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Rich Gardner | 02.08.2012
Update to January 16th piece. Written at request of MoveOn Philadelphia. When Congress was debating G.W. Bush's warrantless surveillance of American citizens (Allegedly, he and his people were just monitoring al Qaeda, but there's never been any formal, credible confirmation of that), US telecommunications companies made it quite clear that they didn't wish to be held accountable for anything they did. Congress was very accommodating and failed to apply what we quaintly term the “Rule of Law.” Apparently, the same general rule applies to banks and their mortgages and their wrongdoing vis-a-vis homeowners.
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Ritt Goldstein | 08.16.2011
Long looked to globally as a model for good government, today's Sweden has a party with widely known neo-Nazi roots in its parliament, changed societal norms seeming to have sparked incidents defying belief. Sweden: The growing nightmare of living with the far-right Falun, Sweden On August 11th, UPI headlined "Swastika turns up in child meal", the locale in question being a simple budget restaurant in a city somewhat north of me. The article noted that the eight-year-old boy's parents "were shocked to find a swastika tattoo in the fast-food meal they purchased for their son". I regret that I cannot say I am equally surprised.
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Ritt Goldstein | 08.16.2011
Summary: Long looked to globally as a model for good government, today's Sweden has a party with widely known neo-Nazi roots in its parliament, changed societal norms seeming to have sparked incidents defying belief. Sweden: The growing nightmare of living with the far-right Falun, Sweden On August 11th, UPI headlined "Swastika turns up in child meal", the locale in question being a simple budget restaurant in a city somewhat north of me. The article noted that the eight-year-old boy's parents "were shocked to find a swastika tattoo in the fast-food meal they purchased for their son". I regret that I cannot say I am equally surprised.
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Max Rameau | 04.06.2010
Take Back the Land to elevate housing to the level of a human right. See this article at www.takebackthela posted by: layne begins: Apr 16, 7:00 pm ends: Apr 16, 10:00 pm location: 3417 Spruce St, Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room Max Rameau, an organizer with Take Back the Land, will be speaking at the University of Pennsylvania. Take Back the Land is a Miami-based grassroots group that has been moving families into foreclosed homes and reclaiming public land since 2006. Max Rameau is coming to Philly to talk about the national Take Back the Land Campaign and work with communities in Philadelphia facing similar struggles. This is a great opportunity to hear from someone doing direct work to confront both gentrification and the economic crisis. Please join us! Last week, Mayor Nutter presented another round of budget cuts that represent a continued attack on the poor and working people of Philadelphia. Last week, Mayor Nutter presented another round of budget cuts that represent a continued attack on the poor and working people of Philadelphia. Along with these proposed cuts, Nutter's office announced a series of town hall meetings -- meetings that are being sold to the public as places to be heard and for our input to be taken into account. Yet, the Mayor's meetings and the media coverage of this moment has not spelled out the very human effects the proposed budget cuts will have on our lives. *NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION* BREAK UP WITH BANK OF AMERICA ON VALENTINES DAY STOP ALL EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES! Contact: valentinesday@risingtideboston.org This Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2009, join Rising Tide Boston (RTB) in demanding that Bank of America stop its funding of the dirty and deadly coal industry and demanding, in solidarity with City Life/Vide Urbana, that the Bank stop its unjust foreclosures and evictions of working families. Closing your account with Bank of America (BOA) is an important step in bringing closure to this unhealthy relationship. In Boston, we are planning a day of coordinated bank account closures in at least two locations, and encourage people in other places to organize something similar. Supreme Court rules tents alright in parks for homeless only. Press Release For 'Right to Sleep' Charter Ruling (Victoria, BC, Canada) - Good day and patience be with us all. posted by: begins: Sep 27, 1:00 pm ends: Sep 27, 3:00 pm location: Federal Building, 6th & Market, Philadelphia BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE - NOT THE BANKS! NO Money for Wall Street & the War! Emergency Protest Elimination of Affordable Housing Loophole Will Degentrify Wealthy New Jersey Communities. July 18, 2008 — Working class residents of New Jersey packed under a tent yesterday at the Ethel Lawrence Homes to watch the governor sign a law banning Regional Cooperation Agreements or RCA's. The Ethel Lawrence Homes are named after an African American native of Mt. |
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