March 1, 2012

Occu-Spy, with Matt Taibbi - Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Big plans for the growing Occupy Movement, with two of the good guys.

February 24, 2012

#OpOccupyTheMedia

A good summary of what is wrong with corporate media. I've been saying similar things for at least 15 years. We know how it's been downhill since Reagan/Clinton with regard to the media consolidation, a sure sign and danger of fascism. We must all work to stop this beast.

February 18, 2012

Obama May Ditch Most US Nukes

http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/nuclear-weapons-reduction-obama

If the White House has its way, the United States could soon reduce its nuclear arsenal dramatically, possibly even to the point where it would possess fewer atomic bombs than congressmen. And though Republicans on the Hill are already complaining that the plans are "reckless lunacy," the administration appears to have plenty of military thinkers on its side.

According to a report this week from the Associated Press, President Obama is considering three proposals by the Pentagon to cut the number of deployed nukes. The biggest proposal would reduce America's active stockpile to just 300 to 400 warheads—fewer than the country has had since the earliest days of the Cold War. Since the dawn of the nuclear age, the US has reportedly built close to 70,000 atomic bombs. The recent New START treaty with Russia requires both countries to cut their deployed warheads to 1,550, so these new reduction plans would be dramatic, indeed.

I support the president in this. He just keeps surprising with wise decisions, no one on the dark side gives him credit for.

February 12, 2012

Occupy Movement Regroups, Preparing for Its Next Phase

Far from dissipating, groups around the country say they are preparing for a new phase of larger marches and strikes this spring that they hope will rebuild momentum and cast an even brighter glare on inequality and corporate greed. But this transition is filled with potential pitfalls and uncertainties: without the visible camps or clear goals, can Occupy become a lasting force for change? Will disruptive protests do more to galvanize or alienate the public?

Though still loosely organized, the movement is putting down roots in many cities. Activists in Chicago and Des Moines have rented offices, a significant change for groups accustomed to holding open-air assemblies or huddling in tents in bad weather.

On any night in New York City, which remains a hub of the movement, a dozen working groups on issues like “food justice” and “arts and culture” meet in a Wall Street atrium, and “general assemblies” have formed in 14 neighborhoods. Around the country, small demonstrations — often focused on banks and ending foreclosure evictions — take place almost daily.

If the movement has not produced public leaders, some visible faces have emerged.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/occupy-movement-regroups-laying-plans-for-the-next-phase.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&hp

February 7, 2012

Obama favors constitutional amendment on Citizens United:

Perhaps the most important news in Obama campaign manager Jim Messina’s announcement about Super PACs is this:

The President opposed the Citizens United decision. He understood that with the dramatic growth in opportunities to raise and spend unlimited special-interest money, we would see new strategies to hide it from public view. He continues to support a law to force full disclosure of all funding intended to influence our elections, a reform that was blocked in 2010 by a unanimous Republican filibuster in the U.S. Senate. And the President favors action — by constitutional amendment, if necessary — to place reasonable limits on all such spending.

As I reported here recently, this is the step that campaign finance advocates had hoped Obama would support. The question is how forcefully the President will now push for it, if at all.

There’s an argument to be made that a strong case for it would dovetail neatly with the Obama campaign strategy of painting Mitt Romney — who favors doing away with all limits on campaign contributions — as emblematic of all the ways the current system is rigged for the rich and corporations and against average Americans.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-dems-will-play-by-gop-rules/2012/02/07/gIQAeGCHwQ_blog.html

February 5, 2012

Secrets Hidden In Films Of Stanley Kubrick 1- 5

http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/74507/Secrets_Hidden_In_Films_Of_Stanley_Kubrick_1__5/

This film about director Stanley Kubrick offers a number of theories about hidden meanings imbedded in the filmmaker's movies, including conspiracy style theories that Kubrick staged the Apollo moon landing.

There are 5 parts to this and every one is worth watching. Please comment after watching what is a very compelling argument about Kubrick and his films.

February 2, 2012

Dylan Ratigan: 'Greedy Bastards' Pt. 2

February 2, 2012

Dylan Ratigan: 'Greedy Bastards' Pt. 1