June 2012
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Brand X Begins... Tonight!
My mad mate from across the pond, now exiled in LA-LA land, will be popping into your living room tonight. Hide the women & children! God knows what he will do with them. Thursday nights are now Must See TV w/ Russell Brand & Charlie “Tiger Blood” Sheen back on the telly via FX at 9pm EST.
Russell’s show is filled with hilarity & biting social commentary. I...
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American Autumn: An Occudoc (Watch Free...
Excellent new documentary on the Occupy movement from my friend / key organizer / kick ass filmmaker @DennisTrainorJr… “Shot on the front lines and meeting spaces of the Occupy movement in NYC, Boston, and Washington, DC from the earliest days through the end of January 2012 American Autumn: an Occudoc is an inside looking out view of the occupy movement.
With interviews and insight...
I feel like an old lady...
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Occupy Evolver >> Time to Flip the Protest Script
Despite the mainstream media eulogies / lack of coverage, the Occupy movement is still very active. The organizing activity currently happening is a thousand times more than it was one year ago. Every day people are engaging in protest. Decentralized guerilla armies are confronting the corrupt and bringing much needed attention to injustice. Major props to our sisters & brothers out on the...
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Supremely Corrupt Corporate Court Jesters Strike...
Surprise, surprise, the Supremely Corrupt Corporate Court Jesters voted 5-4 to overrule the state of Montana’s ban on corporate political spending.
Supreme Court Upholds Citizens United; Tightens Corporate Stranglehold on Campaign Finance
In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court has struck down (pdf) Montana’s 100 year old law that banned direct corporate political campaign...
Real Deal Dylan Ratigan Walks Off Into The Sunrise
A Tribute to the “Mad As Hell” Newsman
As Vince Vaughn put it, “Well, well, our little boy is all grows up.” My brother from another mother, Dylan Ratigan is doing his last show on MSNBC today. Congrats on one hell of a run!! It has been inspiring to watch the “young hotshot” reporter from CNBC evolve into the “Mad As Hell” newsman on MSNBC. From...
The Madness of Movement Building: Factions,...
Evolving from the Mud to Become a Positive & Unifying Force For Change
I have spent far too much energy and time dealing with issues of co-option and fighting “the battle for the soul of Occupy” and the 99% Movement. It’s been incredibly disheartening to see many people that I know agree on several key issues get completely caught up and bogged down in what they disagree on. We have several...
It’s Time to Occupy Democracy
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” –Bob Dylan
Ending the auction of our democracy has clearly emerged as the most unifying issue, and it is at the root of the many problems that we are currently working to solve. Whatever issue is of most concern to you — healthcare, education, taxes, debt, war, environment, jobs, etc — it has become self-evident that the underlying...
