News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Occupy Wall Street protest is only growing, as is the movement nationally and worldwide. Here are some observations, video and media from Occupy Los Angeles.
Decades of social movement scholarship has failed to answer the question of why movements happen when they do, though there doesn't seem an end anytime soon to people trying to answer the question.
“Though diverse in many ways what the One Percents have in common is the extraordinary amount of the nation’s wealth they control.”
The biggest sporting event in the world is probably the Olympics. The next biggest is the FIFA World Cup. The next biggest is something...
Stating that gay people were born with their orientation seems like the perfect counter to the conservative argument that being gay is a choice, but this life-affirming rebuttal opens the door to other attacks.
News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, October 13, 2011
Here's a a plan to destroy Social Security and Medicare, crush the poor and plunge most Americans deeper in debt just so that the wealthy can pay less in taxes...and the perpetrator becomes more popular?
Well, I know you're waiting with bated breath to watch tonight's economics-only debate between the GOP candidates for President.
For those who will be watching,...
News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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