from MoveOn.org Political Action
Robert Reich discusses the misconceptions between public and private morality.
Archive for May, 2012
Robert Reich: Public vs. Private Morality
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at 9:46 amNoam Chomsky on Obama Administration, Occupy movement
by n0madic, posted on Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 10:57 amfrom Democracy Now!
Noam Chomsky says the Occupy movement has helped rebuild class solidarity and communities of mutual support on a level unseen since the time of the Great Depression. “The Occupy movement spontaneously created something that doesn’t really exist in the country: Communities of mutual support, cooperation, open spaces for discussion … people doing things and helping each other,” Chomsky says. “That’s very much missing. There [has been] massive propaganda going on for a century, that you really shouldn’t care about anyone else, just yourself … To rebuild [class solidarity] — even in small pieces of society — can become very important, can change the conception of how society ought to function.” Chomsky also gives his assessment of President Obama, whom he says has attacked civil liberties in a way that “goes beyond George W. Bush.”
Good Jobs, Green Jobs Midwest – May 10, 2012 Morning Session
by n0madic, posted on Friday, May 11th, 2012 at 11:13 amfrom the BlueGreen Alliance
Featuring United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, Blue-Green Alliance Deputy Director Margrete Strand Rangnes, Michigan AFL-CIO President Karla Swift, AFT Michigan President David Hecker, Juliana Goodlaw-Morris from National Wildlife Federation, BlueGreen Alliance Director of Chemicals, Public Health and Green Chemistry Charlotte Brody, and students from the Detroit School of Arts.
How Mandatory Sentencing Laws Are Sending Juveniles to Prison for Life
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 5:16 pmfrom The Nation
In 1976, when Trina Garnett was 14 years old, she accidentally started a housefire that ended up killing two boys. Now, thirty-five years later, Trina is fifty years old and still in prison. Why is a first-world country imprisoning its children for life? The Nation‘s Liliana Segura explains.
People Everywhere Connect the Dots on Climate Change
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 3:04 pmfrom 350.org
On 5/5/12, people around the world volunteered, documented, educated, and protested to connect the dots on climate change. We’re just getting started — join us at http://www.350.org
Obama’s Announcement and What’s Next for Marriage Equality
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 7:00 pmfrom the Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress Executive Vice President Winnie Stachelberg discusses President Obama’s historic announcement in support of marriage equality and explains how he is in line with public opinion on the issue.
Bending the Arc
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 6:54 pmfrom the New Organizing Institute
There’s only one way change happens: when people stand up and make change. There’s a long road ahead of us, but together we’ll continue to bend the arc.
Reasons to protest the NATO Summit
by VideoNewsService, posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 11:15 amNATO protest organizer Andy Thayer gives reasons to protest the NATO summit at Elgin Community College on April 12, 2012. The summit will be held in Chicago, May 20-21, 2012.
Remember. Recall.
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 9:03 amfrom the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
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“Make A Ruckus”: Robert Reich Hails Occupy For Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at 3:34 pmfrom Democracy Now!
In his new book, Beyond Outrage, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He writes: “To the Occupiers, and all others committed to taking back our economy and our democracy.” We speak to Reich about the success of Occupy in reshaping the national dialogue on the economy and why strong grassroots movements are needed to push elected leaders in Washington to enact a progressive agenda. Reich also discusses why austerity is not the answer to the economic crisis at home, or in Europe.
