The New Dark Age

6 October 2011 — williambowles.info

Wall St Occupation: ‘All wronged by corporate forces are our allies’
Green Left Weekly issue #782 Today at 12:28 peter_b
The declaration published below was unanimously passed by all members of Occupy Wall Street on September 29. It is the first official document for release. Receive an official press copy of the latest version by emailing c2anycga@gmail.com.

The Bullet: The 99% Occupy Wall Street
Socialist Project Today at 09:00
The entrapment and arrest of 700 peaceful Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists on the Brooklyn Bridge has created a huge wave of support for their movement. The number of daytime occupants in Liberty Plaza doubled or tripled from 100 the week prior to 200-300 this past Monday and Tuesday.

Wall Street’s first victims
Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org Today at 06:00 Brian Ward
The history of Native Americans show us why we need a movement among all oppressed people against capitalism.

Mistreated by police for my gender
Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org Today at 06:00 justin adkins
Why was I treated differently by police after being arrested at an Occupy Wall Street march? The reason is that I am transgender.

A show of solidarity on Wall Street
Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org Today at 06:00 Danny Lucia
Tens of thousands of protesters from all walks of life marched through Manhattan yesterday to proclaim, ‘We are the 99 percent!’

Putting Pundits to Shame: Protesters Know Exactly What They’re Fighting For
The Greanville Post Today at 03:47
By Joshua Holland,  AlterNet 
The stupid oligarchy and their henchmen at all levels finally pushed the people too far, and now they may have awakened it past their usual containment  walls.

NYPD pre-occupied in Wall Street
Russiatoday.ru Today at 00:31
Police in New York have reportedly made dozens of arrests and have been using pepper spray and batons as they try to stop anti-Wall Street activists from storming barricades blocking them off from the Stock Exchange.

5 October 2011

In pictures: Wall Street protests
BBC News Yesterday at 23:09
Protesters march on New York’s financial district

Global Revolution
Information Clearing House Yesterday at 22:38
Global Revolution Live from Occupy Wall Street Video Stream – Chat – Twitter This channel will feature live streams from global non violent revolution spreading across the globe, with broadcasts from Wall Street Occupation in NYC.

Occupying the Heart of the Beast
Consortiumnews.com Yesterday at 22:30
Finally, a truly ‘populist’ movement – not like the Tea Party funded by billionaires to serve the interests of billionaires – has arisen in America to challenge the growing economic inequities in U.S. society.

Erin Burnett Hears the Critics–But Still Misses the Point
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting Yesterday at 20:20 Peter Hart
Last night (10/4/11) CNN host Erin Burnett noted that her  fact check of the Occupy Wall Street protests had drawn some criticism. But she still doesn’t seem to get it.  ‘Well, our story got noted documentarian Michael Moore, who watched the show last night,’ she reported before playing a video response from Moore:

Occupy Wall Street 10.05.11
The Wild Wild Left – Front Page Yesterday at 16:12

Unions join Wall Street protests
Morning Star Yesterday at 16:09
Trade unionists and community activists joined the Occupy Wall Street protest today.

The 99% Occupy Wall Street
Dissident Voice Yesterday at 16:00 Pham Binh
The entrapment and arrest of 700 peaceful Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists on the Brooklyn Bridge has created a huge wave of support for their movement.

Occupy Wall Street: A Reply to Skeptics
Dissident Voice Yesterday at 16:00 Jason Del Gandio
On September 27th Lauren Ellis published an essay in Mother Jones Magazine entitled ‘Is #OccupyWallStreet Working?’

The 99% Are Not 90% Men
Dissident VoiceYesterday at 16:00
This protest is about the 99% percent of Americans who have been on the short end of the economic stick, but it appears the media believes it’s 90% male.

Obama and Bush Administrations Complicit With Bankers’ in Massive Foreclosure Scheme
William Bowles.info Yesterday at 15:33
A new report shows the Obama administration has been just as protective as its Republican predecessor of bank robo-signing: forging the signatures of millions of homeowners in order to foreclose their homes.

“Occupy Boston” protesters set up tent city
World Socialist Web Site Yesterday at 15:22
‘Occupy Boston’ has been set up in response to the Wall Street protests in New York, with about 200 people camping out overnight in the city’s financial district.

Anti-Wall Street protesters camp out at Los Angeles City Hall
World Socialist Web SiteYesterday at 15:22
An anti-Wall Street encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall has been underway for several days, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York.

The political issues in the fight against Wall Street
World Socialist Web Site Yesterday at 15:22
The Occupy Wall Street protest, now in its third week, has struck a powerful chord throughout the US, with similar occupations developing in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities and towns across the country.

Occupy Wall Street Ends Capitalism’s Alibi By Richard Wolff
William Bowles.info Yesterday at 15:21
Occupy Wall Street has already weathered the usual early storms. The kept media ignored the protest, but that failed to end it. The partisans of inequality mocked it, but that failed to end it.

As Unions, Students Join Occupy Wall Street, Are We Witnessing Growth of a New Movement?
Democracy Now! Yesterday at 13:32
As the Occupy Wall Street protest enters its twentieth day, New York City’s most powerful unions are set to march today from City Hall to the movement’s encampment in the Financial District.