Archive for February, 2011
Steve Early talk in Cambridge, Tuesday 3/1
Steve Early speaks about “Capital’s War on Labor, Labor’s Civil Wars” Tuesday, March 1, 7 to 8:30 PM @ Porter Square Books 25 White St. * Cambridge, Mass. 02140 * (Located in mall across from Porter Square Stop on the Red Line). Come to the after-party for special guest Sal Rosselli, president of the new ...Read more.
March/April issue: Tax the Rich!
I have lots of stuff to link to; I hope to get to them soon. I have been working to get the March/April issue to the printers (which happened this morning) and to get material from the new issue posted to the website (which happened just now), including our Tax and Deficits Activism Kit, which ...Read more.
Homelessness Marathon–TONIGHT
Sorry for the late notice; this is an inspiring annual radio event–well worth listening to (part of it, anyhow). The 14th Annual Homelessness Marathon radio (and television) broadcast will originate from Kansas City, Missouri this Wednesday, the 23rd, starting at 7 p.m., Eastern time, and ending 14 hours later, at 9 a.m., Eastern time on ...Read more.
Obama’s Budget; Wisconsin
(1) Obama’s Budget: Our trustworthy source for analysis of Obama’s 2012 budget proposal: The National Priorities Project: Presidents Budget 2012: Values By The Numbers Feb. 18, 2011 National Priorities Project offers four detailed analyses of President Obama’s $3.7 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2012 focused on: expenditures, revenue and deficits, the impact of federal spending ...Read more.
Can Cyberspace Liberate Us from Earthly Space?
From Polly Cleveland: The internet, it has long seemed, frees us from the bounds of location. We can work from home. We can shop in London or Tokyo. On Skype, we can chat with friends in Sydney, Australia as if they were next door. Meanwhile, Mozy.com backs up our computers to a bank of servers ...Read more.
Wisconsin, Tim DeChristopher, etc.
(1) Protests in Wisconsin against Republican Threats to Labor: Earlier today I spoke with Roger Bybee, who’s written articles for D&S over the years, often on labor-related topics, about the situation in Wisconsin, where the new Republican governor, Scott Walker, has been busy blaming unionized public-sector workers for the state’s budget woes. The latest gambit ...Read more.
Mubarak Resigns (Al Jazeera)
Al Jazeera has reported that Mubarak has resigned. But–the news came via Omar Suleiman, whom Mubarak named as vice president. When will he resign? [Update--as became clear soon after Mubarak resigned, and as most everyone knows by know, it appears Suleiman has been marginalized by the military. --CS, 2/16]
Mubarak Clings to Power
Robert Fisk from the Independent: To the horror of Egyptians and the world, President Hosni Mubarak – haggard and apparently disoriented – appeared on state television last night to refuse every demand of his opponents by staying in power for at least another five months. The Egyptian army, which had already initiated a virtual coup ...Read more.
Mubarak Likely to Step down Today
According to Reuters and the New York Times, Mubarak is likely to step down later today. However, the recently appointed vice president, Omar Suleiman, will take over. Here is the Reuters story, from The Independent: Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has told the BBC that President Hosni Mubarak may step down and the situation in ...Read more.
More on Egypt; Reagan; Unemployment
(1) More Links on Egypt: I promised more links; here they are: —The latest from Middle East Report online, Into Egypt’s Uncharted Territory. —On the economic basis of the uprising, by the excellent Nomi Prins, at Alternet: The Egyptian Uprising Is a Direct Response to Ruthless Global Capitalism. —From the excellent Bill Fletcher, at ZSpace, ...Read more.
