Occupy Flint

A sit down protest of decisions made by Emergency Manager Ed Kurtz and City Administrator Michael Brown is expected to take place at tonight's city council meeting. According to MLive, the protest is set to take place during the council meeting, which begins at 5:30 p...

Occupy Flint is closing down their encampment.  Terry Bankert posted this on Facebook and   debate has raged.  My goal is to rally the 51% around a few points regarding smaller government and money in politics. 1)      Some suggest the Tea Party movement for “smaller government” lacks specifics and is less coherent than the Occupy movement.  But the Tea Party movement began with a very specific ..

The grassroots movement that started on Wall Street has now spread across the nation and popped up in cities across Michigan. The 'Occupy" movement are gatherings of residents who say they are tired of America's corporate forces and income disparities.