Philly Cops Promise to Respect Property, Renege

by | Nov 30, 2011 | 4 comments

On Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, Mayor Nutter of Philadelphia sent out a press release stating that the Occupiers have 48 hours to evacuate their encampment. This is not the first time. Notices like this one have been put out in the past weeks, but police refused to enforce the evictions. I went down to Philadelphia to ask the cops what they will do.
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Radio Free Keene News for The Week Prior to 2011-11-28

by | Nov 28, 2011 | 0 comments

Radio TowerRadio Free Keene News is a five minute newscast which is available as a podcast and also will air at the top of some hours on LRN.FM.

You can download the edition for this week here. Topics covered include Derrick J’s charges for video recording being dropped, Derrick J being assaulted by court security over a hat, and a three-year retrospective by Keene activist Will May.

You can add Radio Free Keene News to your podcast client via this RSS feed.

Ron Paul Supports Occupy Wall Street

by | Nov 21, 2011 | 70 comments

Ron Paul spoke tonight at Keene State College, and as is being reported nationally, was “mic checked” by Occupy Keene at the end of his speech. The occupiers said:

“We are the 99%! We will be heard! There are criminals on Wall Street who walk free, there are protesters in jail…There’s something wrong with this system. We are the 99%! We will be heard!”

He handled it graciously by smiling throughout and then by asking them if they feel better. He was also sure to point out his agreement with the Occupy Wall St. movement, saying,

“I’m very much involved with the 99. I’ve been condemning the 1%…the people on Wall street got the bailouts and you guys got stuck with the bill and I think that’s where the problem is.”

Here’s video of the Mic Check and Ron’s response, courtesy of Nick Ryder:

Swiss Public Radio Reports on the Free State Project

by | Nov 18, 2011 | 13 comments

Featuring FK’s Ian and Ademo:
Here’s the original report in German, and the translation below thanks to Rochelle Pitkäniemi:

How big should the influence of government be? This question dominates the election campaign in the USA. For the Republican presidential candidates it’s clear: as small as possible. They are currently outdoing each other with savings proposals. Going the farthest are the representatives of the libertarian movement. They want to get rid of all taxes, the central bank, and the Department of Education. Health insurance and social security should be a completely private matter and American troops should be pulled out of foreign countries.

In New Hampshire, a state way in the Northeast of the USA, the libertarians are especially strong. the so-called “Free Staters” are even working there for a peaceful take-over of the state. Max Akermann visited some of them. (more…)