#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Join Steven Pitts Wednesday to Discuss How We Build a Stronger Labor Movement for People of Color http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/Join-Steven-Pitts-Wednesday-to-Discuss-How-We-Build-a-Stronger-Labor-Movement-for-People-of-Color Join us Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT for this week’s live online discussion with with Dr. Steven Pitts, labor policy specialist at the UC Berkeley Labor Center. He is hosting our second online conversation on how we build a better future for working people and a bigger and stronger movement. Here’s the question he’s posing, and you can go to our discussion page now to give us your thoughts—be sure to click back on Wednesday to follow the real-time dialogue with Pitts. “Union density is higher among black workers than it is for any other racial or ethnic group of workers…”..http://www.twitpic.com/cqevkz
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Another great question for any Republicans you know.http://www.twitpic.com/cmzws8
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty WILL 'DECISION POINTS' OR 'MY PET GOAT' HOLD PRIDE OF PLACE AT NEW BUSH LIBRARY http://lnk.ms/f7NDm (RUETERS) As former President George W. Bush prepares to officially open his presidential library on Thursday, a question arises as it has for his predecessors: How objective will it be about his time in the White House? Bush left office five years ago as one of the most unpopular presidents in history, his poll numbers weighed down by public discontent over his handling of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and worries about the economy. But the former president wanted to take the controversies about his presidency head-on, say several former aides who worked closely with him on the library…http://www.twitpic.com/clp8ov
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty TAKE ACTION! STOP CISPA!!! http://www.acampadadebarcelona.org/cispa-blackout/?redirect_to=%2F%3FPHPSESSID%3D2u98luppgmus0dkjqrdpo7qe47 For the next 24 hours we will be blacking out the website to raise awareness of a very controversial bill called CISPA that the government is trying to sneak in under our noses. A bill that will irreparably destroy fundamental rights to privacy that citizens everywhere are entitled to. Please take today as a day of focus and action to learn about this destructive bill and what you can do to prevent it from becomming a reality. Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web — and they're hoping the world won't notice. We helped stop their Net attack last time, let's do it aga… http://freakoutnation.com/2013/04/21/detective-donald-trump-doesnt-understand-why-dzhokar-tsarnaev-is-not-called-a-killer-instead-of-a-suspect/ Twitter can be a clusterfuck of opinions, most notably when Lindsey Graham tweeted, “The last thing we may want to do is read Boston suspect Miranda Rights telling him to “remain silent.” And now, Donald Trump weighs in, completely not grasping the legal process. Authorities have a special high value detainee interrogation team ready to question 19 year-0ld Dzhokar Tsarnaev without advising him of his Miranda rights. He will not have an attorney present during questioning under a “public safety exemption” that allows investigators to question a suspect whe…http://www.twitpic.com/cl1tb0
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Detective Donald Trump doesn’t understand why Dzhokar Tsarnaev is not called a ‘killer’ instead of a ‘suspect’ http://freakoutnation.com/2013/04/21/detective-donald-trump-doesnt-understand-why-dzhokar-tsarnaev-is-not-called-a-killer-instead-of-a-suspect/ Twitter can be a clusterfuck of opinions, most notably when Lindsey Graham tweeted, “The last thing we may want to do is read Boston suspect Miranda Rights telling him to “remain silent.” And now, Donald Trump weighs in, completely not grasping the legal process. Authorities have a special high value detainee interrogation team ready to question 19 year-0ld Dzhokar Tsarnaev without advising him of his Miranda rights. He will not have an attorney present during questioning under a “public safety exemption” that allows investigators to question a suspect whe…http://www.twitpic.com/cl1rc3
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [AUDIO] Young, with a juvenile record, and looking for work http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/young-juvenile-record-and-looking-work Seventeen-year-old Andrew is filling out a job application for a Jamba Juice in Oakland, Calif. He’s making his way through the basics, filling out his name and contact information. However, question five posed a challenge. It was a yes or no checkbox which read, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” “I will check yes,” said Andrew, who requested anonymity for this story. When he was 14, a high school freshman, he took a gun to school. It is a shocking act for many, especially in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shootings, but Andrew says he did it to be cool. Three years later, he is haunted by that d…http://www.twitpic.com/cipce6
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] TED TALKS – Naomi Klein: Addicted to risk http://www.ted.com/talks/naomi_klein_addicted_to_risk.html Days before this talk, journalist Naomi Klein was on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, looking at the catastrophic results of BP's risky pursuit of oil. Our societies have become addicted to extreme risk in finding new energy, new financial instruments and more … and too often, we're left to clean up a mess afterward. Klein's question: What's the backup plan? In her latest work, Naomi Klein wonders: What makes our culture so prone to the reckless high-stakes gamble, and why are women so frequently called upon to clean up the mess?http://www.twitpic.com/cih7pi
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] PBS Independent Lens The House I Live In Takes a Hard Look at The War on Drugs http://video.pbs.org/video/2328265954/ Watch The House I Live In – April 8 at 10pm (check local listings) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-080413.html Imagine this business-friendly city's business center, Central District, paralyzed for days and possibly weeks on end by 10,000 protestors blocking traffic and demanding their democratic rights. Such a nightmare scenario was too frightening and painful for any Hong Kong or central government official to envisage – until now, that is – and it is no longer a question for those who like to indulge in speculation and fantasy. It is an actual blueprint, dubbed “Occupy Central'', that has been drawn up by a University of Hong Kong academic and is attracting an increasing number of followers. It comes complete with a 12-…http://www.twitpic.com/ci19ie
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 'Occupy' Hong Kong plan a nightmare for Beijing http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-080413.html Imagine this business-friendly city's business center, Central District, paralyzed for days and possibly weeks on end by 10,000 protestors blocking traffic and demanding their democratic rights. Such a nightmare scenario was too frightening and painful for any Hong Kong or central government official to envisage – until now, that is – and it is no longer a question for those who like to indulge in speculation and fantasy. It is an actual blueprint, dubbed “Occupy Central'', that has been drawn up by a University of Hong Kong academic and is attracting an increasing number of followers. It comes complete with a 12-…http://www.twitpic.com/ci16zk
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty America’s Zombie Prison http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-guantanamo-bay-is-worse-than-alcatraz-by-naomi-wolf The something in question is the Unites States’ prison in Guantánamo Bay, for which the Pentagon recently requested $49 million in extra funding. Despite Barack Obama’s promise in 2009 – one of his first as President – to shut down “Gitmo,” the US evidently has no intention of doing so anytime soon. In fact, the only thing concerning Gitmo that the Obama administration has shut down is the office of the special envoy, Daniel Fried, who had been tasked with its closure. The US State Department reassigned Fried in late January, and he will not be replaced. CommentsView/Create comment on this paragraphHow better to memorialize that decision tha…
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty America’s Zombie Prison http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-guantanamo-bay-is-worse-than-alcatraz-by-naomi-wolf The something in question is the Unites States’ prison in Guantánamo Bay, for which the Pentagon recently requested million in extra funding. Despite Barack Obama’s promise in 2009 – one of his first as President – to shut down “Gitmo,” the US evidently has no intention of doing so anytime soon. In fact, the only thing concerning Gitmo that the Obama administration has shut down is the office of the special envoy, Daniel Fried, who had been tasked with its closure. The US State Department reassigned Fried in late January, and he will not be replaced. CommentsView/Create comment on this paragraphHow better to memorialize that decision tha…http://www.twitpic.com/cjh3t6