Protest brings tens of thousands into the streets, but are such mobilizations enough to stop the cuts?
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Big London Protests Against Austerity
by The Editors, posted on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 at 3:39 pmWall St. “Cheetahs” and the Financial Transaction Tax
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, August 14th, 2012 at 9:31 amThe recent stock market volatility could have been restricted by a tax on transactions that would make the small quick score less attractive
Robert Pollin: Full Employment Is Possible
by n0madic, posted on Sunday, July 29th, 2012 at 1:31 pmfrom GRITtv with Laura Flanders
The latest book from Robert Pollin, economics professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst and director of the Political Economy Research Institute, is “Back to Full Employment.” If the title seems bold, the road map Pollin lays out behind it is hardly outlandish. In this conversation with Laura Flanders, Pollin explains how the Federal Reserve can grow employment tremendously, without the need for any legislation.
Nurses Stand Up to Politicians
by Ellen McClennan, posted on Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 8:40 pmHe was a shirtless man walking around the crowd of demonstrators holding up a sign that read: “Since you politicians are going to f&#k me, you could at least wear a condom.
While there was understandable frustration like this expressed by some at the rally, most of the signs were directed toward solutions. One read, “Heal America. Tax Wall Street,” and on the back, “An Economy for the 99%. Healthcare for all. Jobs with Dignity. Quality Public Education. A Healthy Environment.” Or, another sign, “Single Payer Healthcare.” Another read, “Real Funding. Speculation Tax,” and another, “Tax Wall Street.”
“Corporations are People, Teachers are Not. Fix That!”
by Ellen McClennan, posted on Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 7:29 pmA five-year-old girl sitting in a wagon held a sign that read, “How can this be my fault? Tax the 1%”
Her mother, Dr. Annette DeAngelis-Marshall, who came to the teachers’ rally in Naperville this past Thursday,
“I’ve tried to speak to Darlene Senger but she doesn’t listen to me.” DeAngelis-Marshall said.
Senger is on Governor Pat Quinn’s task force charged with the job of changing the teachers’ pension system. Frustration with Senger was echoed by dozens of other people attending the rally. Approximately two hundred people were there. While most were teachers, some were union workers, college students, Occupiers, retired teachers, and just plain parents. All were taxpayers with a stake in good public schools.
