by Richard Eskow | Oct 18, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Thanks to a hit piece by one of those Beltway pseudo-"bipartisans" we can now state conclusively what many of us have long suspected: Occupy Wall Street speaks for the American majority. We've got the polling numbers to prove it. We now know where the real center...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 18, 2011 | Blog
INTERVIEW Hear Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., talk about his push for defense spending cuts and the ability of the Occupy movement to influence the debate. Rep. Barney Frank is ratcheting up his longstanding push to reduce federal defense spending with a series of town...
by Alan Jenkins | Oct 18, 2011 | Blog
Those who say they don’t know what the Occupy Wall Street protestors want fail to understand the nature of this quintessential 21st century movement. It is true that they have no manifesto or declaration. They have not released a singular list of demands, although...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog
"We are occupying Wall Street. We will not be moved." "Occupy Wall Street is leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog
"Either you are a rebel or a slave." "Why is life a bitch? Cause we don't tax the rich!" The protests have spread to San Francisco and Boston. People are fed up, and our government has refused to hold Wall Street and the banksters accountable. Seriously, is there...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog
What did the politicians in Washington think would happen? They forgot about the "We, the People" part of our Constitution. After bailing out the banks and bankers and interests of the top 1% they fiddled while our jobs burned and mortgages defaulted. With people...