#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Secrets and Lies of the Bailout http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/secret-and-lies-of-the-bailout-20130104 The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come It has been four long winters since the federal government, in the hulking, shaven-skulled, Alien Nation-esque form of then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, committed 0 billion in taxpayer money to rescue Wall Street from its own chicanery and greed. To listen to the bankers and their allies in Washington tell it, you'd think the bailout was the best thing to hit the American economy since the invention of the assembly line. Not only did it prevent another Great D…http://www.twitpic.com/cpgscw
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty “The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you've got more carbon dioxide.” – John Boehner, April 2009 RELATED VIDEO: http://lnk.ms/BgVVHhttp://www.twitpic.com/cpgt34
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Word…http://www.twitpic.com/cpgzyw
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty We need bees…http://www.twitpic.com/cph0ks
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty We Need More Officer Katies and Fewer RoboCops http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16290-we-need-more-officer-katies-fewer-robocops The story of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, the three girls kidnapped in Cleveland, Ohio and held captive for ten years, has captivated the nation. In the days since the three women escaped from the house where they were being held, many have speculated as to why they weren’t found sooner, especially since Cleveland police had visited the house on prior occasions, and since neighbors had reportedly called the police over strange behavior at the house multiple times… RELATED VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B9eVlOCQYI&feature=youtu.behttp://www.twitpic.com/cph1nb
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Beyond Divestment http://www.capitalinstitute.org/blog/beyond-divestment Two years ago, students at Swarthmore College began a fossil fuel divestment campaign, initially focused on coal. Last November, 350.org, the grassroots activist NGO dedicated to reducing carbon in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million joined the fight with a nationwide “Do the Math” campus tour. The movement spread to cities, and soon to churches, unions, and beyond… RELATED: http://middleburycampus.com/2013/03/06/liveblog-beyond-divestment-money-and-finance-for-a-living-economy/http://www.twitpic.com/cph5zi
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Oxford students and alumni to protest over Shell Earth sciences funding http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/09/oxford-students-alumni-protest-shell?CMP=twt_gu Campaigners say the partnership undermines the university's credibility and conflicts with its work on climate change Students and alumni of Oxford University will protest this afternoon at the opening of a new lab in its Earth sciences department that is funded with £5.9m from oil company Shell. Campaigners say the partnership – which will see the climate and energy secretary, Ed Davey, attend the Shell Geoscience Laboratory's official opening on Thursday – undermines the university's credibility and conflicts with its work on climate change. Oxford alumni including environmental campaigner J…http://www.twitpic.com/cph6h0
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 'Working Families Flexibility Act' Doesn't Give Flexibility or Support to Working Families http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Working-Families-Flexibility-Act-Doesn-t-Give-Flexibility-or-Support-to-Working-Families In a perfect gift for mothers, just short of Mother's Day, House Republicans have once again introduced legislation with a charming title and a potentially devastating impact for working women and families. According to the bill's sponsors, the “Working Families Flexibility Act,” or H.R. 1406, would give employees the “freedom” to determine work schedules and time off. In reality, this bill would provide more work and less pay…http://www.twitpic.com/cph7lm
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 'Bhartiya Kisan Union workers occupy toll plaza, demand DND be toll-free http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Bhartiya-Kisan-Union-workers-occupy-toll-plaza-demand-DND-be-toll-free/articleshow/19968031.cms Around 100 BKU members forcefully occupied Noida toll plaza of DND Flyway on Thursday and allowed vehicles to ply without paying toll for around half an hour to protest levy of toll on users of the flyway. The protestors vacated the toll plaza after administration and DND (Delhi-Noida-Delhi) management urged them to end their demonstration and participate in discussions on the issue… RELATED: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bku-workers-occupy-noida-toll-plaza-demand-dnd-be-tollfree/1113614/http://www.twitpic.com/cph8yv
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Chicago Workers Open New Cooperatively Owned Factory Five Years After Republic Windows Occupation http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/9/chicago_workers_open_new_cooperatively_owned#.UYxCoDe5qoY.twitter Workers at the New Era Windows Cooperative are celebrating the grand opening of their new unionized, worker-owned and -operated business. Almost a year to the day after their window factory closed, a group of former workers have launched their own window business without bosses. They successfully raised money to buy the factory collectively and run it democratically. In 2008, some of the workers were involved in a famous six-day sit-in after Republic Windows and Doors gave workers just three days’ notice before closing the factory. The sit-in drew national atten…http://www.twitpic.com/cph73w