Rabbi Gordon’s Blog Page

‘Nuff said. From an October 18, 2011 post on ThinkProgress.org, from the last week of July, 2011: Last week of July, 2011, from ThinkProgress.org The same survey done between October 10 and October 16, 2011: Media mentions of jobs vs. debt after Occupy began, Oct. 10-16, 2011 See also the Huffington Post from the next day.

Wisconsin — my natal state. Early 20th century: Home of Robert LaFollette and Progressive Republicans, who “…sought to restrict the power of corporations when it interfered with the needs of individual citizens.”  Did you know that?  I just have the name “Bob LaFollette” bouncing around in my head from childhood; didn’t know the good stuff. Today: If […]

Occupy Albany broadcasts their General Assemblies nightly starting at 5pm 5:30 pm weekdays, 3pm weekends. Just listen/watch for a while. It’s really amazing.  (By the way, if you can babysit on-site during a General Assembly this week or next, so parents with small kids can participate in the GA, let me know and I’ll pass on your contact information.) This […]

[With thanks to my mother’s 5th cousin, 4th cousin by marriage, Bobby Zimmerman for the title.] Young (and not so young) Jews are all over the Occupy movement.  OccupyJudaism.org is a gateway to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Tumblr. The Occupy Judaism Facebook page has as its “About”: “Finally, an occupation progressive Jews can get behind.” (Though as the Ashkenazi image on the bull shows, […]