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Voters Are in a Deep Funk
Having spent time this week in both New Hampshire and Iowa, the states featuring the first presidential nominating contests of 2012, and having been in Michigan the week before, …
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Occupy Mike Bloomberg
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has been against the Occupy Wall Street movement from the beginning. On his weekly radio broadcast, Bloomberg has made numerous misleading remarks …
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All Hail the Unknown Organizer!
The Unknown Organizer. Liberated Autonomous Manhattan — In a century, community organizers will still be debating what to call Zuccotti Park/Liberty Plaza/Liberty Square. The surrounding skyscrapers will …
US Officials Peddle False Intel to Support Terror Plot Claims
Washington - Officials of the Barack Obama administration have aggressively leaked information supposedly based on classified intelligence in recent days to bolster its allegation that two higher- ranking officials …
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Terms of the Occupation
Occupy Wall Street takes over Washington Square Park in New York, October 8, 2011. (Photo: getdarwin)
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Occupy Wall Street Aims Ire at Foreclosures
As many as a dozen "Occupy Wall Street" protestors and their allies were arrested Thursday afternoon as they tried to stop a foreclosure auction inside a courthouse in Brooklyn, …
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Eric Cantor: We Need to Rely on the Wealthy to Address Income Inequality
The 99 percent movement protests are going global as more and more people seek to register their frustration with corporate greed and injust economic policies. Preferential tax treatment has …
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How Christian Fundamentalism Helped Empower the Top 1 Percent to Exploit the 99 Percent
As the Occupy Wall street movement spreads across the country and the world, we must bring attention to the enablers of the top 1 percent exploiting the 99. Fundamentalist …
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Occupy Chicago Clarifies Its Mission
Chicago - Protesters in downtown Chicago, often criticized for being haphazard and unfocused, have taken steps to make their mission clearer. Members of Occupy Chicago, one of …
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Next Steps for the Occupy Movement
As the Occupy Movement gains strength nationally and internationally, questions of “what next” are popping up. Although there are no easy answers or ready-to-order recipes for moving forward, there …