Retired Police Captain Gets Arrested At Occupy Wall Street
Posted on November 19, 2011 in Images
Former Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis is arrested for participating in Occupy Wall Street.
You Blocked Me On Facebook. And Now You’re Going To Die.
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Patriotic Protest Abroad, Political Dissidence Domestically
Posted on November 17, 2011 in Articles
The Article: Do as I say, not as I do by Elizabeth Clinton and Jason Netek in Socialist Worker.
The Text: There has been no shortage of crocodile tears from the U.S. political establishment about the violence against protesters in Syria and Iran. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama have taken turns condemning the brutal suppression of movements for social justice in those countries.
Of course, they had a harder time standing up for human rights when it came to similar repression against the revolutionary movements in Tunisia and Egypt earlier this year. It is difficult, after all, to say negative things about one’s friends.
Meanwhile, the absolute silence from the White House regarding the growing repression against peaceful demonstrators in this country speaks volumes.
Since it began in mid-September, the Occupy movement has spread from Wall Street to cities across the country. The movement has as its backdrop the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression and record levels of disparity in wealth distribution.
