Friday, March 2, 2012

12-03-02 Argentina to Greece: default now, bring back the Drachma // 现在,阿根廷,希腊:默认带回德拉克马 // Argentina a Grecia: el valor por defecto ahora, traer de vuelta la dracma

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Argentine advice for Greece: ‘Default Now, bring back the Drachma’

24 / 02 / 2012
Here in Argentina, when we watch the terrible things that are happening today in Greece, we can only exclaim, “Hey!! That’s exactly what happened in Argentina in 2001 and 2002…!”
All governments should understand that you either govern for the people and against the bankers; or you govern for the bankers and against the people.
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12-03-02 Occupy 2.0 takes on foreclosures// El 2,0 Ocupar toma en las ejecuciones hipotecarias // 占据2.0注意到止赎 // Занимайте 2,0 Берет выкупа



Occupy's Return From Hibernation

The movement will next take on foreclosures.

By Sally Kohn

 February 24, 2012 "The American Prospect" -- As winter fades, the Occupy Wall Street movement is heating up again. But don�t expect the same focus on physical encampments and rowdy protests. While the blood of the 99 percent is still boiling at the injustice of growing inequality, in organizing meetings and workgroups, cooler heads are prevailing. This is Occupy 2.0 - the mainstreaming of momentum.

From my conversations with Occupy organizers and supporters, my sense is that the main thrust of organizing energy and attention will go toward Occupy Our Homes - a coalition of Occupy activists joining with existing grassroots groups to support families that are facing foreclosure or have been evicted by big banks. Prioritizing Occupy Our Homes is great choice for two reasons.

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12-02-22 Occupy for Prisoners // Занимайте для заключенных //占据囚犯 // Ocupar para los presos

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Occupy for Prisoners Comes Out Against Mass Incarceration

by: Yana Kunichoff, Truthout | Report

Occupy For Prisoners demonstration in Harlem, New York, February 19, 2012. (Photo: samglewis)
Each time the 100-strong crowd assembled for the national Occupy for Prisoners day roared below the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago on Monday evening, the lights in a couple of windows would flicker on and off - prisoners up above, responding to the chants of "build schools, not prisons" and "we're with you, brothers and sisters."