US Uncut
US Uncut is a decentralized direct action group in the United States established in February 2011 to combat corporate tax avoidance and highlight cuts to social spending and public sector jobs. It draws its name, organizing structure, and tactics from UK Uncut, a movement that began four months earlier in London, England.
The group's first action occurred simultaneously in 50 cities across the United States, mostly at Bank of America branches. Since then, the group has expanded both its targets and its numbers. As of May 2011, over 100 cities have had Uncut sponsored actions.
Targets
In addition to Bank of America, US Uncut has held protests at Verizon stores, BP stations, FedEx stores, Target stores, and Apple Stores.
Bank of America, the original target, was chosen for its role in the financial crisis and the fact that it paid no income taxes in 2009 or 2010.
Verizon made over $24 billion in 2010, yet received a tax benefit of $1.3 billion. The significant tax benefit it received was mostly due to redirecting profits through its British partner Vodafone, which has been the frequent target of UK Uncut.
Uncut
Uncut may refer to:
Uncut (magazine)
Uncut magazine, trademarked as UNCUT, is a monthly publication based in London. It is available across the English-speaking world, and focuses on music, but also includes film and books sections. A DVD magazine under the Uncut brand was published quarterly from 2005 to 2006.
Uncut (main magazine)
Uncut was launched in May 1997 as "a monthly magazine aimed at 25- to 45-year-old men that focuses on music and movies", edited by Allan Jones (former editor of Melody Maker). Jones has stated that "[t]he idea for Uncut came from my own disenchantment about what I was doing with Melody Maker. There was a publishing initiative to make the audience younger; I was getting older and they wanted to take the readers further away from me", specifically referring to the then dominant Britpop genre.
According to IPC Media, 86% of the magazine's readers are male and their average age is 37 years.
Uncut's contents include lengthy features on old albums, interviews with film directors, music and film news, and reviews of all major new album, film and DVD releases. Its music features tend to focus on genres such as Americana,rock and alternative country. Each month the magazine includes a free CD, which may include both new and older music. Special Issues have covered Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Byrds, David Bowie, Demon Records, Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Queen, Martin Scorsese, Motown Records, Morrissey, George Harrison, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin and more.
Uncut (album)
Uncut is the debut studio album released by Vancouver, British Columbia's Powder Blues Band and features the band's signature mix of Swing, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll and R&B. It was originally released in December 1979 on the Blue Wave label. RCA re-issued the album in February 1980, with the song Gimme Some Lovin' removed from the album. "Uncut" was produced by Jack Lavin.
The album was nominated at the 1981 Juno Awards for "Album Of The Year", and the band won the Juno Award for "Most Promising Group Of The Year" the same year.
