September 11, 2017 (Occupy.com) Imagine if a well-paying job, with benefits and a high enough salary to pay for rent, transportation, and food, were a human right. Imagine the U.S. federal government established a policy whereby anyone who didn’t have a job and wanted one could go into a local… Continue reading
Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle. Playwright Christopher Chen at the Crowded Fire Theater. September 13, 2017 (SFChronicle.com) For his first work as playwright-in-residence at Crowded Fire Theater, San Francisco playwright Christopher Chen was tinkering with the classic power struggle tale, in the vein of Shakespeare and TV shows like “Game… Continue reading
Join the conversation as we listen to Bernie unveil his Medicare for All Act. Info from Capitol News http://email.capitolenews.com/q/y4lh9… Bernie Sanders livestream https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders Sen. Bernie Sanders invites you to join him as he unveils the details of his Medicare for All Act on Wednesday. Watch the press conference live, tomorrow… Continue reading
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the biggest banks on Wall Street all avoided prosecution for fraud related to the sale of bad mortgages. But one bank based in New York City was indicted by the district attorney’s office: Abacus Federal Savings Bank — a family-run bank in… Continue reading
WASHINGTON—Saying the practice was not uncommon even among the most patriotic individuals, a new study published Monday in the journal Qualitative Psychology found that more than half of Americans fantasize about other countries during the national anthem. “While it’s not often talked about openly, we found that a significant number of people… Continue reading
click to listen Before I begin this poem, I’d like to ask you to join me in a moment of silence in honor of those who died in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001.I would also like to ask you to offer up a… Continue reading
Our Mission and Goals The Stampede is a mass, sustained demonstration against big money in politics and voter suppression. With already over 75,000 people all across the country stamping their cash with the Stampede, this people-powered grassroots campaign is a striking visual display of the growing demand in this country for… Continue reading
A half-hour play about an 1886 Supreme Court decision that claimed that any corporation was entitled to fourth amendment rights. Judge Morrison Waite, chief justice of that court, is brought back from the dead and charged with carelessness in letting this concept find its way into a Supreme Court headnote…. Continue reading
BY BRIAN TYLER COHEN SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 (OccupyDemocrats.com) As Hurricane Irma bears down on the Florida coast and threatens unprecedented devastation, Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado issued a stern message to the President. “This is the time to talk about climate change,” Regalado said. “This is the time that the president and the… Continue reading
Why do we measure people’s capacity To love by how well they love their progeny? That kind of love is easy. Encoded. Any lion can be devoted To its cubs. Any insect, be it prey Or predator, worships its own DNA. Like the wolf, elephant, bear, and bees, We humans… Continue reading
