by Richard Eskow | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog
Lame, pat, pre-packaged putdowns of Occupy Wall Street: We all deal with 'em, whether we're arguing with a neighbor, appearing on Fox, or answering the jeers of relatives who've just received a chain email that "really puts the protesters in their place." Here are a...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog
It was inevitable, I suppose, that the success of Occupy Wall Street and "We Are the 99 Percent" would spawn reactions and imitators on the right. But the newly launched "We Are the 53 Percent" is a miracle of the kind of contradiction and contortionism that has...
by Mary Bottari | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog
While the Occupy Wall Street movement is sweeping the country and peaceful arrests are mounting, Chicagoans took to the streets this week to hold the big banks accountable for crashing the economy and to demand city, state and federal policies that work for working...
by | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog, Economy
I don't know how much more clearly they can say it: “Who do you think pays the taxes?” said one longtime money manager. “Financial services are one of the last things we do in this country and do it well. Let’s embrace it. If you want to keep having jobs outsourced,...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 17, 2011 | Blog
Some people's only exposure to nihilism comes from the German gang in The Big Lebowski who said things like "We are nihilists, we believe in nothing" and "Tell us where the girl is or we cut off your johnson, Lebowski." Or the nihilist humor of comedian Brother...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 16, 2011 | Blog
Students of modest means must pay a stiff price to build their capacity to contribute to society — and pay interest if they can't afford that price. A one-time wealth tax could apply this same principle to America's rich. Polly Toynbee, a commentator for Britain’s...
