Monthly Archives: February 2017

Robert Reich: “Be a Consumer Activist” BOYCOTT trump: 1. “trump brands” 2. “companies that do business with trump” 3. “companies with ceo’s that collaborate with trump” Go to www.grabyourwallet.org for a complete list of companies to boycott.

The worst to be feared and the best to be expected can be simply stated. The worst is atomic war. The best would be this: a life of perpetual fear and tension; a burden of arms draining the wealth and the labor of all peoples; a wasting of strength that… Continue reading →

Abstract: The city staff has proposed a Strategic Plan for Berkeley. The Plan occurs in the midst of severe crises besetting Berkeley, distracting from their resolution. It promotes the interests of the staff as a seemingly autonomous “organization” within city government, rather than an instrument of local democracy. Reducing the… Continue reading →

We all sense that power is shifting in the world. We see increasing political protest, a crisis in representation and governance, and upstart businesses upending traditional industries. But the nature of this shift tends to be either wildly romanticized or dangerously underestimated. There are those who cherish giddy visions of… Continue reading →

Trump’s younger supporters know he’s an incompetent joke; in fact, that’s why they support him. An Italian newspaper reporting on Donald Trump retweeting himself depicted as Pepe the Frog in September of 2016. credit: Serena Danna / Corriere della Serra. 1. Born from Something Awful Around 2005 or so a strange… Continue reading →

We can see the power of distributed, crowd-sourced business models every day — witness Uber, Kickstarter, Airbnb. But veteran online activist Jeremy Heimans asks: When does that kind of “new power” start to work in politics? His surprising answer: Sooner than you think. It’s a bold argument about the future… Continue reading →

Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Marine Corps major general, the highest rank authorized at that time, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. During his 34-year career as a Marine, he participated in military actions… Continue reading →

        “I’ve always thought the difference between the right and the left is that they believe in power, while we’re ambivalent about it.  It’s the difference between the Tea Party and the Occupy movements.” –Todd Gitlin (born 1943) is an American sociologist, political writer, novelist, and cultural… Continue reading →

posted by PUBLIC BANKING INST February 24, 2017 The idea of creating a public bank in Oakland is under serious consideration, a move that could help the city’s cannabis industry access financial services and free up more funds for lending and infrastructure development. Oakland Holds Community Forum on Public Banking… Continue reading →

2/20/2017 – BY LAINEY HASHORVA (Occupy.com) Dear John, we need to see other banks. It’s not me, it’s you. In the wake of CEO John Stumpf’s departure from Wells Fargo due to the exposure of rampant ongoing criminal activity, falsifying over 2 million customer accounts, firing 5,300 low-ranking employees, creating unauthorized… Continue reading →