Despite Election Victories, Escalating Poverty and Inequality Remain Largely Ignored

 Tuesday, 27 November 2012 09:58 By Ted Morgan, Truthout | Op-Ed 

     Probably the most striking feature of the recent election was that it appeared to be a clear victory for multicultural America. The long-running, right-wing Republican strategy of attacking women and the nation's many minorities collided with a multicultural electorate, symbolized by the re-election of an African-American president. The question is: What are the longer term implications of this victory?

Occupy's National Gathering: Seize The Moment!

            Outside of a few attention-grabbing events like the May Day or NATO protests in Chicago, the nation’s mainstream media have all but consigned the Occupy movement to the trash bin of yesterday’s news.  Occupy participants around the country know better, however, and they are converging on Philadelphia for a National Gathering of Occupy groups from June 30 through July 4.