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Robert Reich and Robert Scheer at Occupy L.A. Teach-In

Last weekend former Labor Secretary Reich and Truthdig Editor Scheer, who, in his own words, got a little wound up, were among the luminaries teaching in at the Occupy L.A. encampment.

Posted on Nov 10, 2011 27 COMMENTS


Sex Scandal Sacks Joe Paterno

Since 1950, Joe Paterno has been a fixture at Penn State’s football program and a legend in college football. He sent more than 250 players to the NFL and ran as clean an athletic program as may be reasonably accomplished, but now he has to end his career on a low note.

Posted on Nov 9, 2011 12 COMMENTS


‘We Are Legion’: Hacktivists on Film

Whatever else might be said about groups like Anonymous and LulzSec—and the MSM says plenty without saying much—they don’t play. Assuming the position of the rogue hacktivist, their members take on big targets in business, government ... (more)

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 2 COMMENTS


The Great Depression, Now in Color

Picture, if you will, the Great Depression. Unless you actually lived through it, or close enough, chances are your mind might conjure up images of bread lines, bleak Dust Bowl landscapes or hungry, huddled families, and they’re probably in black and white.

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 4 COMMENTS


Are the Koch Brothers Messing With Your Voting Rights?

As promised, Robert Greenwald’s Brave New Films is zooming in on those 1 percenters who are using their powers for evil. So it’s no surprise that Greenwald’s outfit would follow up with a video exposé about the Koch brothers, voter suppression and you.

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 8 COMMENTS


The People v. Goldman Sachs

Last Thursday, Chris Hedges, Cornel West and others held a mock trial of Goldman Sachs in Zuccotti Park.

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 7 COMMENTS


Happy Feet: Your Gay Penguin Romance Update

Fans of the Toronto Zoo’s same-sex penguin couple Buddy and Pedro will be dismayed to hear that the bonded pair will soon be parted and subjected to heterosexual retraining measures (paging Marcus Bachmann)—specifically, placing them in contained areas with females—in the interest of saving their species.

 

Posted on Nov 7, 2011


Occupy America

You’ve seen Wall Street, you’ve seen Oakland, but have you seen Occupy Honolulu? Well, you’re about to now. It is part of the MSM, but CBS has put together a slideshow featuring Occupy protesters that’s worth a look.

Posted on Nov 7, 2011 2 COMMENTS


Chomsky Has Some Advice for the Occupiers

Noam Chomsky had a simple message for protesters at Occupy Boston last month: To change their country, they must first get the public on their side. Then they can make big demands. (more)

Posted on Nov 5, 2011 45 COMMENTS


Team Cain Counters With ‘High-Tech Lynching’ Ad

You know what liberals do? They hit below the belt. That’s the explanation given for the race-based treatment that the mainstream media are giving “beautiful man” Herman Cain, according to this exercise in crisis management produced by Cain’s camp. (more)

Posted on Nov 4, 2011 11 COMMENTS


‘Left, Right & Center’: Will Cain Survive? Will Obama Go Negative?

This week, a series of accusations about past indiscretions threatened to slow the Cain Train’s roll. Can GOP presidential contender Herman Cain ride it out? More important, can Greece emerge in one piece from its current economic catastrophe? (more)

Posted on Nov 4, 2011 1 COMMENT


Robert Reich on OWS Strategy: Hit ’Em Where It Counts

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich took stock of the current status and future possibilities of Occupy movements around the country on Thursday’s “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” suggesting that the network of affiliated protest groups ... (more)

Posted on Nov 4, 2011 12 COMMENTS


Manarchy!

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Code Pink challenges Occupy movement “manarchists,” Oliver Stone talks history and Tariq Ali argues that President Obama is a continuation of President George W. Bush. Plus the winner of our protest song contest. Update: Full transcript.

Posted on Nov 3, 2011 5 COMMENTS


Exposing the Worst of the 1 Percent

Robert Greenwald’s Brave New Films is preparing a multimedia onslaught to expose those 1 percenters who use their monetary and political powers to the disadvantage of others—sometimes millions of others, as in the case of Bank of America ... (more)

Posted on Nov 3, 2011 3 COMMENTS


‘Colbert Report’: Cain ’Splains

Herman Cain might reframe the sexual harassment problem haunting him from his past as not so much a witch hunt as proof that he’s a real contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. After all, as Stephen Colbert observes in this “Colbert Report” clip from Tuesday’s show, nobody’s even bothering to ... (more)

Posted on Nov 2, 2011 2 COMMENTS


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