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Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: 'Class warfare has once again entered the vocabulary of mainstream national politics, but this time with a strange twist. Right-wing politicians such as Paul Ryan and various high-profile conservative media pundits and corporate-funded think-tank spokespersons have made visible what ruling classes have long tried to bury beneath the discourse of meritocracy and the myth of the classless society - that is, the harsh consequences of class power, hierarchical rule and savage inequality.'

http://www.truth-out.org/got-class-warfare-occupy-wall-street-now/1317760461



On the Ground Report From Day 19: 'The Whole World Is Watching!' Shouts Occupy Wall Street

Paul Mutter, Truthout: 'Wednesday, October 5 constituted the largest mass action so far in support of the Occupy Wall Street activists who have established a base camp in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. The evening march, which counted as many as 10,000-20,000 participants, included many new supporters and a large number of union workers from National Nurses United, the Transport Workers Union, Services Workers International Union, the Teamsters as well as the city s teachers' and public service employees' unions, among others.'

http://www.truth-out.org/whole-world-watching-shout-enough/1317881594



Dennis Kucinich and Chris Hedges on the 99 Percent

Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Chris Hedges, Truthdig: Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Chris Hedges explain why the 99 percenters are 'the best among us.'

http://www.truth-out.org/dennis-kucinich-and-chris-hedges-99-percent/1317925772



What Role for Labor in the Progressive Uprising? A Conversation With Stephen Lerner

Amy Dean, Truthout: 'No force did more to build the American middle class than organized labor. In recent decades, however, unions have been decimated. Despite concerted efforts to turn the tide, the movement now represents only 7 percent of workers in the private sector. Never have working people in this country been more in need of a collective voice. Yet, we must ask, can labor alone create the change we need? If it can t do it by itself, what role can unions play in supporting a wider progressive uprising?

http://www.truth-out.org/what-role-labor-progressive-uprising-conversation-stephen-lerner/1317916123



Follow the Money: Behind Europe s Debt Crisis Lurks Another Giant Bailout of Wall Street

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: 'Follow the money: If Greece goes down, investors start fleeing Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Portugal as well. All of this sends big French and German banks reeling. If one of these banks collapses, or show signs of major strain, Wall Street is in big trouble.'

http://www.truth-out.org/follow-money-behind-europes-debt-crisis-lurks-another-giant-bailout-wall-street/1317916625



New Restrictive Voting Rules Could Hurt Five Million Americans

Jorge Rivas, ColorLines: 'A new study from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU puts forth an ominous prediction: five million voters could be affected by the deluge of restrictive voting laws that have swept the country in recent years. The report finds that the voters are from traditionally Democratic demographics and could be kept away from the polling booths in 2012. Importantly, the sheer number of voters who could be impacted is larger than the margin of victory in two of the last three presidential elections.'

http://www.truth-out.org/report-new-restrictive-voting-rules-could-hurt-five-million-americans/1317914322



Watch Your Health and Your Pocketbook: A Bipartisan Scheme for Regulatory Deform

Gerald Epstein, TripleCrisis: 'Right wing politicians in the U.S. have gotten very good at channeling George Orwell: As the world economy teeters on the brink of another economic catastrophe whose precipitating cause was a twenty year project to de-regulate finance in the U.S. and abroad, they insist that the cause of our woes is 'job killing' regulations. Never mind that, according to the World Bank, the U.S. ranks 5th in the world in terms of ease of doing business in relation to regulations, and that over the past 5 years, doing business in the U.S. overall has become easier, not harder. The same report shows that in the OECD the ease of doing business has stayed the same or improved since 2006. Yet in the OECD countries 50% more people were unemployed in 2010 than in 2007.'

http://www.truth-out.org/watch-your-health-and-your-pocketbook-bi-partisan-scheme-regulatory-deform/1317914007

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Attorneys General Settlement: The Next Big Bank Bailout?
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/06-10

Occupy Your City
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/10/06

How #OccupyWallStreet Is Evolving and Gaining Power
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/10/06

Flat-Lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/10/06-9

Public Citizen: Occupy Wall Street: Americans Are Furious, And They Are Right to Be
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/10/06-2

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State for Sale

A conservative multimillionaire has taken control in North Carolina, one of 2012 s top battlegrounds.

http://nyr.kr/qGYUs4


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