The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Why Students Are Hunger Striking in Virginia Twelve students at the University of Virginia on Saturday began a hunger strike for a living wage policy for university employees. They’ve taken this step after having exhausted just about every other possible approach over a period of 14 years. I was part of the campaign way back …
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Occupy Wall Street calls for May Day general strike After an American Autumn, the Occupy movement moves into the spring of 2012 and the start of an election year. Nathan Schneider Waging Non-Violence, February 15, 2012 Read the story. Wikipedia / May Day
It’s Time to See if the 99% Are Really on Your Side; Give Them a Christmas Present: The Electoral Reform Act of 2012! If there could be unanimous agreement among all the Occupy Wall Street groups that the next phase of the movement should be a general strike, could they pull it off? Not yet, …
‘Months of public sector strikes’ loom: Wednesday’s walkout is just the start, warn unions ‘No more money on the table’ to settle pension row Chief Secretary to Treasury says he may take his daughter to work when her school closes for the day Becky Barrow The Daily Mail, 25 November 2011 Union bosses have amassed …
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“Rush and Crush.” Any questions? Police Violence Sparks General Strike Idea Within ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Occupy Oakland: As injured Iraq vet recovers, occupiers promise to ‘shut the city down’ Union Support for General Strike and Protests Nov. 2 Call for GENERAL STRIKE Nov. 2 – plus Occupy updates Occupy Oakland makes plans for citywide general …
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In combination, the brutality and obliviousness of the Chicago and Oakland police departments, no doubt egged on by nakedly amoral “leaders” such as Rahm Emmanuel and his Oakland counterpart, have moved portions of the Occupy movement toward contemplating a General Strike. The Occupy Electoral Reform elements will do what they can to keep the General …
