This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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Occupy Wall Street Did More Than You Think
The movement itself has mostly disappeared. But 10 years later, its legacy is everywhere.
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10 years later, Occupy lives on in society and politics
Yes, the tents and occupations are long gone. Yes, capitalism is still the dominant ideology. And yes, banks and multinational corporations still run our government. But when following the timeline, the impression Occupy Wall Street left on American politics, society, and how we talk about capitalism is undeniable.
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Act Out! [207] - Protecting an Embassy, Resisting a Coup + Borderless Solidarity via Pan-Africanism
Venezuela is under attack. As US empire applies various violent tactics to destabilize the nation, a group of activists stand in the way of the war machine by holding space at the Venezuelan embassy. Next, Netfa Freeman discuss pan-african issues and the neo-colonialist scramble for Africa also known as AFRICOM.
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Act Out! [200] - Hiding Colombia’s Human Rights Nightmares in a Venezuelan Coup
In this week's special episode, we sit down with two women from Colombia to hear about the violence and oppression that they face, and the connection to US foreign policy and corporate malfeasance. Meanwhile, the Colombian president sets his sights on Venezuela
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Act Out! [182] - Amazon IS The Government, No Press for Nobel Winner & Post-Hurricane Updates
This week on ActOut!, Amazon gets cozy with the CIA, DHS and ICE... Dezeray Lyn joins the show again—to talk about the situation on the ground in both North Carolina and Florida...
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Act Out! [181] - Letting the Killer Kill & Sidestepping Native Voter Suppression
The next recession and/or crash is nigh. And one of the architects of the last crash wants you to pencil in 2020. Next, the trial of the century was supposed to start on Monday October 29th but we love black gold. And finally, Native Activist Allison Renville joins us to talk about the authoritarian move to disenfranchise indigenous voters in North Dakota.
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Act Out! [180] - The New Women’s Health: Shut Up & Breed + A Rally to Jump Start Anti-War Work
The purge is here. Facebook, Twitter and the silencing of anything that goes against the state. Next up, women's health and rights are under attack.
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Act Out! [171] - The Grandmother Pipeline Companies Fear & Harnessing the Power of Hemp
The worst democracy money can buy and how federal over-reach can turn back progressive environmental policies.
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Act Out! [165] - Devaluing Survivors, Criminalizing Dissent & Creating Utopia
A backlog that's symptomatic of a patriarchal system that not only devalues women but devalues survivors of sexual assault.
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Act Out! [164] - Military Industrial Preschools, Corporate Slapps & Three Sisters vs. A Pipeline
The war machine is now branching out – into early childhood education. Meanwhile, Coke's bogus greenwashing, and how corporations use courts to SLAPP down their opponents.
