Review (Guest): ECONned – How Unenlightened Self Interest Undermined Democracy and Corrupted Capitalism

Yves Smith 5.0 out of 5 stars ECONNED,March 3, 2010 M. M. Thomas (Brooklyn) – See all my reviews I’ve written quite a bit about the financial crisis, and God knows I’ve read nearly every book on the subject, and I have no hesitation in saying that if there is one book that gets it …

Eagle: People’s Tri-Fecta: SOPA, Keystone, Wisconsin

Occupy Wall Street looms over wins vs. SOPA bill, oil pipeline and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Juan Gonzalez NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, January 19 2012 This nation’s fast-growing populist movement against unbridled corporate power scored an astonishing trifecta this week. In the span of just a few hours on Wednesday, three vastly different protest movements …

Mini-Me: Black America Paralyzed, Powerless, Irrelevant – Year 4 of the Obama Era

Huh? Black America Paralyzed, Powerless, Irrelevant: Year 4 of the Obama Era Bruce A. Dixon Black Agenda Report, 18 January 2012 Next week will mark the third anniversary of Barack Obama’s inauguration, and the unveiling of his fourth budget. Already White House spokespeople admit that it will be bad news for black and poor Americans. …

Mini-Me: Iran Is NOT a Nuclear Threat — Cover for Other Actions

Huh?   We, we, we’ve been lied to?  How can this be? Top US Nuclear Expert Tells Obama: There Is No Weapons Threat From Iran January 16, 2012 • 1:29AM The former director of U.S. programs for production of nuclear materials and components for nuclear weapons, Clinton Bastin, sent an open letter to President Obama the …

Event: 20 January Occupy the Courts

Inspired by our friends at Occupy Wall Street, and Dr. Cornel West, Move To Amend is planning bold action to mark the second anniversary of the infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision! Occupy the Courts will be a one day occupation of Federal courthouses across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday January 20, 2012. Move to Amend …