Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Enough Is Enough Rally and Citizens Intervention is taking place at a magical moment in American history. Thanks to the Occupy movements, we are finally talking about the struggles of the 99%, not manufactured political theater. Let’s spend a day together and build on that. Will you[Read More…]
Opinion
Op-ed by National Economic Council Director Gene B. Sperling in Today’s Wall Street Journal: The Case for the President’s Jobs Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2011. The full text of an op-ed by National Economic Council Director Gene B. Sperling is printed below. The piece was published in today’s Wall Street Journal. The Case for the President’s Jobs Act Nearly 45% of unemployed Americans have been out of work for six[Read More…]
Gallup: Record Percentage Of Americans Now Support Marijuana Legalization
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. A record 50 percent of Americans now believe that marijuana ought to be legalized for adult use, according to a nationwide Gallup poll of 1,005 adults. The percentage of Americans favoring legalization is up four percent from 2010. It is the highest percentage ever recorded by[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Six Guidelines for Tax Expenditure Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. Today, as the super committee continues to deliberate their next round of budget reductions, the Center for American Progress released six guidelines for fixing the excessive and expensive system of tax breaks, credits, and loopholes, known as tax expenditures. Every year the federal government spends more[Read More…]
70% of #OWS Supporters are Politically Independent
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2011. Two weeks ago we conducted an anonymous poll on this website to learn more about our visitors. We asked Héctor R. Cordero-Guzmán Ph.D, sociologist of the City University of New York to look at the data, which he analyzed to create an original academic paper titled[Read More…]
Occupy Boston on 175 Arrests at Occupy Chicago
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2011. Occupy Boston is saddened by the fact that Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Police Department chose to arrest 175 members of Occupy Chicago last night for peacefully occupying Congress Plaza, placing city park ordinances above protestors’ constitutional rights to free speech and free assembly. We stand[Read More…]
Did Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Come From Sim City 4?
It would appear that Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan came from the default settings of Sim City 4. No kidding. From the Huffington Post: Kip Katsarelis, a senior producer for Maxis, the company that created the SimCity series, was excited that politicians may be looking to video games for ideas. "We[Read More…]
Occupy Santa Cruz – Bank Of America Refusing To Close Protester’s Account (Video)
"You can’t be a protester and a customer at the same time." That’s what one woman was told at a Bank of America branch in Santa Cruz, California, when she tried to close her bank account. What if I wear a t-shirt the bank manager doesn’t like?
Will a Day of Protest Become a Day of Change?
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2011, 1:23 pm Today, people in cities from New York to Hong Kong—in both directions—are responding to the longstanding call from the Spainish Indignados for a day of protest against rampant corruption, austerity, and the power of high finance over and against the needs of the vast majority[Read More…]
Occupy Boston Statement On Bad Behavior
BOSTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2011. Fox News reported yesterday that an Occupy Boston participant inside South Station spit on a member of the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has confirmed that an officer was assaulted in this way near South Station and Dewey Square. The Coast Guard has also confirmed that there[Read More…]
