Tag Archives: libraries

The coordinated effort to kill the Occupy movement began this morning

By Mark | November 15, 2011

As you all know, riot police descended on New York City’s Zuccotti Park at about 1:00 AM this morning, forcefully evicting Occupy Wall Street protesters, and destroying their possessions. There have been reports of pepper spray and billy clubs having been used, but there’s little documentary evidence, as police sealed the area off to reporters, […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged ACLU, book burning, books, Brookfield Properties, Darth Vader, destroying books, First Amendment, Jean Quan, Lucy Billings, Michael Bloomberg, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, protests, Ray Kelly, tea party, the press, Ydanis Rodriguez, Zuccotti Park | 38 Comments

Mass Meeting to Mobilize Washtenaw Co. Against Current Budget Legislation

By Mark | March 17, 2011

I know very little about this event and the people behind it, but, given the subject matter, I thought that I’d pass it along. Thursday, March 24 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Road Community Room 5577 Whittaker Road Ypsilanti, MI From: Washtenaw County Emergency Taskforce for Economic Justice -Mallorie Kettlehut Patterson […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Corporate Crime, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, budget cuts, keeping the poor from books, keeping the poor from education, library privatization, Library Systems & Services, local meetings, Mallorie Kettlehut Patterson, privatization, Privatization Beast, public meeting, Rick Snyder, Santa Clarita, threats to Democracy, Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County Emergency Taskforce for Economic Justice, Ypsilanti District Library | 13 Comments

The Obama administration is seeking increased domestic spying powers

By Mark | September 27, 2010

Earlier this summer, we discussed a special report issued by the Washington Post on America’s rapidly expanding domestic surveillance infrastructure. I, and others, were shocked by the continued growth under the Obama administration. Among other things, it was noted that some 30,000 individuals are presently employed exclusively to listen in on our domestic conversations. Here, […]