This is a must see video from #OWS http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n2-T6ox_tgM
A simple step to help end world hunger
Twelve million people are facing a hunger crisis and nearly a half million children are at risk of dying from malnutrition and disease in the Horn of Africa famine. And yet, there has been, and continues to be, almost NO coverage of this humanitarian crisis in the mainstream news. That’s …
The Spirituality of #OccupyWallStreet (2): the Logic of Usury vs the Logic of the Gift
The Spirituality of #OccupyWallStreet (2): the Logic of Usury vs the Logic of the Gift It is absolutely no accident that the Occupy encampments in NYC and throughout the world are operating as communal gift economies with free healthcare (in the form of medic tents), free education (in the form …
Occupy Protestors Vow to Return
News stories November 16, 2011 Eviction Reinforces OWS Determination Occupy Wall Street supporters will attempt to shut down Wall Street and New York subways Go to story | Go to homepage Occupy Protestors Vow to Return Concerted attack on occupy movements took place after 18 mayors held a conference to …
FOCUS: Media Blackout on Mayor Bloomberg’s Raid on Zuccotti Park
Reader Supported News | 15 November 11 It’s Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Media Blackout on Mayor Bloomberg’s Raid on Zuccotti Park Mayor Michael Bloomberg suspends the First Amendment. (photo: Andrew Burton/Reuters) Barbara Morrill, Daily Kos Intro: “When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg decided to …
Discussing the Assemblies and Consensus of #OccupyWallStreet (2): Consensus is not Self-Management
Discussing the Assemblies and Consensus of #OccupyWallStreet (2): Consensus is not Self-Management Excerpted from Michael Albert: “In Greece and Spain, a single message predominated. It had nothing to do with analyses of capitalism or other analytic focuses. Instead, Greek and Spanish activists reported that they had massive assemblies in widespread …
Shared ownership vs. peer to peer rentals
Shared ownership vs. peer to peer rentals Excerpted from Paul Citarella in Shareable: “The simple truth is, if you rent something long enough you’ll eventually pay for the cost of that item and have nothing to show for it. You could own these items, but then you’re paying for something …
Is Your Local TV Station Hiding Something?
What’s Your Local TV Station Hiding? If you want to know exactly what your local broadcasters are doing to meet public-interest obligations, the best place to look is their public files. Unfortunately, public files are currently difficult to access, requiring curious residents to drive down to the station during business …
We are the 1 percent – We stand with the 99 percent
We are the 1 percent – We stand with the 99 percent is an interesting collection of testimonies on tumblr. Lots of people who were born into wealth or were just lucky (or smart) and who have more than enough. They feel they are part of the 1% and yet … …
Crowdsourcing democracy through social media
As reported on physorg.com Liberia, a country that only recently emerged from a brutal civil war, is having presidential elections. A Georgia Tech professor is experimenting with a novel idea: Crowdsourcing reports on how elections are running and making available timely reports to prevent any dangerous situations from occurring. Read more…