Adding validation to Occupy Wall Street protests is the increasing burdens of student debt. A new report indicates that the total amount of outstanding student loans this year will exceed $1 trillion for the first time. The $1 trillion of outstanding loans means that Americans now owe more on student loans than on their credit […]
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Outstanding student loans now exceed $1 trillion
October 20, 2011Support Occupy Wall Street protesters now!
October 13, 2011At 7 a.m. tomorrow, Mayor Bloomberg is evicting the Occupy Wall Street protesters from their occupation of Zuccotti Park, unless you can help. Zuccotti Park is the birthplace of the Occupy protests sweeping the nation and capturing the public’s attention. It’s where a community of committed Americans are standing up against Wall Street and the […]
US protest rallies now spread to more than 1000 cities
October 10, 2011Widening US protest rallies against the prevalence of top-level corruption, poverty, and social inequality in America, which began two weeks ago in New York, have now spread to more than 1,000 cities across the country, Press TV reports. As of Friday morning, the website “Occupy Together,” a hub for nationwide events in solidarity with “Occupy […]
Wall Street protesters in for the long haul
September 30, 2011A standoff near Wall Street between protesters opposed to what they say is corporate greed and police may drag on into winter, with a march on police headquarters the likely next test of whether tensions escalate. “We’re here for the long haul,” said Patrick Bruner, a protester and student at Skidmore College in upstate New […]
Palestinians plan Day of Rage to protest US veto of UN resolution
February 21, 2011Palestinians are planning their own “Day of Rage” to protest the American veto of a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements, Ma’an News Agency reported a top Fatah official as saying. “[The United States government] are liars who pretend to support democracy and peace. Far from it,” Fatah official and former Palestinian intelligence chief Tawfik […]
Saudi Arabia next Middle East domino?
February 20, 2011The Arab News newspaper has warned that those winds of freedom from northern Africa may hit Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz also told the BBC there’s a danger the protests in Bahrain could spill into Saudi Arabia. It’s wishful thinking to bet on the House of Saud reforming itself – not while […]
Americans –finally—take to the streets protesting Wall Street frustrations
May 2, 2010Thousands of workers and union leaders marched on Wall Street to express their anger over lost jobs, the taxpayer-funded bailout of financial institutions and questionable lending practices by big banks. The rally was organized by the AFL-CIO and an association of community groups. It included a diverse mixture of union workers, activists, the unemployed, and […]
