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Occupy Wall Street Begins To Democratically Form The List Of Demands; Opens Voting 0

Current Events / Politics / Take Back America

Occupy Wall Street Begins To Democratically Form The List Of Demands; Opens Voting

Up until now the so far 10 day strong Occupy Wall Street has somewhat been directionless to a degree as no specific demands were voiced. Even some participants started to ask what it was they were demonstrating for specifically. The operating direction thus far has been to occupy and that demands would follow later. Welcome to later. Coupmedia.org is playing host to the official directive for creating the demands. Suggestions are being taken from the people for inclusion in the list to be voted on by all. At the moment there are 22 items being voted on. Leading the way...

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Current Events / Economics / Politics / Take Back America

Michael Moore Lends Support To Occupy Wall Street With Speech And Piers Morgan Visit

Documentary filmmaker and activist Michael Moore made a visit to the Occupy Wall Street protest site in New York City. Moore gave a 10 minute long speech to the crowd encouraging their efforts. The filmmaker was visibly giddy when saying expressing his happiness to be there. “I have spent over 20 years fighting Wall Street, General Motors, health insurance companies, the whole lot of them. A lot of that has been alone or with just a very few people. It warms my heart to see all of you here.” – Michael Moore Indeed, Moore spoke to that end in the...

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Economics / Mental Slavery / Politics / Take Back America

Hip Hop Emcee And Activist Immortal Technique Speaks To Occupy Wall Street Protestors

Last night at abotu 2 am EST, Hip Hop Emcee and activist Immortal Technique entered the Occupy Wall Street territory. He spoke to members of the protest about the need for change, the barriers to organization, true democracy and independence. Immortal Technique has long been active in speaking out on sociopolitical issues through his music and actions. In 2008 he took part in helping to fund and build an orphanage in Afghanistan. On YouTube On Qik Video by WeAreChange.org If we don’t change our minds about how this country works then we’re not going to have a country anymore. People...

On Pakistan, Republican Senator Says US Should Consider Yet Another War 0

Assault On America / Economics / Evil / Government / Manifest Destiny / Politics

On Pakistan, Republican Senator Says US Should Consider Yet Another War

Senate Armed Services Committee member and South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham thinks the United States should be open to military action against Pakistan. According to Graham, Pakistan is complicit with terrorists in Afghanistan that America is fighting. He said if experts decided that the U.S. needs to “elevate its response,” he was confident there would be strong bipartisan support in Congress for such action. So let’s check the score card. As recent as July of this year America was flying drones over 6 countries, engaged in a war in Afghanistan and still have troops in Iraq. In the meantime...

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Economics / Government / Politics / Take Back America

Al Jazeera Covers Occupy Wall Street Protests

Dozens of people have been arrested in New York after police shut down a protest against Wall Street financial firms. The organiser of the demonstration, a group calling itself “Occupy Wall Street”, used social media to call for peaceful protests against what they describe as corporate greed in America. They had hoped to turn the sit-in into an American version of Tahrir Square – a reference to the centre of the largely peaceful uprising in Egypt – before they say the police cracked down. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Benitez reports.   It appears now, roughly 8 days later, media outlets are...