November 2011 Archive
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
- Headlines for November 30, 2011
- Millions of British Public Sector Workers Take to the Streets in Historic General Strike
- Occupy Wall Street Camps in Los Angeles, Philadelphia Dismantled in Massive Police Raids
- As Biden Visits Iraq Ahead of U.S. Withdrawal, Critics See Last-Ditch Effort to Preserve Occupation
- State Dept. Veteran Peter Van Buren Defies U.S. Censors to Recount Failed Reconstruction in Iraq
- Report: Obama Has Weakened More Lobbyist-Opposed Health, Public Safety Regulations than Bush
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
- Headlines for November 29, 2011
- Battlefield America: U.S. Citizens Face Indefinite Military Detention in Defense Bill Before Senate
- Egypt Holds Historic Election as Military Council Resists Calls to Transfer Power to Civilians
- Pepper Spray Creator Decries Use of Chemical Agent on Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protesters
- Occupy Student Debt: Students Urged to Refuse to Pay Off Loans as Schools Hike Tuition
Monday, November 28, 2011
- Headlines for November 28, 2011
- NATO Kills 24 Pakistani Troops in 2-Hour Assault on Pakistani Base, Tensions Flare in Region
- Glenn Greenwald: Is Obama Fulfilling the Neocon Dream of Mass Regime Change in Muslim World?
- WikiLeaks, Julian Assange Win Major Australian Prize for "Outstanding Contribution to Journalism"
- Wife of Bahraini Political Prisoner Condemns U.S.-Backed Regime for Killing, Torturing Protesters
- As Egypt Holds Vote, Journalist Mona Eltahawy Recounts Beating, Sexual Assault by Egyptian Forces
Friday, November 25, 2011
- Headlines for November 25, 2011
- Occupy Everywhere: Michael Moore, Naomi Klein on Next Steps for the Movement Against Corporate Power
Thursday, November 24, 2011
- Headlines for November 24, 2011
- "A Moment in the Sun": An Extended Interview with Independent Filmmaker, Author John Sayles
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
- Headlines for November 23, 2011
- Egypt Protesters Defy Mounting Crackdown as Military Refuses to Step Down
- Sonia Jacobs and Peter Pringle on Their Journey from Death Row to the Wedding Altar
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
- Headlines for November 22, 2011
- Egyptian Revolution Enters New Phase as Thousands Brave Violence to Protest Military Rule
- America’s Not Broke: Solving the Debt Crisis by Making Nation More Equitable, Green & Secure
- Reporter Greg Palast Exposes How U.S. "Vulture" Funds Make Millions by Exploiting African Nations
Monday, November 21, 2011
- Headlines for November 21, 2011
- Seymour Hersh: Propaganda Used Ahead of Iraq War Is Now Being Reused over Iran’s Nuke Program
- Tahrir Square Under Attack: 32 Egyptians Killed, 1,750 Injured in Protests Against Military Rule
- UC Davis Student Describes Pepper Spray Attack on Occupy Campus Protesters
Friday, November 18, 2011
- Headlines for November 18, 2011
- Occupy Wall Street Draws Massive Turnout in NYC and Across the Nation to Mark 2-Month Milestone
- Hip-Hop Legend Russell Simmons, Member of the 1%, on Why He Supports the 99% and OWS
- New York City Students Join OWS Day of Action with Union Square Rally, March
- SEIU President, Union Leaders Arrested in OWS Brooklyn Bridge Protest Demanding Job Creation
- NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez Detained in Zuccotti Raid, Urges Mass Involvement in OWS
- Projectionists Light Up New York City Buildings, and Protesters’ Spirits, with Occupy-Themed Display
- The Revolution Will Be Live-Streamed: Global Revolution TV, the Occupy Movement’s Video Hub
- Occupy Oakland Protester Pancho Ramos Stierle Faces Deportation After Arrest While Meditating
Thursday, November 17, 2011
- Headlines for November 17, 2011
- Occupy Wall Street’s National Day of Action Launches with Protest at NY Stock Exchange
- Ex-New York Times Freelancer Natasha Lennard on Quitting the Corporate Media in an Occupy Era
- 84-Year-Old Dorli Rainey, Pepper-Sprayed at Occupy Seattle, Denounces "Worsening" Police Crackdowns
- Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper on Paramilitary Policing From WTO to Occupy Wall Street
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
- Headlines for November 16, 2011
- Occupy Wall Street Protesters Return to Zuccotti Park After 200 Arrested, Camping Barred
- As Occupy Enters Third Month, a Look at How Protesters Are Building a Global Movement
- Police Crackdowns on Occupy Protests from Oakland to New York Herald the "New Military Urbanism"
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
- Headlines for November 15, 2011
- Occupy Wall Street Evicted in Late Night Raid; Lawyers Secure Injunction to Reopen Zuccotti Park
- Inside Occupy Wall Street Raid: Eyewitnesses Describe Arrests, Beatings as Police Dismantle Camp
- Arundhati Roy: Occupy Wall Street is "So Important Because It is in the Heart of Empire"
- Top Aide to Oakland Mayor Resigns over Occupy Raid: Mayors, Police Are Doing Wall Street’s Business
Monday, November 14, 2011
- Headlines for November 14, 2011
- Syrian Human Rights Lawyer Razan Zaitouneh Speaks from Hiding, Says Over 4,000 Killed in Uprising
- Arab League Suspends Syria, Concern Grows over Foreign Intervention to End Crisis
- Occupy Honolulu: Hawaiian Musician Makana Performs Protest Song to World Leaders at APEC Summit
- East Timor Massacre Remembered: U.S.-Armed Indonesian Troops Kill 270 Timorese 20 Years Ago
- Occupy Oakland Encampment Raided for Second Time: Live Eyewitness Report
Friday, November 11, 2011
- Headlines for November 11, 2011
- Naomi Klein on Environmental Victory: Obama Delays Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Decision Until 2013
- White House Could Cast Decisive Vote to Permit 20,000 Fracking Wells in Delaware River Basin
- Occupy Homes: New Coalition Links Homeowners, Activists in Direct Action to Halt Foreclosures
- Penn State Cover-Up of Child Rape, Coach Paterno Fired in "Greatest Fall from Grace in U.S. Sports"
- Occupy Cal: 39 Arrested in Forceful Crackdown on Massive Protest at UC Berkeley
Thursday, November 10, 2011
- Headlines for November 10, 2011
- Italian Financial Crisis Prompts Berlusconi’s Exit, Escalates Fears of Europe’s Next Massive Bailout
- Latino Voters Help Dethrone Anti-Immigrant Champion in Historic Arizona State Senate Recall Election
- Report: Thousands of U.S.-Born Kids Languish in Foster Care as Immigrant Parents Detained, Deported
- Legendary Folk Duo Crosby & Nash on Soundtracking Movements from the 1960s to Occupy Wall Street
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
- Headlines for November 09, 2011
- Election Day 2011: In State After State, "Remarkable Wins for Progressive Politics"
- Mississippi Rejects Bill to Grant Pre-Embryonic "Personhood," Outlaw Fertility Aid, Birth Control
- As Cain Denies Mounting Allegations, Supporters Malign Female Accusers, Sexual Harassment Victims
- Bank Transfer Day: Kristen Christian on How She Inspired Mass Exodus from Big Banks to Credit Unions
- "Corporations Are Not People": Activists Push Amendment to Revoke "Corporate Personhood"
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
- Headlines for November 08, 2011
- Israel Deports Democracy Now! Correspondent Jihan Hafiz; Most Gaza Flotilla Activists Still Detained
- Exclusive: 5,000 Haitian Cholera Victims Sue U.N. After Deadly Epidemic Kills 6,000, Sickens 450,000
- The Koch-Cain Connection: IRS Urged to Probe Ties Between Cain Campaign and Billionaire Koch Brothers
Monday, November 07, 2011
- Headlines for November 07, 2011
- Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Flotilla; Dozens Detained Including Democracy Now! Correspondent
- U.S. Drone Kills 16-Year-Old Pakistani Boy Days After He Attends Anti-Drone Organizing Meeting
- Egypt’s Military Widens Crackdown as Prominent Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah Remains Imprisoned
- 10,000 Surround White House to Protest Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
Friday, November 04, 2011
- Headlines for November 04, 2011
- Exclusive: Video from Gaza Flotilla as Israeli Navy Prepares to Intercept Boats
- Drones on Trial: 38 Protesters Face Charges for Disrupting Syracuse Base Used in Overseas Attacks
- Debate on Fracking: Was Syracuse Right to Ban the Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process?
Thursday, November 03, 2011
- Headlines for November 03, 2011
- EXCLUSIVE: Video Report from Gaza-Bound Flotilla Attempting to Break Israeli Blockade
- Wall Street vs. Greece: G20 Opens as Greek PM Pushes for Referendum on Bailout and Austerity Measures
- Jon Corzine’s MF Global Firm Collapses in Biggest Wall Street Failure Since Lehman Brothers
- Video Report from Streets of Oakland: First General Strike in City Since 1946 Shuts Down Major Port
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
- Headlines for November 02, 2011
- Occupy Oakland Prepares for General Strike as War Veterans Organize Day of Action at Occupy Camps
- WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Loses Appeal to Stop His Extradition to Sweden
- Exclusive: Gaza-Bound "Freedom Waves" Flotilla Sets Sail from an Eastern Mediterranean Port
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
- Headlines for November 01, 2011
- U.S. Pulls All Funding for UNESCO After Sweeping Vote to Support Palestinian Membership
- As NATO Ends Libyan Bombing Campaign, Is the U.S. Seeking Greater Military Control of Africa?
- Jonathan Steele on Afghanistan: "The War is Unwinnable. It is a Stalemate. There is No Military Victory"
- Move Your Money: Campaign Grows to Divest from "Too Big to Fail" Banks to Local Banks, Credit Unions
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]


