Tag Archives: 99%

Labor Update: The Price Of Inequality

Posted on January 9, 2013 by bfiatracykurowski

The Price of Inequality:  How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future By Joseph Stiglitz Book Review by Mike Matejka Grand Prairie Union News, Bloomington, Illinois Economics, the study of how we earn and spend our hard-earned pay, can be dry … Continue reading →

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99% Spring Is Coming To Your Town April 9-15

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Trish Nelson

dailykos.com A coalition of dozens of community organizations; unions; and civil rights, environmental, student, and activist groups is organizing the 99% Spring, with a goal of training 100,000 people in direct action the week of April 9-15. Trainings will be … Continue reading →

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The Other Iowa Caucus Tuesday, January 3rd

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Here’s a chance to discuss actual issues. “Hawkeye Vision 2012: Caucusing for Working Families“ Presented by the Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund. Please join us for a political roundtable featuring key Democratic leaders who will offer the progressive viewpoint … Continue reading →

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Letter From The 99% To The 1%

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox:  The letter below is a simple, elegant expression of the reason for the Occupy Wall Street movement.  We do not know its origin.  Please share widely. Letter to the 1% We are the 99%. We are the … Continue reading →

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Why Bruce Braley Would Like You To Contact Congress

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Trish Nelson

This was in our inbox from Congressman Braley: It’s shocking. It seems like leaders in Congress want your taxes to go up this holiday season. And no, I’m not kidding. Unless Congress acts now, taxes for the average American family … Continue reading →

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Walker And Cronies Forced To Listen To 99%

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Trish Nelson

I watched this and thought about how often the 99% is forced to listen to the right-wing propaganda machine… Enjoy this powerful video of Walker and his rich pals having to endure the message of the 99%. If the 99% … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street = Love

Posted on November 2, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] After more than ten years of working on front end web development and playing around with html, css, and various other computer languages I had the opportunity to work on a software development project with a … Continue reading →

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