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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Democracy in Action

How many of you are following the protests on Wall St? Hear anything about them on the main stream media? Why or why not? If the protests are not being reported out, are they not happening? Why is there a protest?
Here is a website to look at : https://occupywallst.org/

[What happens when news falls off the front page--does it mean that everything is X is no longer an issue?]

Labels: democracy, Economy, occupy wall st, protests

# posted by Dr. JAM : 4:50 PM

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Dr.JAM is a professor of Political Science and Women's Studies at Marist College, Poughkeepsie NY. Her main focus is teaching students to be critical thinkers and active citizens. She worked in both the Koch and Cuomo administrations before returning to academia. She teaches Modern Political Thought, Contemporary Ideologies, Feminist Political Thought, American National Government, Political Ideas and Issues, Political and Social Movements, among other courses. She writes a regular column (Walk the Talk) in InsideOut (tm). She has written many articles and books including The Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian Liberation Movement: Still the Rage (Rowman Littlefield, 2003). An active citizen, she served on the boards of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater (where she once was cook); The Grace Smith House,currently she serves on the (executive) boards of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at ValKill and the Ulster County Democratic Women. $>

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