poison. We have been taught by the… Continue reading
Green Party of Canada Published on Oct 16, 2018 On October 15, 2018 the House of Commons adjourned to have an emergency debate about the urgent need to take real action on climate change. This debate was requested by three MPs from three different political parties highlighting the urgency and… Continue reading
Note from Mike Zint of First They Came for the Homeless: Something is coming. The UN came to visit several cities and issued scathing reports on LA, SF, and Oakland. Leilani Farha did not slam Berkeley because I asked her not to. We had vulnerable seniors conducting the city hall occupation… Continue reading
October 19, 2018 by Common Dreams “This year, things are going to change. We need to have the highest voter turnout in history.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer “Trump and Republicans don’t want you to vote this November. I have some bad news for them: we’re heading to the polls and we’re… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless 15 hrs · October 19, 2018 She is bragging about this as if it’s a great accomplishment. It’s coerced slavery. Clean our streets, or pay a fine. Please share this as many times, in as many places as you can. Berkeley has enslaved it’s homeless!… Continue reading
