Hello 2012!

by Mark on January 1, 2012

Bienvenu to 2012! Here’s hoping it will be a year of hope. The year of the dragon starts on January 23 this year. Gung Hei Fat Choy! Happy New Year to all!

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Goodbye 2011!

by Mark on December 31, 2011

Adios to 2011 … it was an “Oh Bleak” year of bankruptcies and occupations for some, foreclosures and unemployment for others. We are looking forward to a better 2012 as we continue to repair the damage done in the last three decades. Happy New Year!

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Here Come The Feds

November 25, 2011

It may be no coincidence that all the Occupy demonstrations are getting greeted with such violence from the local police. Seems the federal government may have it’s own agenda regarding the Occupy movement and be working in the background to encourage this disturbing behavior from those enlisted to protect and serve. In fact they may [...]

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Occupy Oakland Eviction

October 25, 2011

Woke up this morning to the sound of helicopters overhead. Haven’t had that happen in nearly ten years! Turns out OPD decided to evict the peaceful demonstration protesting economic inequality in front of Oakland City Hall. It was a heavy-handed response. They even used tear gas and rubber bullets on the occupiers! The police were [...]

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Econy: Economic Equality

October 17, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street movement is gaining momentum. Across the world a grass roots movement of people from all walks of life is demanding economic equality. For three decades governments have been under attack from global corporations operating with impunity across borders to maximize profits for board members (the 1%) and eliminate jobs to increase [...]

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“Farmageddon” Trailer

September 12, 2011

Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why. Farmageddon – Movie Trailer [...]

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Robonaut Goes to Space

September 9, 2011

Robonaut has been assembled at the international space station. Is this the beginning of virtual space exploration? Robonauts could explore the universe for generations without the need for food or water. Check out the article on Waanbo.com.

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Rumblings Underground

August 19, 2011

Strange rumblings are being heard at different points around the globe. What to make of them? Have you heard anything similar in the last few months?

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The China Boom

August 18, 2011

Some countries are doing great in this global financial correction. Check out this graphic from The Economist showing just how well these former developing countries have come. Proof that what is really happening in the world is a balancing of wealth production. China’s middle class is booming at a scale similar to the US after [...]

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Airbnb Does The Right Thing

August 1, 2011

After a story ran this weekend in the SF Chronicle about an Airbnb host that had her apartment ransacked by a guest, TechCrunch posted an article by Michael Arrington that announced plans to pay $50,000 the host for the damages! The article also ran with an apology for not acting sooner and that they had [...]

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