Who’d have thought that almost 10 years after the launch of the war on terror—a war which has thrived on racism against Arabs and Muslims—mere blocks from where the World Trade Center towers fell, we would see a massive uprising against the rich and powerful in the US -- Occupy Wall Street (OWS)?  Moreover, who’d have thought that it would be inspired by the very Arabs and Muslims that the war on terror was meant to dehumanize? The occupation of Zuccotti park was clearly “a Tahrir moment,” as Adbusters put it.

Bank of America: the very name is meant to conjure up comforting, red-white-and-blue fantasies of a bank of the people, by the people, and for the people.

A diverse array of housing advocates from across the District gathered last Wednesday April 18 to testify at the City Council Committee on Housing and Workforce Development Fy 13 budget oversight hearing.

Testimony of Clara Velasquez