Opit's LinkFest!: 19 September

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Tens of Thousands March Against Nuclear Power in Tokyo

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Chanting "Sayonara nuclear power" and waving banners, tens of thousands of people marched in central Tokyo to call on Japan's government to abandon atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Chevron Confirms Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak

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REUTERS - A leak from a shallow water crude oil pipeline in the Main Pass Area of the Gulf of Mexico has led Chevron to shut down its offshore Louisiana Main Pass pipeline network, the company said on Tuesday.

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‎'Lehigh Valley workers tell of brutal heat, dizzying pace at online retailer Amazon.com. Workers said they were forced to endure brutal heat inside the sprawling warehouse and were pushed to work at a pace many could not sustain.

Inside Amazon's Sweatshop

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Employees were frequently reprimanded regarding their productivity and threatened with termination, workers said. The consequences of not meeting work expectations were regularly on display, as employees lost their jobs and got escorted out of the warehouse.' Spencer Soper, The Morning Call

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Sen. Bernie Sanders at Fighting Bob Fest: "We need a tax system which is fair, which is progressive, and which tells the wealthiest people in this country to start paying their fair share of taxes."

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a man of the people, Fighting Bob Fest 2011

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FOCUS: Sen. Bernie Sanders | Wall Street's Secret Oil Games

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‎'Why have oil prices spiked wildly? Some argue that the volatility is a result of supply-and-demand fundamentals. More and more observers, however, believe that excessive speculation in the oil futures market by investors is driving oil prices sky high.' Sen. Bernie Sanders, Reader Supported News

VIDEO: Occupy Wall Street

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Over a thousand demonstrators began protests Saturday as a part of a campaign they are calling 'Occupy Wall Street.' The protesters intend to engage in long-term civil disobedience to draw attention to Wall Street's misdeeds and call for structural economic reforms.

"Occupy Wall Street": Thousands March in New York City Financial District, Set Up Protest Encampment

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Demonstrators are marching on Wall Street today on the third day of a campaign dubbed "Occupy Wall Street," which began on Saturday when thousands gathered in New York City’s Financial District. Inspired by the massive public protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and Madrid’s Puerta del Sol Square, hund...

Watch Live - 50,000 Gathered In NYC Poised To Clash With Police In the "Occupy Wall Street Protests"

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Watch Live - 50,000 protestors gathered in NYC are poised to clash with the police as the Occupy Wall Street Protests kick off 1 month earlier than planned.

FOCUS | Protest: Wall Street Impoverished More Than 60 Million People

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Over a thousand demonstrators began protests as a part of a campaign they are calling 'Occupy Wall Street.' The protesters intend to engage in long-term civil disobedience to draw attention to Wall Street's misdeeds and call for structural economic reforms.' Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress

On Lehman Day, Elizabeth Warren Runs Against “Wall Street’s Favorite” | Center for Media and Democra

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Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren announced that she was running against Scott Brown for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts on the eve of the anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse. For many, Lehman’s unthinkable bankruptcy September 15th, 2008 marks the day when the wheels came off the bus a...

'Last night, on the 3rd anniversary of the start of the Wall Street Heist of 2008, I spoke at Bunker Hill Community College in the Charlestown section of Boston.... As I waited backstage for the college administrator to introduce me, he launched into something I,

Michael Moore | It's a Long Way From Bunker Hill

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in all my years of speaking at hundreds of American colleges, have never witnessed. He began begging the crowd for money. Money for their student body's 'Emergency Fund.' The student body consists of many who are single parents and live below the poverty line.' Michael Moore, Open Mike Blog

State could get $369 million under jobs proposal - JSOnline

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Wisconsin could receive up to about $369 million in federal funding to upgrade and modernize its K-12 schools and community colleges under President Barack Obama's jobs act proposal, according to state-by-state estimates the White House released Tuesday.

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Perpetual Debt: Bank of Canada & why we should use it instead of wall st.

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This is how we could improve Canada's financial situation. We have our own publicly owned central bank and laws in place allowing us to borrow money from it ...

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Right2Know March Announces Events During 313 Mile Walk to the White House for Labeling of Geneticall

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The GMO Right2Know March from October 1-16 will feature daily events between New York City and Washington, DC as thousands of marchers walk part or all of the 313 miles from Manhattan to the White House. http://www.right2knowmarch.org/

VIRAL THIS - PUBLIC LAW 105-85 Bio Warfare & Population Reduction against YOU

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URGENT VIRAL THIS -PROOF_ PUBLIC LAW 105-85, Bio Warfare & Population Reduction funded by the Dept. of Defense against ALL US Citizens, Our Government consid...

Dr. Aluminum

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Geoengineering trials get under way - environment - 09 September 2011 - New Scientist

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A string of technologies that could be used to engineer our environment to head off climate change are being field-tested

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DuPont's Herbicide Goes Rogue

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In the corporate world's tortured language, workers are no longer fired. They just experience an "employment adjustment." But the most twisted euphemism I've heard in a long time comes from DuPont: "We are investigating the reports of these unfavorable tree symptoms," the pesticide maker recently st...

Green leader slams Harper's proposed internet spying laws :: The Hook

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's proposed electronic surveillance laws will act as "an infringement on civil liberties," Green Party leader Elizabeth May said in a press release today.

WAKE UP! TOTAL MEDIA BLACKOUT - NYC Protests

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