Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with new_york www.salem-news.com 2010 Follow this. Large US banks indulged in risky real estate loans resulting in their holding billions of dollars in bad debts, then turned around and sold many of them fraudulently disguised to pension funds. Failing because of their stupidity and foolish investments, US banks were given 8 trillion dollars of your money without your say or vote in the matter... http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/bank-fraud-jc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/bank-fraud-jc.php Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:39:00 PST Nassau County, New York has sounded the alarm -- they are experiencing a prescription drug abuse problem and are "taking the lead" in the nation and are forming an allegiance. This joint effort is with Nassau County's Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Prevention Task Force, InfraGard (an FBI public/private partnership) as well as the Long Island Pharmacy Crimes Task Force to run a Pharmacist Security Summit. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/suffolk-drugs-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/suffolk-drugs-ms.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:18:00 PST Christmas is fast approaching and food pantries along with “soup” kitchens across America are almost universally experiencing hardship. Not only are pantries suffering major shortages in supplies and donations, they are experiencing dramatically increased numbers of homeless and/or hungry patrons. In conversations with a number of Samaritan services throughout the nation a picture emerges that fails to support the “official” statements of elected representatives from Selectmen all the way up to the President. http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/holiday-charity-mdp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/holiday-charity-mdp.php Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:43:00 PST "As the holidays approach here in the United States, let us reflect for a moment how fortunate we are to live with freedoms in a country that is protected by our brave military men and women," says Tommy Nero Sullivan of V.I.P. Promotions. "Since the United States’ War on Terrorism, many of our military men and women have sacrificed to protect our nation and many more return home to us with severe wounds..." http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/van-thach-honored.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/van-thach-honored.php Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:57:00 PST Those who never wanted an Occupy Wall Street movement are now in the business of telling us why it's all over, even as its animating concerns continue provoking popular discontent. L. Gordon Crovitz in the Wall Street Journal (Are Tent Cities Free Speech?) claims that Occupy Wall Street "has worn out the patience of even the most liberal cities" due to alleged "threats to health and safety." http://salem-news.com/articles/december042011/occupy-oz-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december042011/occupy-oz-ms.php Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:59:00 PST Occupy Salem has been given a limited number of days to occupy Willson Park which is adjacent to the Oregon State capitol building. What sets the Salem camp apart is the fact that relations have been good, the occupiers have not disrupted traffic patterns, they haven't been confrontational, but as expected in Oregon's capitol city, they have been very politically organized. http://salem-news.com/articles/november212011/occuy-salem-parks-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november212011/occuy-salem-parks-jf.php Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:18:00 PST Following a rally and march from downtown Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza that may have been more than 2,000 strong, activists with Occupy Oakland tore down a fence that had been erected around Fox Square Park at 19th and Telegraph. http://salem-news.com/articles/november192011/occupy-oakland-retakes.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november192011/occupy-oakland-retakes.php Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:07:00 PST The right-wing Daily Caller website has been anything but kind to Occupy Wall Street, even going so far as to condemn the protest movement as generating riots, murder, and arson. But when a couple of Daily Caller employees were at Occupy Wall Street this morning, it was the very protesters they had been demonizing who ended up helping them out. http://salem-news.com/articles/november192011/occupy-turns-right.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november192011/occupy-turns-right.php Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:20:00 PST Arrests in the Occupy movement nationally have surpassed 1,000, with 177 being charged by the NYPD this Thursday in only the first few hours. http://salem-news.com/articles/november182011/ows-arrests-rt.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november182011/ows-arrests-rt.php Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:17:00 PST On November 15, 2011, New York City Police evicted Occupy Wall Street (OWS) from lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park. Later that same day, OWS obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring that they immediately be allowed back into Zuccotti Park with their tents, tarps, and sleeping bags. But the next day, the New York County Supreme Court In the matter of Waller V. The City of New York, et. al. declined to extend the TRO. http://salem-news.com/articles/november182011/ows-politics-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november182011/ows-politics-rs.php Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:20:00 PST Police are on a roll of sorts all over the country trying to shut down the Occupy movements from coast to coast, and now they are trying to tear down Occupy Wall Street itself. Liberty Square (Zuccotti Park), home of Occupy Wall Street for the past two months and birthplace of the 99% movement that has spread across the country and around the world, is presently being evicted by a large police force. http://salem-news.com/articles/november152011/ows-raid.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november152011/ows-raid.php Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:01:00 PST Nostradamus predicted the rise of a great movement starting somewhere in the mediteraneum that would shake the pillars of power in Europe. “The American public have undoubtedly been inspired by the Awakening in the Middle East and North Africa, where “the 99 percenters” rose and stood up to the despotic dictators directing their destiny.” Is this it ? “The Great Awakening” http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/israeli-consulate-dm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/israeli-consulate-dm.php Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:06:00 PST The banks got us into this mess, but yet refuse to take more than a 20% reduction in their debt re Greece's bailout plan with the euro. Angler Merkel wanted the banks to take a 60 % reduction which is more like justice! But the banks refused, after all, how would they afford to pay their exec's exorbitant fees, salaries and fat cat bonuses if they took such a big hit. http://salem-news.com/articles/november052011/bank-debt-adv.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november052011/bank-debt-adv.php Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:12:00 PDT American made hats, scarves, blankets, backets, base lLayer underwear and extreme weather socks will help Occupy Wall Street to persevere through winter. The Firedoglake Membership Program, with 1500 members across the country, raised $50,000 to start a supply chain of union-manufactured goods that will help #OccupyWallStreet-inspired encampments in their communities survive through the winter. http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/wall-st-winter.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/wall-st-winter.php Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:25:00 PDT We never go long without hearing of a tragedy affecting a U.S. Marine. Sometimes they're casualties in terrible battles overseas, sometimes they are killed in a hail of gunfire by police in a case of mistaken identity, and sometimes they're victims of police for taking a stand and using their rights as Americans to take a political stand. That does not lawfully or morally mean they should be shot in the head. http://salem-news.com/articles/november022011/olsen-tribute-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november022011/olsen-tribute-tk.php Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:28:00 PDT We represent the 645 police officers who work hard every day to protect the citizens of Oakland. We, too, are the 99% fighting for better working conditions, fair treatment and the ability to provide a living for our children and families. We are severely understaffed with many City beats remaining unprotected by police during the day and evening hours. http://salem-news.com/articles/november012011/oakland-pd-pov.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november012011/oakland-pd-pov.php Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:40:00 PDT Wall Street has come to symbolize corporate greed. But the fat cats of Wall Street are not going to change their greedy ways. Why should they? They have had their way for far too long. And corporate executives don't embarrass easily. Clearly, government action is needed. http://salem-news.com/articles/october302011/occupay-proposal-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october302011/occupay-proposal-rs.php Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:05:00 PDT Occupy Denver reports that at 7:30 p.m. toniht, Denver Riot Police begin to move in and request the remaining protesters clear Civic Center Park. The protesters say they reminded officers that they have until 11:00 p.m. to be there and hold their ground. Protesters chanted a reminder that they are non-violent and request that the DPD remain non-violent as well. They continued to hold their ground as garbage trucks rolled off with the remnants of the camp. http://salem-news.com/articles/october292011/occupy-denver.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october292011/occupy-denver.php Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:49:00 PDT I suppose there is no point in being part of the 1% unless you can throw your weight around. Greg Palast writes in the Guardian of how Goldman took a wee bit of revenge on Occupy Wall Street via the itty bitty credit union ($30 million in assets) that OWS chose for its bank account, Peoples Bank. Peoples has “a unique Federal charter”. http://salem-news.com/articles/october282011/ows-goldman-sachs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october282011/ows-goldman-sachs.php Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:47:00 PDT The news yesterday was tough; a two-tour Iraq Marine Corps Veteran named Scott Olsen was shot in the head by police at Occupy Oakland, it still isn't clear what they got him with, but it fractured the veteran's skull and left him crumpled in the street. Others moved forward screaming "medic medic" just like something straight out of Iraq... http://salem-news.com/articles/october282011/oakland-violence-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october282011/oakland-violence-tk.php Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:52:00 PDT Third Battalion Fourth Marines took another casualty this week, but it wasn't in Helmand province, or Anbar; it was in the streets of Oakland. The city's police, itching for a fight, shot Corporal Scott Olsen, a two-tour Iraq Marine Veteran, in the head. http://salem-news.com/articles/october262011/occupy-oakland.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october262011/occupy-oakland.php Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:48:00 PDT As the Occupy Wall Street movement grows into an international pushback against a runaway corporate takeover, the We the People Campaign has partnered with high-profile advocacy organizations and media outlets across the country to call attention to the dramatically increased role of corporate money in elections. The effort is led by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation; Jim Hightower, the Texas populist and former Texas Agriculture Commissioner; and former Mother Jones publisher Jay Harris. http://salem-news.com/articles/october26 2011/ows-corporate-elections.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october26 2011/ows-corporate-elections.php Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:15:00 PDT On September 17th the people-powered Occupy Wall Street/OWS movement began in Liberty Square in Manhattan’s Financial District, and has spread to over 100 cities in the United States with actions in over 1,500 cities globally. Inspired by the people powered uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, the OWS movement has exposed how the richest 1% of people write the rules and control the global economy. http://salem-news.com/articles/october202011/second-amendment-ef.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october202011/second-amendment-ef.php Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:13:00 PDT The year 1848 is noted for the revolutions that swept across much of Europe. Historians in the future may write of the revolutions of 2011. What started as a popular revolt in Tunisia in late 2010 and spread throughout the Arab world has now gone world wide as people gather everywhere to protest the current order. http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/revolution-2012.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/revolution-2012.php Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:41:00 PDT As the momentum of the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, with hundreds of demonstrations across the U.S. over the weekend, a new voice is entering the debate in support of the 99% movement: Main Street small business owners. The Main Street Alliance released the following statements today from small business owners from coast to coast explaining their support for Occupy Wall Street. http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/wall-st-main-st.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/wall-st-main-st.php Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:36:00 PDT "How tough are you? There's no honor in hurting unarmed civilians," the Marine screamed at New York Police who are accused of injuring protesters in increasing, needless acts of violence. United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas from Roosevelt, N.Y. said, "I saw them beating people, people who had nothing to do with anything, just grabbing people out of the crowds, there's no honor in that." http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/marine-wall-street-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/marine-wall-street-tk.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:40:00 PDT For millions of Americans and others around the world, President Obama has been an enigma. One person was elected and another took office, or so it seems. How do you know? The news tells you, news we all know is controlled by Wall Street Corporations or worse, the Murdoch empire. Worse still are the “think tanks” and phony groups funded by the Koch Brothers, the oil billionaires to bought the Tea Party and are now running “Mr. Bunkum,” Herman Cain for president, a man who makes Michelle Bachmann seem stable. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/obama-wall-st-gd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/obama-wall-st-gd.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:05:00 PDT An unprecedented wave of protest against the international financial elite and prevailing economic policies swept the globe on October 15. And New Mexico, Mexico and the greater US-borderlands were no exceptions. Protests were chalked up in San Diego, Tijuana, Las Cruces, Ciudad Juarez and Mexico City, among many other places. In El Paso, an encampment was announced beginning Monday, October 17, in the city’s downtown San Jacinto Plaza. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/occupy-new-mexico.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/occupy-new-mexico.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:55:00 PDT Earlaiman, yesterday, gazed into his crystal globe and opined… It is a matter of time he said…. Eventually, in one of the larger Cities, the mayor will announce that the demonstration has become a riot and the police will show up in riot gear and mean. http://salem-news.com/articles/october152011/rabbit-hole.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october152011/rabbit-hole.php Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:26:00 PDT It seems fair to say that millions of Americans are wondering exactly what the Occupy Wall Street movement seeks to achieve for the future of the United States. There is a general consensus that Wall Street is the main culprit in the general downfall of the country's financial structure and many are unemployed, poor, struggling to make ends meet, losing homes... http://salem-news.com/articles/october142011/occupy-america-doctrine.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october142011/occupy-america-doctrine.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:03:00 PDT