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Bank the Bankers

Bank the BankersBank the bankersFleeing Russia with pants in handFleeing Wall Street cross Brooklyn BridgeThe fundamentals are sound said Bush/McCainThen Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bit the dustBank the bankersThose communist in capitalist dragSharing the robbery of workersHomeless in the snowBankers ski in the AlpsGleaming Wall Street JournalSliding down the slopeChampagne on iceBank the bankersBear SternsWashington MutualBank of AmericaThieves in the nightWho is Federal Reserve?To workers in th
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Are We There Yet?

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonAre We There Yet?“Fed and Treasury officials have identified the disease. It's called deleveraging, or the unwinding of debt. During the credit boom, financial institutions and American households took on too much debt. Between 2002 and 2006, household borrowing grew at an average annual rate of 11%, far outpacing overall economic growth. Borrowing by financial institutions grew by a 10% annualized rate. Now many of those borrowers can't pay back the loans
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What 9-11 Wrought

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonWhat 9-11 Wrought“On 9/11 the world's only military superpower was apparently oblivious to the location of rogue airliners in it's airspace for over an hour, and military commanders were left perplexed on how to deal with the situation of hijackers using these planes as flying bombs. This confusion resulted in fighter jets flying around aimlessly whilst the hierarchy fully assessed what was going on, and this total lack of cohesion ultimately led to the lo
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Food For thought

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonFood For ThoughtFor the last twenty years after the collapse of the USSR, the fall of the Iron Curtain and the economic reforms in China and other emerging market economies the world economy has moved away from state ownership of the economy and towards privatization of previously stated owned enterprises. This trends was aggressively supported the United States that preached right and left the benefits of free markets and free private enterprise. Today i
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Georgia

Virtual Fundraiser Volunteers

Fund raising needed for the start up of Mbodyment's Action Against Obesity Foundation, Co.. All proceeds will be applied to the start up, related charities and future event planning. Volunteer(s) will participate in various fund raising and marketing by means of public relations and web promotion. Each volunteer will receive a one page website for purposes of raising donations for the start up and the execution of our cause.
Volunteer must have a strong passion for the MAAOF's cause along with s
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August 12, 2008 was the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Lovinsky Pierre Antoine, one of Haiti's most respected human rights advocates. The Haitian Blogger remembers him fondly: “It's a…sad commentary that Lovinsky has not returned to his family. Lovinsky embodied Haiti. Haiti's spirit of independence, struggle, wisdom and knowledge of self.” GLOBAL VOICES: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/08/12/haiti-lovinsky-still-missing/
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West
Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileAs the Executive Producer of Fresh Faces2u, one of my primary missions is to expose new talent to the entertainment industry. This is why a majority of my readers, subscribers, and friends are involved in the entertainment industry.I'm a strong advocate of traditional education, such as a degree from a top rated college, but I realize that college is not for everyone. Th
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NYMetro
You are invited to The 'State and Future of Black Philly" Forums 2008

https://theblacklistpub.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2055350:Event:10480&xgi=8hIiHL5 Time: September 22, to September 28, 2008Location: various locations throughout PhiladelphiaOrganized By: The Million Woman Progressive Political PartyEvent Description:Call for Papers/Presenters forThe "State and Future of Black Philly "Embracing and Respecting the Past, Examining and Addressing the Present, and Responsibly & Realistically Pre
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Republican Hypocrisy

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonRepublican HypocrisyI told myself I would not watch the Republican National Convention coverage, but I found myself walking by the room where my wife was watching i,t peeking my head in to see what was going on every now and then. I knew something was amiss when I saw the stunned expression on my wife’s face as she watched the convention. She was astounded at the hypocrisy of the all white GOP conventioneers.I told her two days ago the Republicans were des
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NYMetro
The ONLY way to stop those who would bleed our nation dry, dismantle our constitution, and dissolve our national sovereignty is to sayI will not work for you, buy from you, fight for you, or die for you, until thecriminals are gone from the halls of our government.EXIT STRATEGY:General Strike

www.votestrike.com/We the people...The Constitution of The United States of America spells out in the first line where the power of our great democracy lies. Unfortunately we the people have allowed the pow
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West

AfrikaTalk: Realizing the Potential

Ory Okolloh tells the story of her life and her family -- and how she came to do her heroic work reporting on the doings of Kenya's parliament. About Ory Okolloh<

About this talk; http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ory_okolloh_on_becoming_an_activist.html
Ory Okolloh maintains the blog Mzalendo, providing an unprecedented look at the doingsof Kenya's parliament -- information once unavailable to Kenyan citizens.
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West

THIS IS FOR MY PEOPLE

This is For My People

There was a Black man, a White man, a Native American man and aLatino man. All four of them were on top of a cliff discussing the difficulties that their people had gone through.The Native American said, "My people have suffered the most, and inhonor of what they have endured, I will fling myself off this cliff inhopes that my blood will change things." So he yelled "THIS IS FOR MYPEOPLE", and jumped off the cliff.The Latino, not wanting to be outdone, quickly looked at the
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Georgia

Mbodyment is calling to action the fight against obesity by launching the Mbodyment’s Action Against Obesity Foundation (MAAOF). As many know, America is one of the fattest countries on Earth and has plagued our society. Obesity is the leading cause of diseases such as Type II Diabetes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Liver Disease, Sleep Apnea, Osteoarthritis, Depression and many more. These disease are life threatening and will shorten a life span by ten to twenty years.

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