On January 7, 2012, the Philadelphia General Assembly came to consensus on a proposal from the Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence to form a national working group dedicated to conceiving of, and implementing a strategy towards, a National Gathering of the Occupy Movement.
Occupy National Gathering:
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
“Social Security is Broke”—and Other Corporate Scare Tactics by Lisa Graves — YES! Magazine
The fact is, there are a number of things most people know are true—except they’re not. That’s the result of well-planned, well-funded, long-term propaganda campaigns designed to make people believe things that are against their own best interests.
“Social Security is Broke”—and Other Corporate Scare Tactics by Lisa Graves — YES! Magazine:
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“Social Security is Broke”—and Other Corporate Scare Tactics by Lisa Graves — YES! Magazine:
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The Homeland Battlefield: ‘Hedges v. Obama’ Lawsuit Challenging NDAA Begins Today in NYC - The Sparrow Project
[NEW YORK, NY] The first rounds of statements from seven high-profile plaintiffs suing President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, House Speakers and DOD Representatives for injunctive relief barring the implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)‘s “Homeland Battlefield” provisions of indefinite detention and suspension of Habeus Corpus will be heard in federal court today, March 29, 2012.
The Homeland Battlefield: ‘Hedges v. Obama’ Lawsuit Challenging NDAA Begins Today in NYC - The Sparrow Project:
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The Homeland Battlefield: ‘Hedges v. Obama’ Lawsuit Challenging NDAA Begins Today in NYC - The Sparrow Project:
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Bank Of America CEO Gets $7.5 Million Pay Package After The Bank Lost More Than Half Its Stock Value
The Wall Street Journal noted this week that that CEO pay lagged behind profits and productivity last year, mirroring a trend that has been occurring with workers’ wages for decades. But even that slight modicum of moderation regarding executive compensation evidently didn’t extend to Bank of America, which gave CEO Brian Moynihan a $7.5 million pay package — six times as much as he made in 2010 — following a year in which the company’s stock plummeted:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/03/28/454187/bofa-ceo-pay-half-value/?mobile=nc
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/03/28/454187/bofa-ceo-pay-half-value/?mobile=nc
On the Brink: Planet Near Irreversible Point of Global Warming
We may have already passed the tipping points on global warming, say scientists at the Planet Under Pressure conference. At the London conference, scientists are giving a bleak view of the future of the planet due to catastrophic damage and growth by humans, saying we are close to the irreversible point of global warming.
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/27-5
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/27-5
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