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Occupy The Dept Of Justice
by Nick Glossop on May 20, 2013
Victims of illegal foreclosures and other outraged citizens have taken their protest to the doors of the US Department of Justice today, armed with furniture as well as banners, anger and wit.
Barricades coming down, couches coming in, banks stole our homes, so we’re moving in.
For color commentary, with photos, follow Alexis Goldstein on Twitter (it might not make the TV news), or check out her story-fication of …
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Explosions Rock Boston Marathon
by Tony Longworth on April 15, 2013
Two people were killed – including an 8-year-old boy – and at least 100 were injured as two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, today.
The attack occurred without warning, and the devices appear to have been planted in the spectator section. Boston Police have no information on who was responsible at this point, but they are not ruling this out as an act of terrorism. …
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Cyprus Should Split (With Greece In Tow)
by Nick Glossop on March 27, 2013
…just take a look at what the Eurocrats have done: They say they will loan Cyprus €10 billion provided that the Cypriot government seizes billions in deposits from two private banks. Set aside the ethics of seizing deposits. How can Cyprus repay the loan? According to the CIA factbook Cyprus’ estimated 2012 GDP, at the official Euro exchange rate, is 22.45 billion dollars. At 1.28 dollars to the
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A Short Film Featuring Bradley Manning’s Voice
by Nick Glossop on March 18, 2013
Providence
It burdens me emotionally.
Leaked audio recording of Bradley Manning describing his response to the July 12, 2007 Baghdad Apache airstrike video that documented the killing of two Reuters journalists.
By Laura Poitras and Jenny Perlin
Information about the release of the leaked audio of Bradley Manning’s statement: https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/bl…
Downloads, embed code, and transcript for full audio, as well as excerpts: https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/bl…
This video is licensed under Creative Commons
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Manning Statement: Full Audio
by Nick Glossop on March 12, 2013
Today, Freedom of the Press Foundation is publishing the full, previously unreleased audio recording of Private First Class Bradley Manning’s speech to the military court in Ft. Meade about his motivations for leaking over 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks. In addition, we have published highlights from Manning’s statement to the court.
While unofficial transcripts of this statement are available, this marks the first time the American public has heard the
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Nomination Of Bradley Manning For Nobel Peace Prize 2013
by Nick Glossop on March 7, 2013
A chance for the Nobel Committee to redeem itself after a series of rash (Barack Obama, 2009) and absurd (European Union, 2012) choices:
Dear Norwegian Nobel Committee,
We have the great honour of nominating Private First Class Bradley Manning for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
Manning is a soldier in the United States army who stands accused of releasing hundreds of thousands of documents to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. The
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Responsibilization And The 401K Canard
by Nick Glossop on February 22, 2013
The Personal Finance Industry Scam (or why everyone else is doing fine while you are not).
For the past few decades, Americans have spent billions of dollars on personal finance products. As salaries have stagnated and companies have cut back on benefits, we’ve taken matters into our own hands, embracing the can-do attitude that if we’re smart enough, we can overcome even daunting financial obstacles. But that’s not true. In
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Big-Box Retail Unraveling
by Nick Glossop on February 20, 2013
The Era Of Giant Chain Stores Is Over — And They’ve Ruined America
The unintended consequence of [chain store] victories through the 1970s and beyond was the total destruction of local economic networks, that is, Main Streets and downtowns, in effect destroying many of their own livelihoods. Wasn’t that a bargain, though?
Despite the obvious damage now visible in the entropic desolation of every American home town, WalMart managed to
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Majority Report: Why The US Senate Chose To Stay Broken
by Nick Glossop on February 19, 2013
At some point, you just go GET those F….g votes.
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At least 3000 children died in Canadian church-run residential schools: new report
by Michelle Lovegrove Thomson on February 18, 2013
An estimated 150,000 First Nations children were abducted from their homes between 1870 and 1990– shorn, stripped, and shipped across the country. It has long been anecdotally acknowledged that many of these displaced children perished far from their loved ones, but for the first time a number has emerged.
[A People's History (Terre Sauvage) - Diana Thorneycroft]
New research authored by the Missing Children Project is shedding light on the …
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LIBOR – The Financial Sector Rots From The Head
by Nick Glossop on February 15, 2013
I want to stress the importance of this. You see, neoliberalism and free markets, which is the mantra that we’ve been listening to and hearing for decades, pivots on the banks and the financial system. This is where it’s supposed to be free. This is the markets, these are the markets, and the institutions are supposed to be as free as possible. Well, they’re not. They’re actually managing this rate,
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Unemployment and the Liberal Mind
by Andrew Loewen on February 1, 2013
Dr. Payne is the go-to guy on unemployment (see his latest post), but here’s a passing note with news that the US economy contracted last quarter, HMV is folding up in Britain, and Best Buy and Future Shop are shuttering 15 stores in Canada, shedding workers.
The US contraction is in good part thanks to military draw down. Military Keynesianism: awesome paradigm. Meanwhile, the stock market is riding high …
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