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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
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All 33 of the miners, originally trapped in the mine in Chile, have been rescued. Now, the last few rescue workers are being hauled to the surface.
I was just thinking about the awesome responsibility of being the last one out.
First of all, I guess you have to turn the light out. Read more »
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While the bar may be higher for approvals, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was plainspoken in trying to convey the overall message, saying: “We are open for business.”
via Obama’s Haste On Resumed Offshore Drilling – NYTimes.com.
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The book opens with a page- and stomach-turning description of the murder of Isidro Gil, a union worker posted at the front gate of a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Carepa, Colombia. As Blanding describes later in the book, Coca-Cola has been accused of being complicit in the deaths of union members in South America who were killed by paramilitaries. Some people may find this shocking.
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A program that helps with the removal of criminal aliens would seem to be a step in a positive direction to keep communities safe. Yet, law enforcement agencies in three cities are finding that their participation in the program is hampering their ability to do their jobs and they want out.
Unfortunately, according to Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, that is the only option not available.
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Howie Hawkins
A Teamster and long-time environmental activist, Hawkins is running on the Green Party line.
His campaign platform includes fighting for progressive taxes and renewable energy.
For more information, see: www.howiehawkins.com
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Background: Hawkins, 57, of Syracuse, was an organizing member of the Green Party when it formed in 1984. Hawkins, who works as a UPS truck unloader, is making his 16th run for political office since 1993. He has long been active in progressive causes, having protested construction of nuclear power plants in New England and South African apartheid, and served as upstate coordinator for Ralph Nader’s presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004.
Issues: Hawkins said his main goal in the race is to get the 50,000 votes needed for the Green Party to win automatic ballot access for state and local offices until 2014. The party last had automatic ballot access in 2002. Should he win election, Hawkins said he would seek to eliminate the stock transfer tax rebate, institute a 50 percent tax on financial industry cash bonuses and use the new money to make higher education free in the SUNY and CUNY systems. He would also move the state toward a single-payer health care system, which he said would shift responsibility for New York counties’ share of Medicaid payments to the state. “I would be for the state taking over Medicaid and funding it rather than having an unfunded mandate that counties have to fill,” Hawkins said. “It really squeezes the county budgets.”
via Interactive Voters Guide | Howie Hawkins | Long Island and New York Politics.
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[Update: It is 9:20pm EST. All 33 miners are out safe! Now, they are taking up the 6 rescuers who went down to help…]
[Update #2: My poem about the event is: here.]
Chile Miners are being rescued…
Kimberly writes:
Well, I was reticent to share my personal obsession with the rescue of the Chile Miners. Though, I decided I should make note on the blog of something that is capturing a lot of my time and energy – watching, waiting, hoping, and cheering on this rescue.
(I partly decided because my husband said that my favorite political blogger — Elizabeth Benjamin — posted at FaceBook about the rescue. Guess a lot of us are hooked!)
I am watching on CNN, where there is a constant, live feed. There are ten miners out already. And, now, Jorge Galleguillos is coming to the surface!!! Hugs, applause, relief… Read more »
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Green Party Governor Candidate, Laura Wells, has a great website and a blog. What interesting news she had from last night! Laura Wells presented a ticket to go to the California Governor debate. Though, instead of being allowed to attend, she was taken away in a squad car. Below is the beginning of her recent blog post:
Arrested!
Tuesday October 12th, 2010
I was arrested tonight at the gubernatorial debate in San Rafael, with a ticket to the debate in hand, for allegedly trespassing on private property. The real crime is what’s happening to California. The perpetrators of this crime include the Democratic and Republican parties who keep trading off the governorship, and the Dominican University, for closing the doors to real dialogue and debate…
Related: Green Party Governor Candidate Arrested
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from Babette Hogan‘s face book page via text message. Laura Wells is the California Green Party Governor candidate. No news reports have surfaced yet.
from Bay Area NBC:
Laura Wells, the Green Party candidate for governor of California, was arrested outside Americano Hall just before the debate was to begin.
She was protesting her exclusion from the event at Dominican University of California.
Wells was wearing a green shirt at the time. The arrest was peaceful with officer putting her in handcuffs and then taking her away in a squad car.
from LA Times
As Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown prepare for their final gubernatorial debate, the Green Party candidate for governor, Laura Wells, has been arrested outside the debate site.
Wells was protesting her exclusion from Tuesday’s debate, according to a spokeswoman.
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