The Spirit of the Age How do the 99% compare with mass protests of the past – and can they succeed? By TARIQ ALI; October 31, 2011 – Counterpunchhttp://www.counterpunch.org/2011/10/31/the-spirit-of-the-age/ “A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth glancing at,” wrote Oscar Wilde, “for it leaves out the one country at [...]

In an exercise of free speech and the right to bear arms, citizen militia members of the US Border Guard have joined the Occupy Phoenix protests fully armed with their AR-15?s. We’re exercising ourArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/ZBr1sUZxzO4/fully-armed-citizen-border-guard-volunteers-occupy-phoenix_10312011

Remember when leading real estate analysts forecasted a housing recovery and return to housing market growth? Or when the government promised that the $8000 home tax credit would stop the decline? Or when monetary expertsArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/j0lZzXaSxY4/real-estate-prices-down-35-since-peak-but-its-not-over_10312011

As the government tightens its grip on everything from internet traffic to consumer purchasing habits they’ll need new technologies to maintain law and order in the newArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/CpSF9XAYhBI/police-deploy-weaponized-drones-to-enhance-protection-and-safety-of-citizens_10312011

Occupy Wall Street: New York Police Sending Drunks to Zuccotti Park? By Barbara Morrill; October 31, 2011 – AlterNethttp://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/687785 If you need a way to increase problems and discredit the Occupy Wall Street crowd at Zuccotti Park in New York City, what do you do? According to Harry Siegel at the New York Daily News, [...]

A Master Class in Occupation By Chris Hedges; October 31, 2011 – Truthdighttp://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_master_class_in_occupa… NEW YORK CITY — Jon Friesen, 27, tall and lanky with a long, dirty-blond ponytail, a purple scarf and an old green fleece, is sitting on concrete at the edge of Zuccotti Park leading a coordination meeting, a gathering that takes place [...]

Occupy Wall Street Protester, Arrested and Jailed for 30 Hours, Tells Her Story for the First Time By Barbara Schneider Reilly; October 26, 2011 – AlterNethttp://www.alternet.org/story/152882 I spent a weekend in jail. On Saturday, October 15, I went to Washington Square Park to take a closer look at the Occupy Wall Street movement. There were [...]

ICE Agent During Search: ‘The Warrant is Coming Out of My Balls’ By Jorge Rivas; Wednesday, October 26 2011 – Colorlineshttp://colorlines.com/archives/2011/10/ice_agent_says_the_wa… The [American Civil Liberties Union] of Tennessee filed a lawsuit this week in federal court on behalf of fifteen residents of an apartment complex in Nashville, TN who say they were targets of an [...]

Iraq: Occupation leaves devastated nation Monday, October 31, 2011 – Green Left Weeklyhttp://www.greenleft.org.au/node/49290 The article below is an abridged US Socialist Worker editorial in response to United States President Barack Obama’s October 21 announcement that all US soldiers would be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. * * * More than a [...]

Libya: War Without End – by Stephen Lendman Libya will long be remembered as one of history’s great crimes. For over eight months, NATO’s killing machine ravaged the country, killing tens of thousands. Years of protracted conflict lie ahead. Libyans will keep struggling until they’re free from NATO’s scourge. UN Resolution 1973 authorized a no-fly [...]

Cops Blame Occupy Wall Street for Surge in Shootings But City Wastes Money Policing Nonviolent Protesters By Nick Turse; October 27, 2011 – AlterNethttp://www.alternet.org/story/152890 The Occupy Wall Street protests and the new mini-society that has formed in Liberty Square in Lower Manhattan, continues to tax the city’s budget. Recently, it has also sparked howls of [...]

Documents reveal how UK backed Gaddafi’s repression By Robert Stevens; 29 October 2011 – WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/oct2011/liby-o29.shtml Documents found in the abandoned residence of the British Ambassador in Tripoli reveal the extent of the British government’s intimate relationships with the former Gaddafi government in Libya. They provide further evidence of Britain’s lead role in the seizure, “rendition” [...]

Environment Canada Terminates Funding to Environmental Networks Biggest loser is government, say environmentalists By Moira Peters; October 28, 2011 – The Dominionhttp://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/4240 HALIFAX — Grassroots environmental groups and organizers were hit hard by the federal government’s announcement on October 13 that the half-million dollars that funds Canada’s environmental networks will be terminated. For people like [...]

Canadian Government Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Warship Building Program By Roger Annis; October 26, 2011 – The Bullet Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No. 562 The champagne corks were popping in Halifax and Vancouver on October 19 when the Canadian government announced that two shipyards there have been chosen to build a new, multi-billion dollar generation of [...]

Eurozone Bailout Deal – by Stephen Lendman One size fits all doesn’t work. Uniting 17 dissimilar countries under rigid euro rules failed. Membership means foregoing the right to devalue currencies to make exports more competitive, maintain money sovereignty to monetize debt freely, and  legislate fiscal policy to stimulate growth. Eurozone’s obituary remains to be written. [...]

Anti-Imperial Voices – by Stephen Lendman Last August, over 140 prominent Africans expressed opposition to NATO’s imperial war against Libya. South African signatories to an open letter included former President Thabo Mbeki, former Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils, former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad, and ANC National Executive Committee member Jesse Duarte. Their letter, in [...]

As the Greek economy succumbs to the debt crisis and individual Greeks are made poorer each day through austerity measures and job cuts, many have begun resorting to traditional bartering as a way to makeArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/mv8-rAUGa90/barter-society-emerges-in-greece-as-crisis-deepens-video_10292011

400% Rise in Anti-Depressant Pill Use: Americans Are Disempowered — Can the OWS Uprising Shake Us Out of Our Depression? By Bruce E. Levine; October 26, 2011 – AlterNethttp://www.alternet.org/story/152873/400_rise_in_anti-depres… The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that antidepressant use in the United States has increased nearly 400 percent in the last [...]

Activist Communiqué: Update on the status of Occupy Canada cities threatened with eviction By Krystalline Kraus; October 28, 2011 – rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/krystalline-kraus/2011/10/ac… Here are some updates from Occupy Canada cities and their relationship with their respective city councils. Vancouver, BC – At Occupy Vancouver, the city mayor has made it clear through the media that he [...]

New York City Mayor steps up harassment of Occupy Wall Street protesters By Sandy English; 29 October 2011 – WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/oct2011/owny-o29.shtml The billionaire mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, escalated state harassment of the several hundred anti-Wall Street protesters who have occupied a small plaza in New York City’s financial district since September 17. The [...]

Fear of a Black Bloc Planet Occupy Vancouver’s First Days Occupied by the State By Zig Zag; October 25, 2011 – Vancouver Media Co-ophttp://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/story/fear-black-bloc-planet/8641 On October 15, as part of the global day in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, an Occupy Vancouver was established at the downtown Vancouver Art Gallery. Between 4,000-5,000 people participated in [...]

From Chile to Oakland Going Down Fighting By SHEPHERD BLISS; October 28-30, 2011 – Counterpunch Weekend Editionhttp://www.counterpunch.org/2011/10/28/going-down-fighting/ Occupy Oakland won a resounding Oct. 26 victory by mobilizing 3000 people to respond to a police riot. They took down the police fence that exiled them from the plaza in front of city hall, set up tents [...]

Oakland Police Violence Raises the Stakes for the OWS Movement Despite the police’s inept, violent crowd control tactics, a number of protesters said they were steadfast in their goal of reclaiming the space. By Joshua Holland; October 27, 2011 – AlterNethttp://www.alternet.org/story/152879 Editor’s Note: After this article was published, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan released a statement [...]

Anti-Defamation League National Pledge for Unity on Israel – by Stephen Lendman ADL’s audacity gives chutzpah new meaning. Whether it’s latest scheme works isn’t known. However, early indications express displeasure. More on that below. Along with the American Jewish Committee (AJC), ADL’s web site calls for a “National Pledge for Unity on Israel,” saying: America [...]

Activist Communique: Occupying solidarity with Indigenous rights By Krystalline Kraus; October 28, 2011 – rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/krystalline-kraus/2011/10/ac… When I first heard of the Occupy movement, the first thing that popped in my head was: “Wait a minute, North America/Turtle Island is already occupied; it has been occupied for the past 400 years.” So in case you’re wondering, [...]