Tag Archives: Occupy Wall Street
Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving: Context, Conflict and Commemoration.
Abraham Lincoln issued the Presidential proclamation that set the precedent for our national day of Thanksgiving on October 3, 1863. On that date, America was just past the halfway point in the Civil War. The great Union victories at Gettysburg … Continue reading
“You Can’t Evict An Idea”
A billionaire autocrat orders his police force in riot gear to clear a public square of peaceful demonstrators in an early morning raid. This riot squad makes dozens of arrests and destroys the protestors’ personal property. The authorities also muzzle … Continue reading
Capturing Occupy Wall Street: The Crawford Chronicles
Our great friend, the outrageously talented artist, Ron Crawford, has been spending a lot of time at Occupy Wall Street in lower Manhattan. Here’s another gallery of images that Ron has captured with his keen eye and splendid pen. Solidarity … Continue reading
The Occupy Wall Street Movement Doesn’t Need Black Bloc Buffoonery.
It’s obvious to readers of this blog that I am in wholehearted solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and the struggle for economic and social justice for the 99% of our citizens who have been increasingly denied their fair share of … Continue reading
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Occupy Wall Street: Thomas Paine & Ron Crawford Capture the Moment
Words by Thomas Paine — Drawings by Ron Crawford.. “These are the times that try men’s souls… “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands by … Continue reading
An Artist Occupies Wall Street.
My good friend, the great artist Ron Crawford, went to Zuccotti Park on Friday October 21st and did what he does best: capture a scene in a few dynamic sweeps of his gifted pen. Click on the drawing and blow … Continue reading
Wall Street Calling!
With apologies (and thanks) to Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, a marching song for the Occupy Wall Street movement. To listen, click on Wall Street Calling. WALL STREET CALLING Wall Street calling to American towns Resistance declared, and protest come down … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street: 10 Suggestions for the 99% Manifesto
At long last, after three decades of Reaganomics and Wall Street sociopathology have hollowed out the US economy and shifted an ever-increasing percentage of our nation’s treasure to the coffers of the ruling class (in a redistribution of wealth that … Continue reading
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