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The Champions of the Ninety-Nine Percent
Norman Solomon speaks at the grand opening of his headquarters in San Rafael, California. (Courtesty: Norman Soloman) As we head into a presidential election year, I’d wager …
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It’s Time to “Occupy the Dream”: African-American Faith Community Joins Forces with Occupy Wall Street
Members of the African-American faith community have joined forces with Occupy Wall Street to launch a new campaign for economic justice inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther …
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The Making of the American 99 Percent and the Collapse of the Middle Class
An Occupy LA protester at the camp outside City Hall in Los Angeles, November 30, 2011. (Photo: Ted Soqui / The New York Times) The “other men” …
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Occupy Supporters Should Reach Out to Local Economic Justice Campaigns
A member of the Occupy movement holds up a sign during a demonstration in New York, December 12, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik/The New York Times) With Occupy …
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In the US, Decidedly Warped Standards for “Mission Accomplished“
Matt Yglesias and Kevin Drum say the right thing about revelations that big banks got very easy terms during the 2008 financial crisis: the real scandal isn’t so much …
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A Huntsman Moment?
Peterborough, N.H. - Since all things seem possible in the Republican presidential contest, is there another turn coming that could benefit Jon Huntsman? That would be the …
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Britain’s Leaders Remain Tied to Austerity Doctrine
Earlier this year, protesters in London rallied against austerity measures proposed by the government. (Credit: Andrew Testa / The New York Times) These days, ambulance-chaser economists like …
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What Stinks in DC
It was one of those uncomfortable moments when you suddenly realize you're in the wrong place, that you're a rube from the sticks in a sophisticated city whose customs …
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I Ain’t Got No Home: (Re)learning the Value of Place and Occupying a Sustainable Future
Can we truly be at home in the marketplace? What kind of place is the marketplace, anyway, and how is it related to places like our communities, our homes, …
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Newt’s Tax Plan, and Why His Polls Rise the More Outrageous He Becomes
Newt Gingrich has done it again. With his new tax plan he has raised the bar from irresponsibility to recklessness. Every dollar estimate I’m about to …