satirical activist group quot1 percent for mittquot supports romney outside of nyc fundraiser
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in new york city dozens of people rallied outside the waldorf-astoria hotel on wednesday to protest a fundraiser for republican presidential candidate mitt romneyruth rodriguez: quoti lived in massachusetts when he was governor and i can tell you that our biggest sign for romney was a flip-flop he039s the biggest flip-flopper he039ll say whatever the audience wants to hear and then he does whatever he wants to do and the first thing he did in massachusetts was to eliminate bilingual education and trash teachersquotadopting the language of occupy wall street a satirical group calling themselves quot1 percent for mittquot offered a mock defense of romney039s candidacyquotrichard thanyouquot: quoti039m here today to you know tell these hippies that they should buy their own politicians that039s the american way you know there039s no gratitude here for the wall street executives the billionaires who are financing our election some countries can039t even hold elections you know i think a little gratitude is in order some of my one-percenter friends are here to tell these hippies what039s up and i039m hoping that there039s not a clash but i think in the marketplace of ideas you know we039ve shown that the one-percenters will always prevail whether it039s mitt romney or barack obama in 2012 the system is rigged for us it039s class war and we039re winningquothttp:wwwdemocracynoworg2012315headlines8to watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more information about democracy now please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

occupy may day 2012
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solidarity foreverif you are involved in your local union contact your fellow laborers about organizing may day events or participating in themif you are not in a union but involved in your local occupy see how your occupy is joining in local annual may day festivitiesif you are involved in neither but want to get involved in a local i recommend you contact the industrial workers of the world at http:wwwiwworgpete seeger singing l039internationaleto learn more about may day and labor history visit http:cwcsysueduresourcesmuseums to find a labor museum or exhibit in your area labor history is important american history

84-year old dorli rainey pepper-sprayed at occupy seattle denounces police crackdowns
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wwwdemocracynoworg - police departments across the country are coming under criticism for using excessive force against occupy wall street protesters during the past two months in seattle mayor mike mcginn apologized wednesday hours after an 84-year-old retired seattle school teacher named dorli rainey was pepper sprayed in the face during a protest photographs of her moments after she was pepper sprayed went viral showing the chemical irritant and liquid used to treat it dripping from her chin according to occupy seattle organizers a priest and a pregnant teenager were also pepper sprayed tuesday night dorli rainey joins us from seattle quotmy problem is not only with police brutalityquot rainey says quotit is with the progressively worse attitude of the policequotfor the complete interview read the transcript download the podcast and for additional democracy now reports about the occupy wall street movement visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsoccupy_wall_streetfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy nowtoday visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

thousands call for jobs not cuts in boston
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on november 17 thousands of people took to the streets as part of a national day of action to call for jobs not cuts marching to quotstructurally deficientquot charlestown bridge to highlight need for infrastructure investment jobs

ows protester may have had the best moment at the thanksgiving family forum
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airing date nov19 2011 fyi the issue was never brought up ows protester may have had the best moment at the thanksgiving family forumyou can watch the forum in it039s entirety in the link belowhttp:wwwlivestreamcomthanksgivingfamilyforumvideoclipid=pla_8dadc257-ce85-4ebd-b517-d23cc7fee1a1ampamputm_source=lslibraryampamputm_medium=ui-thumb

ron paul town hall gets occupied
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quotthe problem is nobody in this occupy group bothered to check into ron paul039s positions he voted against tarp and the bank bailouts they are fired up about he has led the fight to audit the federal reserve and literally wrote the book on ending the fed a lone voice in most cases paul frequently rails against corporate and lobby influence over washington so why exactly were these occupiers quotmic checkingquot at a paul eventquotsource: http:wwwnewworldradicalcom201111mic-check-yourself-ron-paul-town-hallhtml

police go military
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us police officers have used heavy-handed techniques and high-tech weaponry to take down alleged criminals as most evident in the brutal beat-downs of occupy wall street protesters an onslaught of attacks with pepper-spray tear gas guns and batons are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the arsenal of arms that the police are pulverizing peaceful protesters with is freedom of speech worth pursuing when those that supposedly allow it are destroying demonstrators with blow after blow marina portnaya talks about the militarization of the small town law enforcement

10-27-11 6 - webolution with vlad teichberg - countdown with keith olbermann
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10-27-11 6 - webolution with vlad teichberg - countdown with keith olbermann

occupy seattle - legal observer assaulted by police: 101711
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while videoing the arrest of debra lynn peardon on the morning of 101711 i was forced to the ground by two seattle police department bicycle patrolmen using their bikes as weapons one bike officer shoved his handlebars into my stomach while the officer behind me t willoughby 5560 pushed at my lower legs with his bike causing me to fold at the knees that officer then claimed i had grabbed his bike which isn039t physically possible as i don039t have an arm growing out of my back i was totally surrounded and they were very hostile to my recording this arrest i was singled out and taken down to stop my recording please spread this as far as you can please record the police and be safe do not let them intimidate you power to the peoplehere039s the seattle police blotter update on debra039s arrest she was booked into king county jail for allegedly assaulting an officer with some cold coffee: http:spdblotterseattlegov20111017westlake-park-arrest-update

occupy wall street is a freak show - opie039s eye
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twitter - opieradiowent down to occupy wall street here in nyc looking to get inspired but instead i saw something that was no better than the parking lot at a dead show

naomi klein: protesters seek change in the streets because it won039t come from the ballot box
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wwwdemocracynoworg - among the thousands at last night039s occupy wall street protest in new york city was award-winning journalist and author naomi klein she is the author of the bestselling book quotthe shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalismquot she also wrote quotno logoquot a book that has become a cultural manifesto for critics of unfettered capitalism worldwide klein was interviewed on democracy now to discuss the occupy wall street movement and why it is being belittled in the corporate media quotmy biggest fear was that the obama presidency was was going to lead this generation of young people into political cynicism and political apathyquot klein says quotbut instead they are going to where the power is they are realizing the change is not coming in washington because politicians are so controlled by corporate interest and that that is the fundamental crisis in this countryquotfor the complete transcript podcast and for additional democracy now reports about the occupied wall street protests visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsoccupy_wall_streetfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy nowtoday visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

amazing facts about zuccotti park
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is new york city039s zuccotti park home of the occupy wall street protests a private or public park cenk uygur breaks down the history of zuccotti park and discusses brookfield properties the company that runs zuccotti park the young turks on current tv: http:currentcomshowsthe-young-turksthe largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomintentuserscreen_name=theyoungturkssupport tyt for free: http:bitlyewuu5i

the doj vs sheriff joe039s racist abuse
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the justice department is suing infamous arizona sheriff joe arpaio - accusing him of civil rights violations will republicans continue to stand by their man - and continue being the party of hatred and bigotry

the big picture rumble - romney the bully
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sam sacks progressive writerstrategist ampamp brian darling heritage foundation ampamp caroline may the daily caller all join thom hartmann has mitt romney bullied his way into power all of his life - and shouldn039t losing 2 billion dollars be a red flag that more financial regulations are needed in america

full show 51112: conversations with great minds - anya kamenetz
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for our friday conversations with great minds thom spoke to anya kamenetz she039s got a new book out titled quotdiy u: edupunks edupreneurs and the coming transformation of higher educationquot the two discussed college debt student loans and occupy wall street thom also welcomed sam sacks brian darling and caroline may for the friday rumble during the rumble they discussed marriage equality the presidential race unemployment and jp morgan chase039s loses