THU, 11/15/2018 – BY MATT STANNARD (occupy.com) The most striking secret of emergent radical economic structures like worker ownership is that they aren’t radical at all. They’re not even new. As Jessica Gordon Nembhard has chronicled in the case of African-American cooperative economic structures over the past 300 years, and as John Curl encyclopedically laid… Continue reading
November 15, 2018 by Common Dreams Representatives from the Schola Europaea international schools demand leading global institutions publicize failures to meet decades-old objectives on sustainable development and climate stabilization by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Signatories of the letters include members of Generation Z, the ecology group at the European School of Brussels… Continue reading
November 14, 2018 (theonion.com) WASHINGTON—Stressing that the situation had become untenable in recent days, aides working for Melania Trump released a statement Wednesday calling for the immediate removal of the first lady from the White House. According to the statement, the first lady “no longer deserves the honor” of serving… Continue reading
November 14, 2018 by Common Dreams “We’re going to push the Democrats to do it. There is absolutely, unequivocally no excuse for the Democrats not to support Medicare for All.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a health care rally at the 2017 Convention of the California… Continue reading
In two weeks, on November 28th, Democratic members of Congress are going to vote for their next Speaker. Before the newly elected members of Congress are sworn in, before they can have a say in their leadership, the most powerful Democrat in Congress will be selected. While most of the… Continue reading
GlobalRevolt Published on Oct 14, 2010 Pearl Jam – Masters Of War on Letterman show. September 30, 2004 Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that held all the guns You that hide behind walls You that hide behind… Continue reading
November 12, 2018 by Inequality.org Despite regularly claiming new commitments to ‘green finance,’ the big banks continue to lend billions to the fossil fuel industry every year by Oscar Reyes In place of fossil fuel finance, investments should be redirected toward renewable energy, cleaner industry, and more sustainable agriculture, among other priorities…. Continue reading
Aída Chávez November 8 2018, 6:07 p.m. (theintercept.com) HOUSE MINORITY LEADER Nancy Pelosi is confident she will return as speaker when the new Democratic majority takes over in the House, but the leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are not yet saying whether they will support her leadership bid. When asked if… Continue reading
Posted on November 10, 2018 by Ellen Brown (ellenbrown.com) The Los Angeles charter amendment to approve a city-owned bank did not pass, but it did get 42 percent of the vote, a remarkable feat considering that the dynamic young Public Bank LA advocacy group effectively only had a month to educate 4… Continue reading
