Here is the link to Occupy Oakland:   http://www.occupyoakland.org/ Some press coverage: 1.  EastBayIndependent Media: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/25/18694892.php 2.  Gassed, rubber bullets, 700 police at 4:30 AM - … [Read more...]

In the Dred Scott Decision the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS for short) played to the follow-the-money game of the time, as the Chief Justice, Roger Taney, was a slaveholder and had shown his hand earlier in Prigg v. … [Read more...]

Just thought some of you might find that of interest.  It will be announced tomorrow and go "ker-plop" into the Friday news dump. Was it the Herald story?  See  … [Read more...]

While this proposal is "online" and "out there" it is not "official" in that while it is a live proposal, it has not been adopted by the direct democracy general assembly in New York - so I am leaving this post up only to make that … [Read more...]

These seats opened because the members of the Democratic State Committee have served 20 years, and become permanent (unless they step down for some reason) opening the seat to new ballot members, under the Charter.  This announcement was … [Read more...]

You can find a Bank Transfer Day "event" on facebook with 40,000+ saying they will attend.  I found deeper coverage here - according to this article, Bank Transfer Day is the creation of a solitary activist, Kristen Christian from Los … [Read more...]

Live Stream of Occupy Wall Street - for some reason the flash link isn't working, so here is another try at it:  http://www.livestream.com/occupywallstnyc On facebook, I could find videos of actions and marchs for every major city I … [Read more...]

Voting against the leadership on Boston's Beacon Hill is never easy, and you always pay a price.  For that reason, I am publishing the honor roll of those courageous State Senators who stood against the rape of the poor and the bad bet … [Read more...]

From your acting president's statement to your courage at Dewey Square in Boston yesterday, you are truly role models of all that is best in America.  Your courage in Washington, DC  in fighting the use of drones with your own bodies, … [Read more...]

Speaker after speaker in Detroit talks about how Detroit was "Screwed the worst" and the vote was to begin Detroit's occupation on October 14, 2011. As some of you know, I was born in Detroit, raised and schooled in Michigan.  I can … [Read more...]