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Spring is here in the Northern hemisphere. The protests are beginning.
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
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Cleric Wields Religion to Challenge Iran’s Theocracy - NYTimes.comCleric Wields Religion to Challenge Iran’s Theocracy CAIRO — For years, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri criticized Iran ’s supreme leader and argued that the country was not the Islamic democracy it claimed to be, but his words seemed to fall on deaf ears. Now many Iranians, including ...
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Shareholders Object To Goldman's Giant Bonuses - The Atlantic Business ChannelWhen journalists, pundants and Main Street complain about the ever expanding size of Goldman Sachs' bonuses, the criticisms roll like water off the squid's back. But the Wall Street Journal is reporting that some Goldman shareholders are latest to cry foul. And unlike pretty much everybody else, ...
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SEIU's Andy Stern to lead Goldman Sachs protest - Victoria McGrane - POLITICO.comGoldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein may have had his tongue in his cheek when he said his bankers were doing “God’s work,” but the company’s critics aren’t laughing. In fact, a couple hundred of them — led by Service Unions International Union president Andy Stern — plan to gather outside of ...
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OpEdNews - by Cindy Sheehan: President Obama DOES NOT Speak for Me!November 13, 2009 at 19:29:52 President Obama DOES NOT Speak for Me! By Cindy Sheehan ( about the author ) Page 1 of 1 page(s) For OpEdNews: Cindy Sheehan - Writer I was facilitating a meeting in Washington, DC this past weekend, and an Iraq “War” veteran claimed that the GI resistance ...
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Take Action: Not My Chamber!Right now, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is engaged in a $100 million campaign to block reforms that would aid struggling Americans and help fix our economy. Their goals? Sink health care reform, fight tooth and nail against any real solutions to the climate ...
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1SEIU's Andy Stern to lead Goldman Sachs protest - Victoria McGrane - POLITICO.comGee, an evergrowing, government aided monopoly against the government whittling down on monopolies. How quaint and odd.JDP added 6 days ago
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1Dem lawmaker blasts protester at town hall - Capitol Hill- msnbc.comGive those doltish insurance-company-shill devils hell Barney!JDP added 3 months ago
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1Whiskey Fire: Imaginary Liberal "Disruption": Fascism! Actual Conservative Disruption: Democracy!To say nothing of the fact the Republican "events" typically use Gestapo like tactics to ensure no "freedom of speech" or protests / protesters. Moreover, it has been reported elsewhere that many of these "protesters" (disruptors) aren't even residents in the town-hall districts (some being ...JDP added 3 months ago
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49The Arab Roaming the Streets of Tehran – Tehran Bureaumore pics on linklynn-ecg added 4 months ago
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