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Discussion in Oakland: The financial crisis continues as a crisis of state debt

Lecture & Discussion in Oakland, California, November 18, 2011 The financial crisis continues as a crisis of state debt: The imperialist nations fight for their credit by impoverishing their peoples Time: Friday, November 18, 2011, 7:00 pm Location: Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609-1113 Ph: (510) 595-7417 Speaker: Frank D. Winter, co-editor of GegenStandpunkt (Germany) In the fifth year of the global financial crisis, the average person is still looking for a job or worried about losing one, and fears for what little savings he or she might … Continued

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Occupiers shout: “We are the 99%!” Then what good is democracy?

In outrage at the suffering of the overwhelming majority and the government’s preferential treatment of a small elite of banks and corporations, protesters shout: “We are the 99%!” – meaning that the vast majority has no say, while a tiny minority sets the direction of the nation. That is certainly true, but what do the occupiers conclude from this? That it can’t possibly be true! They have published a thick catalog of grievances, and the official protest website chronicles hundreds of individual stories of misery and desperation. They assume all … Continued

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