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Take a Big Step Toward Single-Payer
Ask everything you know in California to tell the Democratic state
senators who haven't voted yet on SB 810 to VOTE YES – we
just need two out of the remaining four!

 

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National Park Service:
You Have a First Amendment
Right to Pretend to OCCUPY DC

... just not the right to actually, you know, do it

Deadline Monday at Noon
After that you can have tents at OCCUPY DC locations for anything
except what tents are for

Read the New Rules (PDF)
You can absolutely have "empty tents used as symbols of the demonstration,"
just not for "sleeping, or making preparations to sleep" and you must
"leave one side of all temporary structures open at all times"

DO SOMETHING:
Party with the 1% of the 1% on Saturday, January 28th
OCCUPY the 99th gathering of the incredibly gross 'Alfalfa Club' tomorrow
across the street from McPherson Square in Washington, D.C.

UPDATES: @Occupy_DC | #OccupyDC | OccupyDC.org

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Mike Helps Occupy the U.S.A.:
Michael Moore at OCCUPY WASHINGTON, January 12th, 2012
Michael Moore at OWS SPOKES COUNCIL, January 4th, 2012
Michael Moore at OCCUPY TRAVERSE CITY, December 22nd, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY FLINT, November 22nd, 2011 (PHOTO)
Michael Moore at OCCUPY DENVER, November 3rd, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY PORTLAND, October 31st, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY SF, October 29th, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY OAKLAND, October 28th, 2011
Michael Moore at the NYSE, October 24th, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY WALL STREET, October 20th, 2011 (Part 2)
Michael Moore at TIMES SQUARE PARTY, October 15th, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY WALL STREET, October 5th, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY WALL STREET, October 4th, 2011  (Part 2)
Michael Moore at OCCUPY WALL STREET, September 28th, 2011
Michael Moore at OCCUPY WALL STREET, September 26th, 2011

DO SOMETHING:
#NeedsOfTheOccupiers | #OccupyWallStreet | #OWS | @OccupyWallStNYC | OccupyWallSt.org | NYCGA.net | OccupyTVNY | Livestreams

Occupy the Board Room

Occupy Phoenix, AZ | Occupy Los Angeles, CA | Occupy San Francisco, CA | Occupy Denver, CO | Occupy Miami, FL | Occupy Atlanta, GA | Occupy New Orleans, LA | Occupy Boston, MA | Occupy Minneapolis, MN | Occupy Kansas City, MO | Occupy St. Louis, MO | Occupy Raleigh, NC | Occupy Cincinnati, OH | Occupy Philadelphia, PA | Occupy Providence, RI | Occupy Memphis, TN | Occupy Austin, TX | Occupy Houston, TX | Occupy Salt Lake City, UT | Occupy Charlottesville, VAOccupy Seattle, WA | Occupy Washington, D.C.

Open Mike: Mike's Featured Bloggers

John Feffer

John Feffer

Foreign Policy in Focus

January 26th, 2012

Pollyanna of Peace?

A man and his son are pushing a shopping cart with their belongings across a ...

Donna Smith

Donna Smith

Single-Payer Advocate

January 25th, 2012

Hospital Forms Need a 'Bum’s Rush' Clause

The forms we all sign as patients before we are admitted to the hospital or ...

Mary Bottari

Mary Bottari

Director, Real Economy Project

January 25th, 2012

Scott Walker’s Plutonomy: An Economy for the One Percent

While volunteer after volunteer from each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties marched into the state’s election ...

Ray McGovern

Ray McGovern

Retired CIA analyst

January 24th, 2012

US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes

Has Iran decided to build a nuclear bomb? That would seem to be the central question ...

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund

January 24th, 2012

Documents Reveal DC Mayor Gray, U.S. Conference of Mayors Dramatizing and Inflating Cost of Occupy DC to the District

As the Mayor of the District of Columbia came to the aid of Tea Party ...

Robert Greenwald

Robert Greenwald

Filmmaker, Brave New Films

January 24th, 2012

Are the Koch brothers teaching you?

What's happening to academia in Florida demands national attention. Billionaires Charles and David Koch are ...

Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter

Corporate Whistleblower and Author

January 24th, 2012

Park City Vantage Point Puts Tragedy of American Health Care in Vivid Relief

The journey I embarked on when I made the decision to leave a successful career ...

Dean Baker

Dean Baker

Co-Director, CEPR

January 24th, 2012

The Surefire Way to End Online Piracy: End Copyright

The popular rebellion against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was an impressive display of ...

David Swanson

David Swanson

Activist and Author, War Is a Lie

January 23rd, 2012

The State of Obama's 2008 Promises

Presidential candidate Barack Obama won the Democratic primary last time around largely on the strength ...

Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley

Law Professor

January 23rd, 2012

Ten Steps for Radical Revolution in the US

“I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the ...

Ellen Cantarow

Ellen Cantarow

Journalist

January 23rd, 2012

Shale-Shocked

Crossposted from TomDispatchThis is a story about water, the land surrounding it, and the lives ...

Cindy Sheehan

Cindy Sheehan

Gold Star Mom, Activist

January 21st, 2012

"Love it, or leave it" v. "Loathe it and stay to fight it"

On January 2nd, I spoke at the rally after our Occupy the Rose Parade protest. ...

Ray McGovern

Ray McGovern

Retired CIA analyst

January 21st, 2012

Israel Tamps Down Iran War Threats

In a stunning departure from recent Israeli threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, Israeli Defense ...

Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley

Law Professor

January 20th, 2012

Working and Poor in the USA

“Our nation, so richly endowed with natural resources and with a capable and industrious population, ...

Nathaniel Batchelder

Nathaniel Batchelder

Peace House Oklahoma City

January 20th, 2012

Avoiding a Catastrophic War in Iran

Pray cooler heads will guide America in the dialogue and decision-making over Iran’s position in ...

Dean Baker

Dean Baker

Co-Director, CEPR

January 19th, 2012

Alan Greenspan's ship of fools

In keeping with its policy of releasing transcripts with a five-year lag, the Federal Reserve ...

David Swanson

David Swanson

Activist and Author, War Is a Lie

January 19th, 2012

Constitutional Amendment to Create Public Financing Introduced by Kucinich

I recently recommened a comprehensive Constitutional amendment addressing the corruption of our elections. The largest ...

Stanley Rogouski

Stanley Rogouski

Photojournalist

January 19th, 2012

January 17: Twelve Hours Of Occupy Congress

While it may be an exaggeration to say that Washington, D.C. is the city where ...

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RT @alexwagner: "When [Gingrich] said he wanted to send President Obama back to Chicago, the crowd took up a chant of 'Kenya! Kenya!'” h ...

Jan 28th
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(2/2) ...owning part of a Goldman Sachs investment fund that forecloses on people? This is not the America I knew!

Jan 27th
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(Pt.1of 2) Who would've guessed that a Republican presidential debate would include one candidate attacking the other for...

Jan 27th
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Ok, got to suspend tweets honoring Michigan's 175th birthday because this Repub debate is so friggin' hilarious I can't type #mittborninmich

Jan 26th
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RT @imajoebob You are aware that Corn Flakes were created 2 reduce one's sex drive? I shudder thinking what was behind Fruit Loops.#Mich175

Jan 26th
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We also gave u napalm, Ivan Boesky, Ted Nugent, John Mitchell, Bob Eubanks, Sanjay Gupta, FruitLoops, Amway, Custer. Sorry! HappyB-day Mich!

Jan 26th
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People from Michigan who've made a difference: Malcolm X (raised in Lansing), Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Sinclair

Jan 26th
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... Roger Corman, Taylor Lautner, Paul Feig (dir, Bridesmaids), Gilda Radner, Ellen Burstyn, & the original Darrin on Bewitched, Dick York.

Jan 26th
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From Michigan 2 Hollywood; Francis Ford Coppola, John Hughes, Sam Rami, Jeff Daniels, Robin Williams,

Jan 26th
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All from Michigan: Motown Records, Aretha, Madonna, Eminem, Iggy, the WhiteStripes, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, MC5, Sonny Bono, and Bill Haley

Jan 26th
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Michigan put the world on wheels, raised the boy who invented the lightbulb, educated the man who wrote DeathOfaSalesman-& gave u cornflakes

Jan 26th
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My great-grandfather, Martin Moore, was one of the first babies born to the white settlers in the area of Michigan where I grew up.

Jan 26th
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My family came to Michigan in 1836, 1 year before it became a state. Have been here ever since. So many stories passed down thru the yrs...

Jan 26th
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RT @intextwriting Happy 175th birthday, Michigan! You don't look a day over 165 - and getting better all the time!

Jan 26th
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Michigan became a state 175 years ago today. Happy Birthday Michiganders everywhere!

Jan 26th
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RT @The_Activists: Goldman Sachs is the United States Treasury: A Report Looking at the Goldman Sachs Bonus Scheme/Scam http://t.co/IPXIrPsu

Jan 25th
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MT @JeffDSachs State of Union shows #OWS has changed US politics, putting spotlight on reckless rich. Much more activism needed now.

Jan 25th
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US & Israeli intelligence say Iran is NOT building a Bomb, but politicians & NYTimes beat the drums of war anyway: http://t.co/Ug43KdgK

Jan 25th
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RT @GarryShandling: Republican response. Missing laugh-track.

Jan 24th
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This is big -- ask everyone you know in California to tell these four state senators to VOTE YES on SB 810, the bill for state-wide single-payer health care....

Jan 28th
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Who would've guessed that a Republican presidential debate would include one candidate attacking the other for owning part of a Goldman Sachs investment...

Jan 27th
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On January 26th, 1837, President Andrew Jackson signed the congressional authorization admitting Michigan to the Union as the 26th state: Happy Birthday...

Jan 26th
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Politifact, you're fired video.msnbc.msn.com Video on msnbc.com: Rachel Maddow reviews yet another instance of Politifact not living up to its name; this...

Jan 26th
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Way to go, Mayor Bloomberg! After OWS, U.S. Drops in Press Freedom Rankings slatest.slate.com The U.S. tumbled 27 places in the latest edition of the annual...

Jan 25th
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Scott Walker’s Plutonomy: An Economy for the One Percent ...by Mary Bottari www.michaelmoore.com In his 2009 movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore...

Jan 25th
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Documents Reveal DC Mayor Gray, U.S. Conference of Mayors Inflating Cost of Occupy DC www.michaelmoore.com "...the Mayor’s office in coordination with...

Jan 24th
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Partnership for Civil Justice Fund - Michael Moore Joins PCJF in OWS FOIA Effort www.justiceonline.org Explaining his participation in the FOIA effort,...

Jan 24th
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From 'High School Newspaper': Youth Rights, Dignity, and the Anti-Democratic Values of Public Schooling ...Dylan Fitzwater mikeshighschoolnews.com...

Jan 24th
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It doesn't look good but the decision hasn't been made -- and we know from stopping SOPA that pressure works. Call the White House right now at (202)...

Jan 23rd
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Shale-Shocked: Fracking Gets Its Own Occupy Movement ...by Ellen Cantarow www.michaelmoore.com ...for once, this story isn’t about tragedy. It’s about a...

Jan 23rd
11:02 AM
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Twelve Hours Of Occupy Congress ...by Stanley Rogouski www.michaelmoore.com If the United States government barely exists except to collect your taxes and to...

Jan 23rd
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'You've Been Trumped,' winner of the 2011 Special Jury Prize for Foreign Documentary Film at the Traverse City Film Festival, is having its...

Jan 20th
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Working and Poor in the USA ...by Bill Quigley www.michaelmoore.com Millions of people in the US work and are still poor. Here are eight points that show why...

Jan 20th
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Topic of the Week on High School Newspaper: the Internet Blackout of 2012: Internet Blackout 2012 | Michael Moore | High School Newspaper...

Jan 20th
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Scott Olsen: Casualty of the Occupation | Politics News | Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com He was a Marine who survived two tours of Iraq, but it was the...

Jan 20th
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Kucinich Announces ‘Game Changing’ Constitutional Amendment to Publicly Finance Federal Elections |. kucinich.house.gov Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has...

Jan 19th
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I'll be part of an online discussion about the Occupy movement with Chris Hedges, Icelandic parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir and others today from...

Jan 19th
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Yesterday shows why the powers-that-be are so anxious to get rid of a free and open internet: The Sopa blackout protest makes history ...by Amy Goodman...

Jan 19th
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See you on the other side tomorrow night at midnight! STOP SOPA: Why MichaelMoore.com Will Be Blacked Out Wednesday, January 18th ...by Michael Moore...

Jan 17th
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AMERICA OCCUPIES THE CAPITAL | OccupyWallSt.org occupywallst.org #Occupy Brings Democracy to DC January 17 at 9 am Capitol Hill Washington, DC—On January 17...

Jan 17th
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This made me laugh today.

Jan 16th
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Hope everyone had a good Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

Jan 16th
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Hollywood Techniques at Play in Politics www.nytimes.com A documentary-style film relentlessly attacking Mitt Romney has unnerved some in Hollywood with its...

Jan 16th
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Tavis Smiley's 'Remaking America: From Poverty to Prosperity' discussion with Cornel West, Barbara Ehrenreich, me and others will be broadcast...

Jan 16th
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From Chris Hedges: 'Why I'm Suing Barack Obama': http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_im_suing_barack_obama_20120116/ www.truthdig.com

Jan 16th
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How Fares the Dream? ...by Paul Krugman www.nytimes.com ... if King could see America now, I believe that he would be disappointed, and feel that his work was...

Jan 16th
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From 'This Modern World': Daily Kos: The Romdroids www.dailykos.com "He's a fusion of cloning and robotics, whose belief system is...

Jan 16th
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From Occupy the Dream:

Members of the African-American faith community have joined forces with Occupy Wall Street to launch a new campaign for...

Jan 15th
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The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV www.fair.org It's become a TV ritual: Every year in mid-January, around the time of Martin Luther...

Jan 15th
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Five Stories I Am Currently Following

Today, January 28th, 2012

Fancy economist Jeffrey Sachs: 'Self-interest, without morals, leads to capitalism’s self-destruction'

Capitalism earns its keep through Adam Smith’s famous paradox of the invisible hand: self-interest, operating through markets, leads to the common good. Yet the paradox of self-interest breaks down when stretched too far. This is our global predicament today.

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Larry Summers, who ran U.S. economy for Obama, sees nothing wrong with having taken millions from Wall Street

In mid-2009, I went on a search for apologies, from the people who laid the intellectual and regulatory foundations for the financial crisis. I wondered whether and when Larry Summers, in particular, would apologize for what he did at Treasury, and I was heartened when Bill Clinton came out and said that, with hindsight, he was wrong about derivatives regulation.

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Number of homeless female vets double, because we don't care about soliders once they've fought our wars

NAPLES, Italy — The number of homeless female veterans has more than doubled, and their numbers are likely to increase as servicemembers return from Iraq and Afghanistan if the Deparment of Veterans Affairs does not address the specific needs of women veterans, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

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Syrian government mows down anothe 37 Syrians

Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

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The Onion: 'Scientists: 'Look, One-Third Of The Human Race Has To Die For Civilization To Be Sustainable, So How Do We Want To Do This?''

"You know, I can't really do this anymore ... unless those of you who are watching this in the theater want to join me. I hope you will. And please – speed it up." – Michael Moore asking audience to join him in an uprising against Wall Street at end of 2009's 'Capitalism: A Love Story'

Irish Times: 'The Occupy Wall Street movement seems a direct answer to Moore's appeal'

Check out Rage Against the Machine's 'Sleep Now in the Fire,' the video shot on Wall Street in 2000 by Michael Moore that forced the NYSE to lock its doors: