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REWIND - A Week of Quotes & Cartoons SUNDAY Quote of the Day September 25, 2011 'The government is increasingly at war with the citizens. It is taking decisions whose consequences are not only squeezing the middle class, but threatening its very existence.' Jens Bastian, an economist at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy in Athens, on austerity measures advance by the Greek government New York Times September 25, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/3qbncgc Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/3jwpasz Dividing the American Pie David Horsey - Seattle PI MONDAY Quote of the Day September 26, 2011 'Wall Street and the big banks are trying to buy their way out of paying their fair share. We know where the money is to rebuild our economy and it's not in the pockets of school children or in Grandma's pension - it's on Wall Street.' National Peoples Action (NPA) Director George Goehl truthout September 26, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/3bmfumw Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/44njxwl No Pain. No Gain Khalil Bendib TUESDAY Quote of the Day September 27, 2011 'While the new government may have good intentions, unfortunately, on the ground, Colombian working families are neither safer nor more able to exercise their basic rights. Colombia continues to be the most dangerous place in the world to be a union member. '...Simply put, Colombia should not be rewarded with a trade agreement until it develops a proven track record of ensuring that workers can exercise the fundamental rights of free association and collective bargaining; preventing violence against union leaders and other social justice advocates; and bringing to justice those who have perpetrated such crimes.' AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka AFL-CIO Blog September 27, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/3u52qjz Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/4x5rmwd 'Over There" Signe Wilkinson WEDNESDAY Quote of the Day September 28, 2011 'This poll shows what bi-partisanship really means. When you step outside Washington, D.C. and talk to average Americans of all political parties including self-identified fiscal conservatives - the answer is the same - Do Not Cut Social Security & Medicare to reduce the deficit. Americans understand the real-life impacts of the cuts being promoted and they don't believe cutting these vital programs shows fiscal responsibility. That is true bi-partisanship that Congress ignores at its own peril.' Max Richtman, President/CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare September 27, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/4y3dyuj Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/3dtyaa5 Tea Party Ancestors David Horsey - Seattle PI THURSDAY Quote of the Day September 29, 2011 "Anyone with eyes open knows that the gangsterism of Wall Street -- financial institutions generally -- has caused severe damage to the people of the United States (and the world). And should also know that it has been doing so increasingly for over 30 years, as their power in the economy has radically increased, and with it their political power. That has set in motion a vicious cycle that has concentrated immense wealth, and with it political power, in a tiny sector of the population, a fraction of 1%, while the rest increasingly become what is sometimes called "a precariat" -- seeking to survive in a precarious existence. They also carry out these ugly activities with almost complete impunity -- not only too big to fail, but also "too big to jail." 'The courageous and honorable protests underway in Wall Street should serve to bring this calamity to public attention, and to lead to dedicated efforts to overcome it and set the society on a more healthy course." Professor Noam Chomsky Toward Freedom September 29, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/6j4jx8f Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/5wamrkj Communism - Republican Style Ted Rall FRIDAY Quote of the Day September 30, 2011 'It seems that old habits die hard for Bank of America. After years of raking in excess profits off an unfair and anti-competitive interchange system, Bank of America is trying to find new ways to pad their profits by sticking it to its customers. 'It's overt, unfair and I hope their customers have the final say.' Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill), author Durbin Amendment, a provision of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law that set limits on the fees banks could charge retailers for swiping their debit cards,commenting on the bank's intent to charge card holders five dollars a month The Hill September 30, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/6aqz5lh Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/6bcy4pc Remain Silent Mike Luckovich SATURDAY Quote of the Day October 1, 2011 'You would never guess from all the talk of demonization that the rich enjoy perhaps the strongest PR machine on the planet, far beyond their entourages of agents, publicists and assorted image-makers. The mainstream media, for example, are not owned by collectives of busboys and taxi drivers, and even the "liberal" outlets among them are not pitched toward the impecunious. They may snicker when the occasional hedge fund manager is brought to justice, but they've been equally snarky about populist actions against the rich, such as the ongoing occupation of Wall Street, which is newsworthy if only for the levels of brutality it's elicited from the NYPD. Or did you know that the Transportation Security Administration just won union representation this summer? Probably not, because that's "labor news," which has been all but supplanted by "business news".' Writer Barbara Ehrenreich, author of "Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America" and "This Land Is Their Land: Reports From a Divided Nation." Washington Post October 1, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/5r39czt Toon of the Day http://tinyurl.com/3qedqqr Whistling Past Pat Oliphant ___________________________________________ Portside aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it. 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