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Young Turks Video Clip - Rick Perry Asks Occupy Movement Whats With the Money Hangup Man
Incredible but true: In a television interview, Rick Perry told the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators not to think about money so much. "Just find your passion," said Perry. "Stop thinking about money." The other day Yours Truly co-hosted The Young Turks with Brian...
Rags to Riches Who Should Really Care
The defenders of privilege just don’t seem to get it. In truly decent societies we measure success by how many people are leading rich, fulfilling lives, not by counting how many people are becoming rich beyond measure. Mobility, apologists for America's grand...
Americas Tilt to the Top The Deepest Stats Yet
All sorts of federal agencies publish income inequality data. But only the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office directly takes on America's income inequality deniers. Back in 1979, America’s most affluent 1 percent took home — after federal taxes — about the same...
Will Americans Be Allowed To Vote On Supercommittee Austerity Plan
Congress' "supercommittee" of the 1% is preparing an austerity plan for the 99%. Will We, the People be allowed to vote on this plan, or, like Greece, will the elites just tell us how it is going to be? Our deficits were caused by tax cuts for the rich and huge...
Vetoing Democracy In Athens or Washington Elites Still Call the Shots
This week was a sharp reminder that the ancient ideal of democracy is just as threatened - and to some, just as threatening - as it's ever been. In government offices in Athens, G20 meeting rooms in Cannes, and "Super Committee" chambers in Washington, we learned that...
Policing the 99 Percent Pt 2
The spread of the Occupy movement, and its increasing popularity, shows that not only do Americans want Wall Street held accountable for its role in the economic crisis and ensuing recession, but it's painfully clear to that there has been no accountability — and more...
With People In Streets Mubarak Congress Focused On Taking Money Out Of Economy
This situation of crony government protecting the connected rich while people are in the streets demanding change is more and more reminiscent of Egypt under Mubarak. In the real world tens of thousands are in the streets around the country demanding taxes on the rich...
October Jobs Report Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me
With apologies to Richard Farina, today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report for October shows small gains that for most of U.S. history would have been considered meager but must now be seen as better than expected. (See these tables and graphics on this month's...
Oakland Occupied -- Will Washington Listen At Last
It was an amazing thing to be part of, an entire city downtown occupied, then a huge march that shut down a major port. Oakland was #occupied! This was a game changer, a turning point. What happened in Oakland was a very big deal. On the same Wednesday there were big,...
Battle of the Populists
Democracy Corps has been doing some focus groups on the economy. You have to take them as they're presented, since the test messages in themselves reveal a certain agenda, but it's informative nonetheless: Voters are receptive to Republicans when they make statements...
