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DO SOMETHING:
Tell Senate Democrats Not to Cave Yet Again on Labor Rights
Call your Senators today and tell them to stop a FAA reauthorization bill
that would make it nearly impossible for airline workers to unionize

 

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'Today the City of
Oakland Officially Went Insane'

"The city adminstration, with the full approval of the police, is intent on
provoking violent behavior from Occupy Oakland, regardless of any
consideration for the safety of the general public or the fact that
people might be injured, or even killed." – jpmassar, DailyKos

VIDEO: Batons and Riot Gear Required for Sound Permit Issues
Some people apparently saw Star Wars and thought the Storm Troopers
were the heros

'I Didn’t Realize They Were So Sadistic'
"Before Occupy Oakland I was no fan of the police [but] I had no idea they
would brutalize people for doing absolutely nothing." – Alyssa Eisenberg

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We Weren't Kidding When We Said You Can't Evict an Idea
Doctors, nurses and other staff at hospital in Greek town of Kilkis, inspired
by movements across the world, occupy the building and
announce they're running it now

Read Their Statement
"We occupy the public hospital and put it under our direct and absolute
control. The Γ.N. of Kilkis will henceforth be self-governed and the
only legitimate means of administrative decision making will
be the General Assembly of its workers."

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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

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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

Joe Lapointe

Joe Lapointe

Reporter

February 6th, 2012

Why the Right May Be Right to Be Offended by Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad

This year’s commercial | Last year's commerical For two straight years, Chrysler has won the ...

Tom Engelhardt

Tom Engelhardt

TomDispatch

February 6th, 2012

Offshore Everywhere

Crossposted from TomDispatchMake no mistake: we’re entering a new world of military planning.  Admittedly, the ...

Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin

Author, Bad Sports

February 5th, 2012

Why Protests Should Be a Part of Super Bowl Sunday

Crossposted from The NationThis Sunday, the greatest multitude in the history of the United States ...

Dylan Ratigan

Dylan Ratigan

Host, Dylan Ratigan Show

February 3rd, 2012

Auction 2012: Greedy Bastards and Student Debt

Imagine a product so irresistible that most Americans thought they couldn't live without it.  Every ...

Dean Baker

Dean Baker

Co-Director, CEPR

February 3rd, 2012

A Competitive Dollar: The Missing Link in President Obama's Manufacturing Agenda

In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama announced a renewed commitment ...

Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter

Corporate Whistleblower and Author

February 3rd, 2012

Paying For Cancer Treatment for Children in America With a Car Wash, Bake Sale and Fish Fry

"It shouldn't be this way," read the subject line of an email I received Friday ...

Robert Lipsyte

Robert Lipsyte

Author

February 2nd, 2012

Four Reasons to Watch the Super Bowl

Crossposted from TomDispatchMost Americans won’t need a justification to watch Sunday’s game, but if you’re ...

Other Worlds

Other Worlds

Economic Justice

February 2nd, 2012

"Best practices" and "exemplar communities": Ivory tower housing solutions for Haiti

In a 2011 Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti, a group of camp ...

Ray McGovern

Ray McGovern

Retired CIA analyst

February 1st, 2012

Divining the Truth about Iran

Watching top U.S. intelligence officials present the annual “Worldwide Threat Assessment” before the Senate Intelligence ...

David Swanson

David Swanson

Activist and Author, War Is a Lie

January 31st, 2012

A Crazy Republican Attack That Obama Himself Agrees With

Imagine if a bunch of the craziest war-hungry Republicans in the House filmed themselves in ...

John Feffer

John Feffer

Foreign Policy in Focus

January 31st, 2012

The Next Marx

Lenin graces the cover of a recent issue of The Economist. The Financial Times is ...

Michael Klare

Michael Klare

Professor, Energy Expert

January 31st, 2012

Hormuz-Mania

Crossposted from TomDispatchEver since December 27th, war clouds have been gathering over the Strait of ...

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RT @BrianFWright: @MMFlint We know there were #Reagan #Democrats... Maybe #ClintEastwood is an #Obama #Republican...

Feb 6th
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And Clint, the consensus is u done a good thing standing up 4 Detroit--& your sermon seemed 2 b a call 2 give O his "second half." #sellcars

Feb 5th
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Congrats Giants! A great game. Hilarious ending - have never seen a player bummed out because he scored a touchdown.

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RT @ZKWC: @MMFlint sounded to me like he was going to get all Dirty Harry on some Republicans by calling for another Obama term.

Feb 5th
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Eastwood ad started great-but it ended like America was gonna go all Dirty Harry on the world again. Jeez. Props tho for representin Detroit

Feb 5th
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Pat's 2nd play wasn't til 3:18 left in 1st qt-but now... Surprised by #OWS sentiment of Pepsi ad! Game began w/ a somber AmericaTheBeautiful

Feb 5th
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Wow! #Madonna. Amazing! And to close with "World Peace." Michigan's own. That was something.

Feb 5th
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“They’re only here to protect the people in government” - Laura Potter, retired Army nurse, on raid on #occupydc http://t.co/BIBoYZBf

Feb 5th
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Police in DC mistakenly arrested the wrong people today: http://t.co/067OzY7e #OWS

Feb 5th
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I got in and sat in the audience for his fourth show. The guests were Francis Ford Coppola & Henry Morgan. 30 years ago tonight!

Feb 5th
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He was doing a send-up of the late night talk show. It was fresh & irreverent & by Day 4 I was in the standby line to try & get a ticket...

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30yrs ago this week David Letterman began his groundbreaking LateNight show on NBC. I was an instant fan. The comedy was dark & satirical...

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(3/3) Stay tuned for Follower #940K and #950K winners to be announced soon! We're almost at a million! @Justinbieber, look out!

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(2/3) My 930K follower is @garykubota Congrats, Gary! He's chosen Helping Hands Hawaii who give food/clothes for HI needy for my $1K gift.

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(Pt1of3) Every time I get another 10K followers, I choose a winner from ALL 900K+ of u & donate $1,000 to a charity of your choice...

Feb 4th
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I see there are Republicans still running for president. Wow. That would be like the Dolphins thinking they're in the Super Bowl tomorrow.

Feb 4th
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Hello Tweeple! I'm back from Newt's colony on the moon, and all I can say is that the view was nice but my room had a slight draft.

Feb 4th
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#OccupyWallStreet marches in solidarity with #OccupyOakland. http://t.co/Ej7aAImH VIDEO from yesterday at #OO: http://t.co/curwgfMV #OWS

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Why the Right May Be Right to Be Offended by Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad ...by Joe Lapoi www.michaelmoore.com A year from now, we may be...

Feb 6th
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Offshore Everywhere ...by Tom Engelhardt www.michaelmoore.com A new way of preserving the embattled idea of an American planet is coming into focus and one...

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Daily Kos: The rightwingoverse www.dailykos.com In the Rightwingoverse, doubt must be cast upon facts, science, and basic reality, in order to sustain an...

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Thanks to the Record of Bergen County, New Jersey and reporter Lindy Washburn for doing the kind of important, in-depth journalism that's disappearing all...

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Why Protests Should Be a Part of Super Bowl Sunday ...by Dave Zirin www.michaelmoore.com The people of Indiana are angry. I’m not sure telling them that anger...

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Occupy the Super Bowl: Indiana’s New Anti-Union Law Sparks Protest at Sport’s Biggest Spectacle www.democracynow.org Occupy protesters in Indianapolis are...

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The battle of McPherson Square ...by Jefferson Morley www.salon.com Rough police tactics rout 300 protesters from their tent city in the heart of Washington

Feb 5th
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Livestreaming of eviction at OccupyDC: OCCUPY DC BEING EVICTED NOW - Watch Live | OccupyWallSt.org occupywallst.org According to twitter reports, majority of...

Feb 4th
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Feb 4th: Day of Mass Action to Stop War on Iran www.antiwar.com February 4, 2012 Day of Mass Action to Stop War on Iran / NO war / NO sanctions / NO...

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Here's a better link for the Freewayblogger contest: Tales of the Freewayblogger: Slogan Contest/West Coast Tour freewayblogger.blogspot.com I'd...

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Now's your change to Freeway blog -- enter the Freeway Blogger's contest for the best slogans about global warming, get your work seen by tens of...

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Paying For Cancer Treatment for Children in America With a Car Wash and Bake Sale ...by Wendell Pott www.michaelmoore.com In late November, Caroline Richmond...

Feb 3rd
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Four Reasons to Watch the Super Bowl ...by Robert Lipsyte www.michaelmoore.com You need to watch this game to fully understand how jobs, religion, leadership,...

Feb 2nd
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From Laura Flanders: The Deal That Saved Detroit (And Banned Strikes) | The Nation www.thenation.com Romney bad; Obama good; Big Three back. The Deal with...

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Divining the Truth about Iran ...by Ray McGovern www.michaelmoore.com Watching top U.S. intelligence officials present the annual “Worldwide Threat...

Feb 1st
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Anti-Wall Street protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed www.reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy...

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If we ever get single-payer and decent health care for all in this country, one big reason will be Dr. Deb Richter: ...

Jan 31st
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I think we all breathe easier with unrepentant supporters of basic human decency like Frank Cordaro locked up: Occupy Des Moines trainer sentenced to 30 days...

Jan 31st
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Canada’s Labor Movement Digs in for ‘PATCO Equivalent,’ as Lockouts Drag On ...by Mike Elk www.michaelmoore.com "When PATCO happened [in 1981] we didn’t...

Jan 30th
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In the Washington area? Get down to OCCUPY DC to defend the encampment from a likely raid by police today: Jan 30th: Occupy DC will defend our home and our...

Jan 30th
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Here's one of the channels streaming coverage of the Occupy Wall Street march tonight in solidarity with Occupy Oakland: Timcast www.ustream.tv Timcast...

Jan 29th
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A Call For Mass Action Against The Suppression of The Occupy Movement ...by Emma Kaplan michaelmoore.com Now this movement faces a true crossroads. Will it be...

Jan 29th
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Events in solidarity with Occupy Oakland begin in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Tampa and many more cities at 7:00 PM ET --...

Jan 29th
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In case you're wondering why the OPD is constantly arresting, beating and using tear gas and flash-bang grenades against Occupy Oakland, read this: ...

Jan 29th
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Everything you need to know about U.S. politics in one picture: Study: Finance industry execs rule political spending www.americanindependent.com Over the...

Jan 28th
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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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Five Stories I Am Currently Following

Today, February 6th, 2012

India may be about to see the largest strike in world history

Senior Communist Party of India leader and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta has termed the joint strike call by the trade unions on February 28 as the biggest show of unity by the working class and the poor.

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IBEW organizes Kansas GE plant -- the first GE workplace organized in 10 years and the first GE plant organized in 25-30 years

After three failed organizing campaigns in almost four years in Kansas City, Mo., General Electric Transportation’s managers might have thought they had unions licked. That all changed on Jan. 27 when workers voted 44 to 41 for representation by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Kansas City Local 1464.

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Anonymous will release giant cache of hacked materials on Haditha massacre

Anonymous announced that it would release a massive archive of e-mails concerning the 2005 deaths of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians during a U.S. raid in the town of Haditha.

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After her lung cancer diagnosis, Frances Giordano learned that fighting for her life was not her only battle

Frances Giordano found out she had lung cancer in June. After that, the bad news just kept coming.

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This Modern World: 'The Rightwingoverse'

"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: