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Half a Percent for Ninety Nine Percent!
In the news today, it was reported that President Obama once again used his executive authority to implement a legislative change — this time, to ease the debt burden …
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The Mainstream Media’s Fear of Occupy Wall Street
Journalism should be about the new and unexpected, but most journalists really prefer the routine and expected, so their days go easier. And they shy away from questioning …
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Timothy Leary on the Wall Street Occupation Movement
In one of his last published writings, Timothy Leary foresaw the current generation of youth making use of the exploding technology of new communication software and devices to challenge …
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Occupy Wall Street, 1979
Thirty-two years ago, the two of us and 1,043 other protesters were arrested for what one would now call “occupying” Wall Street. It was October 29, 1979, the …
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Ray McGovern on Activism and the Military Industrial Complex
The past 50 years have shown that President Eisenhower? was spot on, as we would say today, about the Military Industrial Complex and what to expect if Americans were …
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Immunity and Impunity in Elite America
As intense protests spawned by Occupy Wall Street continue to grow, it is worth asking: Why now? The answer is not obvious. After all, severe income and wealth inequality …
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The Bush Tax Cuts and the 99 Percent
I forgot to alert you to my latest Atlantic column, which went up on Monday. To my mind, Occupy Wall Street is a protest movement, and a valuable one, …
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Why the Left Won’t Accept Success
Last Friday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States would complete the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq by Christmas, a development that you might have thought the …
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The Tea Party Versus Occupy Wall Street: Guess Which One Is the Real Populist Movement
Host David Gregory complained about Occupy Wall Street protestors “demonizing banks” and wondered, “Is this not a reverse tea party tactic?” Gregory is right. In many respects …
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The Stunning Victory That Occupy Wall Street Has Already Achieved
Occupy Wall Street has already achieved a stunning victory – a victory that is easy to overlook, but impossible to overstate. In just one month, the protesters have shifted …