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Occupy: A First Step Towards a Revolution of Our Collective Consciousness

Occupy: A First Step Towards a Revolution of Our Collective Consciousness

When talking to people who are not involved or even informed about the Occupy movement-thanks to the lack of coverage by mainstream corporate controlled media outlets-they still feel that something out of the ordinary is going on. Even some people belonging to the so called “intelligentsia” are cynical about a movement which they view as  […]

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Ron Paul: A US Politician Who Says What he Thinks

Ron Paul: A US Politician Who Says What he Thinks

Americans can either agree or disagree with Ron Paul’s stands on issues, but all political observers must admit that the Congressman is consistent on his positions. In Iowa’s GOP primary , Mitt Romney got the gold medal by 8 votes over conservative Christians’ favorite, Rick Santorum. Meanwhile, Ron Paul won the bronze medal in a […]

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Austerity: Setting Up Europe for a Mega May 1968 Redux

Austerity: Setting Up Europe for a Mega May 1968 Redux

Europe’s governing financial technocrats are working to preserve a financial system that is, in the best case scenario, edging towards a severe recession or, in the worst case scenario, on the brink of a collapse. Regardless, European leaders are setting themselves up for a hot spring, which will undoubtedly shore up the ranks of the […]

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Occupy Worldwide 2012: Real Hope for Global Change

Occupy Worldwide 2012: Real Hope for Global Change

Obama: From “Hope and Change” to I am not as bad as the other guy In 2008, then candidate Barack Obama got elected on the promises of “hope and change”. Voters were excited in America, but the wind of hope and enthusiasm was not limited to the border of the United States. After his speech […]

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Occupy Europe: Fighting the Diktats of the Global Financial Elite

Occupy Europe: Fighting the Diktats of the Global Financial Elite

At its inception, the European Union was an attempt to counterbalance the dominant global geopolitical power of the United States and the USSR. The EU was also supposed to offer a better, more democratic social and political system where the 99 percent had a voice and where political decision were made by equal nation partners […]

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