Posted by Nicholas Goroff on March 20, 2013 · 10 Comments
The Cypriot Parliament has voted unanimously to reject the negotiated E.U. bailout package, offered last week. The vote, cast yesterday at 4 p.m. GMT (11 a.m EST,) was taken by hand, with 36 voting against the measure, 19 abstaining and none voting in favor. The widely unpopular bailout proposal, which included a 10% levy or “haircut,” on deposits nationwide, led to long lines at ATMs nationwide, while also inspiring protests throughout the country.. News of the decision has sent shock waves through the already troubled European Union as worries over a possible collapse of the Cypriot financial sector troubled their…
Category Archives, Business, general, News · Tags ATMs, bailout, Banks, Brussels, Cypriots, Cyprus, Europe, European Union, Financial Crisis, Germany, Greece, Haircut, Levy, Russia
Posted by Nicholas Goroff on March 17, 2013 · 17 Comments
And liberty and justice…for those who can afford it… Corruption. It’s one of the few issues that everyone, on every “side” simply detests. Regardless of the spin put on it or the arguments and justifications for its practice, most will agree there is simply no excuse for it. And while generally bandied like a partisan beach ball, with each side trying desperately to condemn the other for their influences and complicity, while bending over backwards to justify their own, so much is lost in the process. Despite this endless noise and outrage, the roots of corruption, the very mechanics of…
Category Lobbyists, Rants & Editorials, Signature Causes, Special Interest Groups · Tags Banks, banksters, campaign financing, Canada, Citizens United, Congress, corporate welfare, corruption, donations, Elizabeth Warren, England, financing, fracking, France, Germany, GMO, green, Iceland, lobbying, McCain-Feingold, media, military industrial complex, Money, Monsanto, politics, President Obama, United States, Wall Street
Posted by Nicholas Goroff on February 26, 2013 · 11 Comments
Civil liberties advocates are raising alarm over the treatment and detention of three Seattle area activists with ties to area anarchist collectives and the Occupy Wall Street movement. “The Grand Jury Resistors,” as they’re referred to by the area bloggers, have become subculture icons within the activist circles since their detention in September, for refusing to answer questions regarding their political affiliations and contacts. The questions come purportedly as part of a larger federal investigation into the May 5th “May Day” protests, during which substantial amounts of property were damaged and vandalized. According to Matthew Duran, Katherine Olejnik and Maddie…
Category Featured Headlines, general, News · Tags Anarchism, Anonymous, Banks, Bradley Manning, Confinement, Court, Day of Rage, Detention, Facebook, FDC, Law, Legal, May Day, NDAA, Occupy Wall Street, Pack the court, Repression, SeaTac, Seattle, Solitary, Vandalism
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