Tag: Occupy Wall Street

Happy Easter!

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]o celebrate this season in Christian faith, let’s pause to remember who Jesus of Nazareth actually was. I quote from Michael Schulson’s interview with Reza Aslan in Salon magazine: The real Jesus, the historical Jesus, the Middle Eastern Jew who advocated for the poor, whose politics were adamantly, I would even say violently, against the wealthy, is a Jesus that… Continue reading

Get Me My Damned Flying Monkeys! NOW!!!!

If this is true, and I suspect that it is, then it makes me very, very angry! Vacant Houses Outnumber Homeless People in U.S. Posted on Dec 31, 2011 There are more than five times as many vacant homes in the U.S. as there are homeless people, according to Amnesty International USA. Since 2007, banks have shuttered about 8 million… Continue reading

My Absolute Favorite Protest Sign

I love what these 99% people are doing. It’s way past time that the middle class take back this nation:  you know, that weird little “of the people, for the people, and by the people” thing. Of all the protest signs that have emerged, this has been my favorite one: I’ll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.” It’s… Continue reading

The 99%

I like this movement if for no other reason it shows that the majority of Americans are tired of being screwed and are finally ready to do something about it. And, indeed, in my opinion, it’s high time to do something that demands substantial change. The fact the corporate media is not providing any serious coverage of the protest says… Continue reading