These stories break my heart.

She makes too much money to get help but not enough to get by. This country is failing almost all of us.

The majority of American citizens are in the same condition. It really sickens my heart that the (Greatest Country in the World) allows these things to happen to its own citizens.

There is not enough shame that can be placed on our leaders and the Agencies that should have prevented this.

The website has this on schedule for today and only one GA meeting for tonight:

Liberty Square is a space created for culture and civics, for eduction, and building solidarity. A place to mint revolutionary thought, where the next generation of freedom fighters, organizers and artists will be raised. On Thursday, October 20th, at ten in the morning we will be reorganizing the square. Sanitation, and Town Planning are calling for #OWS to come out, grab a broom, a mop, and work to make the Square beautiful. This is a space for individuals of every age, race, creed and religion to enjoy. On Friday From 4pm – 11am there will be a Family sleep over. We need to create space and to welcome them into the #OWS!

Occupy Charlotte is giving back this weekend and paying it forward:

http://occupycharlotte.org/news-updates

I’ve been trying to find the most up to date information on Tent Cities and the Homeless. This article was written way back in 2009. Not a thing has changed to prevent this and the situation has only grown worse over the years.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1509795/tent_cities_in_america_signs_of_the.html

Yes. Government and the corporations who corrupt it ought to be shamed. Children don’t eat breakfast because their working caregivers are too poor? Shame.

Hey, just saw that Act Blue has “We are the 99%” bumperstickers, free if you get just one. Kewl.

A family sleepover. I love that!

These guys and gals really are doing everything right so far.

I got that email, too. Deleted it without reading.

I got an email from DFA this morning and clicked the unsubscribe link. In the comments box I wrote.

I no longer agree with the policies and practices of your organization. You’re a shill for a lying, failed president and a two party system that has driven this country to the brink. I am the 99% and I no longer wish to read your lack-witted cheer leading.

When does a purportly “democratic” government, which ignores the needs and the clear wishes of the majority of “the people”, clearly evidenced in the sole means by which “the people” may influence such a government, that is, by and through their exercise of the “right” to “vote”, the “franchise”, when such a “government” regards “the people” as the “enemy”, spying upon them and denying them any meaningful redress to manifest wrongdoings and injuries, perpetrated BY that government, contrary to due process, and denying the protections guaranteed to “the people” by the Constitution and the Rule of Law … that such a “government” might serve the “interests” of an elite, monied minority, comprising approximately 1% of the citizens supposedly served by that “government”, which 1% are permitted to behave without ANY meaningful legal restraints or consequences … when is such a government no longer legitimate?

Further, when should “the people” dismantle such a “government”, erecting in its place, such participatory forms of governanace as best seem, to “the people”, to serve their genuine needs, expectations, and aspirations for a sustainable and humane civil society, premised upon actual equality, meaningful liberty, honest justice, and true freedom for all?

DW

Our government was no longer legitimate under Shrub. I’d say right around the time we lied to the UN.

Obama was our hope of regaining some of the legitimacy, of starting the process of bringing our country back from the brink. Instead, he’s put his shoulder to the ass-end of America and nudged it ever closer to the tipping point.

Now is when we take it back. 99% of us should be sufficient

Agreed.

I am convinced, Kris, that it is time to speak to the issue of legitimacy, to the clear failure of the Rule of Law, and to the fundamental right of “the people”, to amend or abolish a government which has betrayed its fundamental obligation TO the people … to ALL of the people.

The ONLY legitimacy which may be conferred upon the “mandate” to “govern” … comes soley from the people …

Government of the people, by the people and for the people …

It is time.

DW

As long as we have the “best gov’t money can buy” we are in grave danger. I also believe that something must be done about our voting system. The unverifiable machines can and will destroy any hope that we have of being able to elect the people we want. I don’t trust the present arrangement at all.

I hit ‘em hard with a shrill post at my place this morning. I’m sick of this, too.

A lot of us remember that it was Howard Dean when he was running the DNC that gave us the “Blue Dogs”… thankfully a lot of them were defeated in 2010. Rather have somebody in who is obviously my enemy than somebody claiming to be my friend while they are actually my enemy.

I evaluated whether I would get the bumpersticker since it was DFA. I chose to do it for two reasons. I collect political stuff, and it’s a cool addition to my collection. Secondly, it says what I want it to say regardless of the source.

I can live with myself, but your POV is equally valid.

If you are in the area, stop by Asheville NC. We have a nice little occupation going, and they think of something new to do every day. Yesterday, they tried to clean up Merrill Lynch by washing the outside of the windows and sweeping up trash. Four were arrested. They have an encampment downtown, and Lee Camp will be in town on 11-1-11 and David Rovics on 10-24-11.

come on by!

This dear lady’s burden would be so much less had she an effective, sensible public transportation system to rely on. Years back I had a longrunning argument in cyberspace with a friendly statistician who pointed out on a cost/benefit chart that public transportation was more expensive than everyone commuting by car.

We have to throw these analyses out – they are bogus. People could be employed building the system and just think if she could get to work and back as if by car but minus the expense of maintaining one. This would be a huge savings for her, both her precious time to be with her children (so immeasurably to their advantage) and to the environment, one less car and an old one at that.

In my area the newsfolk are still trying to tell us that our new train was a mistake. NO IT WASN’T!!! I so wish I had had it when I was doing just what this lady has to do – drive an old jalopy and hope like hell it doesn’t break down on me, especially in wintertime when you can’t see the debris on the road from some recent car wreck – ah, she doesn’t tell you what it is like. You come home dead tired and the kids are there waiting to tell you about something important. All you can say is ‘Please give me a moment just to catch my breath, please, please.’

And boy, that rent is way too high. C’mon government, do something about that! Where ARE you?

Here in NYC, reliable public transportation makes everything a lot easier. The MTA isn’t perfect, but it is reliable. Not having a car to maintain is a huge positive. Maintainance on them is a pain in the ass. I used to have a car with 200K miles on it.

Well, here’s a little story. One of my neighbors takes asthma medication. The medication would cost him MORE with his Medicare Part D than it costs him to buy it from Canada and pay for it out of his own pocket.

Hope Barack is proud of his deal with Tauzin.

The US is governed by a pack of corrupt whores. Their careers are built on selling out this country’s people in exchange for campaign checks. Pure traitorous scum.

C’mon guys!. Knock it off. Mr. O. is extremely busy eradicating US teenagers………… like with drones. The 99% are sooooo September.

Not only that but tell me how screwed up it is that I know people like this(a substitute teacher) that have to turn down extra hours because they can’t guarantee they’d get them the next month and if they took them then they’d lose money for food stamps.

Cars are a huge financial drain. I told my teenager that even with a completely purchased vehicle that he’d have to have a minimum of $160 a month for transportation costs. When you consider insurance, fuel,property taxes and maintenance costs(tires, oil, brakes) you easily hit that number. At that my number is probably low considering he’s a teenage male and I doubt he picks up liability for $70.

I too feel like throwing up over the illegal execution of an American citizen without due process, and to also execute his sixteen year old son,,,,,,for this Obama, you will rot in hell ………you fucking asshole……who in the fuck do you think you are, to ignore the Constitution of the United States,,,ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

one more….members of my family have died in military service, my Dad’s cousin and childhood playmate, Rodger Young received the Congressional Medal of Honor POSTUMOUSLY,,,,in the Gilbert Islands, to preserve the Constitution…FUCK YOU OBAMA,,,,YOU SON OF A B ITCHIN FUCK

I WILL NOT VOTE FOR YOU AGAIN…..YOU GODDAM ASSHOLE

Way to go Kris.

“…a shill for a lying, failed president and a two party system that has driven this country to the brink.” Yes, that about sums up the entire progressive/liberal institutional infrastructure.

I too had my awaking, as many of us are now. Keep up the fight!

Let me just add to this conversation, I just picked up Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the US (from my public library!) because 1. it’s so often referenced as of late, and 2. it’s been 20 years since I read it. It’s not that I had forgotten the crux of his project. It is a public/popular history, written for non-professional historians of course, and that is precisely were its value lies. I restarted directly with chapters 11-13, as the parallels to today are so stark. But what I found most important in his narrative (for us today) is the many windows of protest, solidarity, and utter humanity of our struggling fore-bearers it opens. In this sense, history provides us with both a (re)connection to that humanity and critical lessons of struggle that have been lost through corporate driven media and education.