Film Director Quentin Tarantino joined #RiseUpOctober in Times Square with the families of those who’ve been murdered by police all over the United States
New York City and State Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles
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VIDEO: Chris Hedges and Cornel West at the New School
Chris Hedges has long described the demise of our society. Together the two speakers investigated the social/psychological factors that bring rise to revolution, rebellion and resistance.
Loewenstein and Scahill: Refugee Crisis is Big Business
There was a full house at Housing Works in New York City on October 8th for Antony Loewenstein’s new book, “Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe”, in conversation with author and documentary filmmaker of “Dirty Wars” Jeremy Scahill.
Dallas Book Signing of Contemporary Mayan Literature
Near Dallas? Come for talk and tequila while listening to Texas Christian University’s Dr. Donald Frischmann talk about Contemporary Mayan Literature at the Latino Cultural Center
Private Wall Street Insiders Are Making Government Money
Set up like a talk-show, Ben Bernanke, former head of the Federal Reserve bank, and Timothy Geithner, former Treasury Secretary during the crash of 2008, were in the middle of the Q&A portion of the event when I arrived
Whistleblower Frank Serpico Running For Town Board Seat
Famous New York City whistleblower Frank Serpico is running for election in Stuyvesant, New York
New York’s Rikers Island #ShutItDown
The almost hurricane-like weather did not keep away about two-hundred demonstrators from showing up to bring awareness to the less-than humane conditions and barbaric treatment of those held at Rikers Island
Time to Join the Occupy the Courts Movement
Join us for this city-wide day of action against the corrupt court/judicial system here in New York City and learn about your rights to solicit the Federal Grand Jury system if you’ve ever been wronged
Former Economic Hitman Calls to Declassify 9/11 Inquiry
John Perkins, who wrote the book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman in 2004, a NY Times Bestseller, joined a group on Saturday in NYC urging the president to release information regarding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
GALLERY: Welcome to Wall Street, Pope Francis!
Waiting to show their support were a handful of Occupy Wall Streeters doing performance art trying to get their message out to the Pope to address the crimes of Wall Street bankers who have gone unpunished and unprosecuted