WHYY reporter Elizabeth Fielder had her photo posted yesterday in the security station at the entrance of the Inquirer and Daily News building, along with instructions that she is not to be allowed on the premises.
This comes after Inquirer and Daily News reporters and editors had scheduled on-the-record interviews with Fielder about changes underway for the papers and Philly.com as the company simultaneously downsizes and prepares itself for sale.
takethesquare.net, a site inspired by the Occupy movement has put out a call for a global day of action on May 12.
The call is out to chapters of the Occupy movement worldwide to march in solidarity with the countries in which uprisings are currently taking place (Syria, Greece, Egypt, Tunisia, Iceland and India to name a few).
http://takethesquare.net/2012/03/04/call-for-a-global-spring-in-may-2012/
The Wall Street Journal has reported in their online blog that more than 1 in 7 US Citizens use food stamps. They have included a map where you can click on every state and see the statistics for the amount of people using food stamps.
There is a massive recent increase in the number of average American citizens dependent upon food stamps for survival.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/03/02/more-than-1-in-7-use-food-stamps-in-u-s/tab/interactive/
