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Debunking Poverty Myths and Racial Stereotypes
1. President Barack Obama is not a “food stamp president.” According to recent figures, more food stamp recipients were actually added under President George W. Bush than under President Obama. Under President Bush the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million.
2. Blacks are not the primary recipients of assistance through federal...
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two...”
– John Adams (via anticapitalist)
BP Hauls in $7.7 Billion in Profits, Gulf... →
Oil giant BP, the company behind the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, reported profits of $7.7 billion for the last quarter of 2011. Company executives and industry analysts sounded bullish about the company’s future in a recent New York Times article, saying they had set aside enough money to compensate victims of the Gulf spill and had plans to expand drilling operations in the Gulf.
BP seems...
Anonymous asked: Amazing. You rock! I'm sending you a story that may be published soon that may help you if you read between the lines, you have a clear and gentle spirit. Keep writing and please, please, never forget that non-violence and civil disobedience is the only possible avenue for positive change, all other methods lead us into the pit. They know this and brutalize us because they fear massive civil...
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Notes from an Occupation 16: Feb 16
Hey everyone! Sorry for the long interval between updates. I’m sort of juggling two different blog entries tonight, so I’m going to do some creative typing and try to unify them. I’m still dealing with a lot of stuff from January 28, or as I’m calling it, the Night of the Long Batons. I saw too many of those in use that night and I don’t ever want to see that again, although I’m not going to hold...
FAQ #1: I get emails from journalists
susie-c:
Hi Susie. I noticed you know a lot about Occupy Oakland. Would you tell me what happened on XX day, and would you put me in touch with XX people?
Hi paid journalist who I’ve never had any contact with before. I’m a journalist too! And your inquiry is less flattering than it is deeply disturbing. Yes, it’s true — though I don’t have a full-time employer, this has been my job for several...
