PHOTOS: Uninsured Texans Send a Loud Message to Rick Perry

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Thursday September 15, 2011 · 8:14 AM PDT

2011/09/15 · 08:14

The latest census figures show that Texas is #1 in the highest percentage of people without health insurance, while poverty rates have reached a 30-year high. And there are currently 4.6 million Texans living in poverty-- or more than two Houstons.

And the day these figures came out, working families in Houston spoke out at a TX Health & Human Services office, taking their governor to task for allowing so many people to suffer in such deplorable conditions.

Pictures and more below the fold.

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Sunday April 17, 2011 · 11:12 AM PDT

2011/04/17 · 11:12

On Friday, the San Francisco branch of US Uncut temporarily took over the San Francisco branch of Bank of America.

This is what happened:

Now we want you to do the same thing, with or without musical accompaniment - and we're going to tell you how.

US Uncut

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Friday March 18, 2011 · 5:00 AM PDT

2011/03/18 · 05:00

The following is a true story of how my friend telling the Jackson (Mississippi) Police Department saved him from being arrested and jailed.

Details below the fold.

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Tuesday March 15, 2011 · 5:00 AM PDT

2011/03/15 · 05:00

Open your wallet. Take out a dollar bill, and feel it between your fingers. That thin piece of paper is more than Bank of America, Citigroup, Verizon and Boeing all paid in income taxes last year, combined.

Read on below the fold if you know that's just plain wrong, and if it makes you downright angry.

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Wednesday March 09, 2011 · 3:48 PM PST

2011/03/09 · 15:48

Ever wanted to yell at 300 billionaires and millionaires who wrecked the economy, and tell them to pay their damn taxes like everybody else?

We did just that yesterday, in New York City.

More below the fold.

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From James Meredith to a Progressive Tea Party

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Thursday February 17, 2011 · 10:16 AM PST

2011/02/17 · 10:16

Last week, I started organizing a local organization here in Jackson, Mississippi called CIVIL USA- Citizens In the Voluntary Insistence of Laws.

A week later, that movement has now blossomed into a new, nationwide progressive grassroots protest movement called US Uncut. We're organizing in 25 states and working in accordance with UK Uncut on an international day of protest on Saturday, February 26, which is already gaining massive traction. 8 major U.S. cities have actions planned. In the last week, I've been contacted by the BBC's The World, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The Nation, and a freelancer who writes for alternet, Salon and others.

Our fight is for economic justice and the preservation of the middle class. This is the new civil rights battle of the 21st century. The demonstrations we're seeing in Madison, WI today will be happening all over the nation within a matter of months.

More below the fold on what a Southern civil rights hero had to say about this new movement.

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Can you plan or attend an event on Feb. 26th?

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Can you plan or attend an event on Feb. 26th?

Yes, I want to start organizing.

10 votes

Yes, I want to join an existing movement.

19 votes

No, I'll leave the protesting to the tea party.

2 votes

2/26/11: People vs. Banks- An International Day of Protest

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Sunday February 13, 2011 · 1:09 PM PST

2011/02/13 · 13:09

I'm done with complacency.

I'm tired of wondering why leaders would rather fire teachers instead of make corporations pay taxes.

I'm tired of wondering why big banks are allowed to keep hundreds of billions of dollars of our money they got for ruining the economy while rewarding themselves with performance bonuses that could solve every state's budget crisis and create millions of jobs.

Or wondering why there isn't a progressive grassroots movement that represents our interests.

So I took a cue from the Brits, and decided to go ahead and start it. We're growing rapidly and planning big things, but we need everyone's help.

More below the fold.

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Will you organize or fund a US Uncut protest in your community?

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Will you organize or fund a US Uncut protest in your community?

Yes, I'll plan one. Let's do this. It's about damn time.

32 votes

Yes. I can't protest, but I have money to give. Just tell me where to send it.

11 votes

No, I won't organize or fund any protests.

9 votes

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