American activists are camping out in front of Wall Street to send a message that economic justice must occur now. No more business as usual. People matter- not just corporations and their shareholders!

Watch the Occupy Wall Street protest live: http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

Some violent arrests have occurred. People have been camping out in front of or near Wall Street since Saturday. Video footage of arrests...

MANILA, Philippines – In a society where women are mostly in-charge of managing the household budget, higher electricity rates mean additional burdens and deeper indebtedness for Filipino women, especially those who already find it hard to make ends meet.

Yep !

De France quelques nouvelles plus ou moins bonnes !

A l'abordage ?

Compagnes, Compagnons

Les décideurs n’ont rien trouvé de mieux, à l’heure où beaucoup d’entre nous ont repris - à reculons - le chemin du travail, que d’annoncer qu’il n’y avait toujours pas d’autre solution pour sauver le grand capital que de nous faire et refaire les poches.

MANILA, Philippines – On the last few days of the budget committee hearings, a debt watchdog has asked the House Committee on Appropriations to follow President Benigno S. Aquino III’s example by suspending interest payments for “corrupted debts and deals” in the proposed 2012 national government budget.

Now, I know The Comedy Central is a commercial TV network, so this isn't exactly indy-news :P but it is quite informative and serves the common good.  A mindboggling and humorous look at how US TV pundits want the "poor" to pay more...  Hope this goes viral !

http://goo.gl/1QoQF

Mohawk Nation News, August 9, 2011:

People and animals don’t live or breed well in captivity,
unless they think they are free. Indigenous had mental, physical and spiritual
freedoms. Europeans were born into cages, conditioned to be obedient to their
masters. They can’t see the horror of their slavery because it is too painful to
look at directly. Europeans have tried to bring everybody else into the cage with
them. We can only be kept in cages we refuse to see. To see the cage is to leave
it.

Speech at the Gene Viernes and Silme Domingo Awards Event, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington State, July 2, 2011

MEMORANDUM FOR President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy)

FROM : Your boss, the Filipino people

SUBJECT : Your job evaluation and our recommendation

Esas canciones que hablan de la vida cotidiana

Los corridos son el reflejo del sufrimiento y frustración del pueblo mexicano.

SUFRIMIENTO por el nivel tan bajo de vida en que vive ganando el salario mínimo mas raquítico del mundo, para un país rico como el nuestro; y FRUSTRACIÓN por no poder hacer nada para sacudirse a los políticos que llegan solamente a saquear al país y entregar sus riquezas al extranjero.

Los corridos volverán a ser bonitos y descriptivos cuando el pueblo mexicano logre sacudirse el trauma de 1521.
Te lo dice, con lágrimas en los ojos, …María

www.telodicemaria.hpage.com

La question posée dans le titre n’est pas quelque chose d’agréable comme sujet à aborder. Cependant, il faut se poser la question de la responsabilité citoyenne lorsque l’on constate, comme c’est arrivé en mai dernier au Canada avec la réélection du parti conservateur avec un mandat majoritaire, que les gens votent pour un gouvernement dont les pratiques sont douteuses au niveau des droits humains élémentaires.