Stories you shouldn’t miss:
1. As the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads around the globe, California labor leaders are proposing a tax-the-rich measure for the November 2012 ballot that would raise taxes on millionaires, the CoCo Times reports. The 100,000-member California Federation of Teachers has already given the go ahead for the measure, although they have yet to decide how much they want to raise taxes on those who make more than $1 million annually. It’s also unclear whether Governor Jerry Brown will sign on to the measure.
2. The three American hikers who were held captive in Iran addressed the Occupy Oakland demonstration yesterday, telling protesters that they connect with those “who don’t have enough to eat, who don’t have enough money or jobs, and don’t enjoy the liberties which they deserve,” the Trib reports. It was the hikers first public appearance together since being released from an Iranian prison. On Saturday, actor Danny Glover addressed Occupy Oakland as well. Occupy Oakland began last week.