Tuesday
Oct252011
Oct 25, 2011 at 11:42 PMTuesday
Oct252011
Bernie Sanders Enlists Prominent Economists For Federal Reserve Reform Bill
Who knows where this will effort by Sanders will end up but it's a good start in the right direction. I would imagine that Dr. James Galbraith will be added to the group given his reputation before Congress as a Fed killer. And since when was Nomi Prins an economist.
Sanders has been rather vocal lately over conflicts of interest at the Fed.
Tuesday
Oct252011
Colbert: Crucial Time In The Fight For Corporate Civil Rights
Video - Colbert Report - Oct. 25, 2011
Runs 2 minutes.
- "Folks, this is a crucial time in the fight for corporate civil rights. Just look at the hateful signs at Occupy Wall St, ‘Corporations are not people.’ Wow, I thought we were passed the point in this country, just because they have different color skin, or different religion, or were born in the lawyer’s office and exist on paper and were created in the lawyer’s office, have no soul and can never die."
Tuesday
Oct252011
RAW VIDEO - Violence In Greece Escalates Over Austerity
This is a pretty intense clip. Protesters in Athens riot during a demonstration by about 100-thousand people on the first of a two-day general strike. Violence spread across the centre of the city earlier in the day, following the massive anti-government rally against new austerity measures. Authorities said about 3,000 police were deployed in Athens.
Tuesday
Oct252011
Bachmann Thinks Occupy Wall Street Protesters Are Icky
VIDEO - Occupy NYPD Headquarters - Sep. 30, 2011
- Roubini sees double-dip slump in major global economies
- VIDEO - ‘Occupy Oakland’ attacked by police
- Occupy Orlando: Orlando PD Arrests Peaceful Protesters for Gathering Legally
- Police Officers Support “Occupy Wall Street” Protesters
- Occupy Marines Takes Hold
- New York cops defy order to arrest hundreds of ‘Occupy Albany’ protesters
- POLITICIANS REACT TO OCCUPY WALL STREET - Slideshow (At Bottom Of Story)
- Michele Bachmann Thinks Occupy Wall Street Protesters Are Icky
- Germany sees EFSF above 1 trillion euros
- U.K. parliament to vote today on leaving the EU
- Europe bank recapitalization not so easy
- GREAT PHOTOS - Occupy Albany
- Mission Creep: This Tennessee Highway Is Now Patrolled by TSA
Monday
Oct242011
RAW VIDEO - Violent Clashes Between Police And Protesters At Occupy Australia
Some footage from weekend clashes at Occupy Melbourne. The protests are still growing. The anger is not dissipating. It's going to be a long Winter of discontent across the globe.
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Monday
Oct242011
Global Government - The Pope Calls For A New World Financial Order, Eurozone To Impose Penalties On Bank Bailouts, What Happened To Lehman CDS (Morning Links)
Monday
Oct242011
U.S. Credit Rating Will Likely Be Downgraded Again
The United States will likely suffer the loss of its triple-A credit rating from another major rating agency by the end of this year due to concerns over the deficit, Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecasts. The trigger would be a likely failure by Congress to agree on a credible long-term plan to cut the U.S. deficit, the bank said in a research note.
Monday
Oct242011
OCCUPY IRELAND - "Make Bank Bondholders Pay! If They Didn't Share The Profits, Then We Won't Share The Losses!"
Video - Occupy Dame Street, Ireland - Oct. 22, 2011
This one speaks for itself.
Monday
Oct242011
OCCUPY GEORGE - Protesters Stamp Inequality Graphics On Dollar Bills (PHOTOS)
Instead of broadcasting their views on a sign, Facebook group or Twitter, some supporters of the Occupy Wall Street protests are illustrating their frustrations on dollar bills.
Details and more photos inside.