Tag Archives: Wall Street

Bernie Sanders on the threat of oligarchy and why we need to push Obama harder on reform

By Mark | September 9, 2012

I know I should be typing up my notes about last night’s 10th anniversary party, but I’m watching Bill Moyers interview Bernie Sanders, and I’m finding it difficult to work up the motivation to do anything more than just sob and gnash my teeth. You can find the whole transcript by following this link, but […]

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bernie Sanders, Bill Moyers, Bush tax cuts, dialing for dollars, inauguration day, Mitt Romney, money in politics, Obama, oligarchy, protests, social security, Van Jones, wealth inequality | 21 Comments

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

By Mark | July 14, 2012

As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, big oil, buying elections, Carl Levin, Chinese currency manipulation, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, Debbie Stabenow, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, Hardball, Karl Rove, Michael Smerconish, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Ohio, Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, SOPA, Super PAC, too big to fail, transparency | 10 Comments

Tonight’s Sate of the Union address

By Mark | January 24, 2012

I’m listing to the President’s State of the Union address right now, and wondering how in the hell any of the Republicans currently fighting for their party’s nomination think they’ve got a realistic shot against him come November. I know it’s just a speech, and a lot of the ideas will never come to fruition, […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged class warfare, Financial Crimes Unit, food stamps, foreclosure, get the money out of Washington, GITMO, Guantánamo Bay, health care reform, higher education, income inequality, lobbying, Obama, Osama bin Laden, poverty, public option, State of the Union, tax the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor, the politics on envy, threats to the middle class, unions, welfare | 23 Comments

Peter Linebaugh addresses “the commons” at Occupy Ypsi teach-in

By Mark | December 13, 2011

Our Occupy Ypsi teach-in on Saturday went really well. Hopefully, at some point in the near future, I’ll have an opportunity to go into everything that was covered. For the time being, though, I wanted to share this video of historian Peter Linebaugh addressing the group. The following will hardly do Peter justice, but here […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics, Education, History, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1607, commons, decolonization, Dutch East India Company, Fukushima Daiichi, Great Depression, hobo jungle, hobos, Japan, native american, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Ypsilanti, OWS, Peter Linebaugh, recreancy, slavery, teach-in, Woodruff's | 12 Comments

Occupy Wall Street calls for nonviolent solidarity on November 17th

By Mark | November 16, 2011

In my post last night, I mentioned that plans were afoot in New York for some kind of mass action on Thursday. Well, over the past 24 hours, plans have solidified a bit. According to the Occupy Wall Street website, things will begin at 7:00 tomorrow morning, in Zuccotti Park, where protesters will try to […]