World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/06-1

Pay Inequality Additional Burden For Women of the 99%
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/06-2

'If You Want to Talk to Someone from Goldman Sachs, Call the Treasury'
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/12/06

Localization v. Globalization: A False Dichotomy
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/06-4

The Winter of Our Occupation
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/07

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Families Join the Occupy Movement as the 99 Percent Takes On the Housing Crisis

Mike Ludwig, Truthout: 'On Tuesday, the Occupy Our Homes national day of action against foreclosure saw home occupations, civil disobedience actions and community events in more than 20 cities, reflecting a shift in focus from tent cities to local neighborhoods.'

http://www.truth-out.org/families-join-occupy-movement-99-percent-takes-housing-crisis/1323206220



Unions and Immigrants Join Occupy Movements

David Bacon, Truthout: 'When Occupy Seattle called its tent camp 'Planton Seattle,' camp organizers were laying a local claim to a set of tactics used for decades by social movements in Mexico, Central America and the Philippines.'

http://www.truth-out.org/unions-and-immigrants-join-occupy-movements/1323183717



Unemployed Confront Congress at Take Back the Capitol

Dave Johnson, Campaign for America s Future: 'Today thousands of unemployed people and others came to D.C. to tell Congress and 'K Street' that they need jobs not cuts; that we should tax the rich, and that unemployment benefits must be extended before they run out at the end of the year....This is not the OccupyDC group, but it is supportive and very much like the Occupy group, with 'Mic Check' and 'We are the 99%' and 'Banks got bailed out, we got sold out' chants going on everywhere.'

http://www.truth-out.org/unemployed-confront-congress-take-back-capitol/1323267728

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GOP seeks to cut unemployment benefits

The Republican proposal is expected to reduce the total number of weeks unemployed workers are eligible for aid by as much as 40 weeks and tighten rules for eligibility.

http://bit.ly/s2sFj4


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