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What Do They Want? Justice
How can anyone possessed of the faintest sense of social justice not thrill to the Occupy Wall Street movement now spreading throughout the country? One need not be religiously …
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Economic “Experts” Got Crisis All Wrong
(Image: CartoonArts International/The New York Times Syndicate) It took bad thinking and bad policy by many players to get us into the state we’re in; rarely in …
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When IPS and the Heritage Foundation Agree that Something’s a Bad Idea, It Probably Does Stink
Sens. Kay Hagan (D-NC) and John McCain (R-AZ) have announced plans to introduce a bill tomorrow that would let U.S. companies bring home as much as $1.4 trillion of …
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Union Movement Opens ‘Arms and Hearts’ to Occupy Wall Street Activists
In a statement released this afternoon supporting the growing Occupy Wall Street movement, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says: Occupy Wall Street has captured the imagination …
Obama Supports Occupy Wall Street
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Calling Wall Street a ‘Gambling Casino,’ Democratic Rep. DeFazio Proposes Financial Transactions Tax
Echoing the demands of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is proposing to tax the trading of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. DeFazio, along with his Senate …
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Obama, Biden Empathize With the 99 Percent Movement
Both President Obama and Vice President Biden today empathized with the frustration felt by protesters carrying out the 99 Percent Movement that started three weeks ago on Wall Street …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Around the Country Are Passing Strict Voter ID Laws, and More (2)
In today's On the News segment: The Occupy Wall Street movement swelled to at least 20,000 people yesterday, at least one concrete reform that could come out of this …
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What’s Next for the American Dream Movement?
As the last full day of the Take Back the American Dream conference ended, the “Building the Progressive Movement: What Should We Do Next?” action strategy session posed the …
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Follow the Money: Behind Europe’s Debt Crisis Lurks Another Giant Bailout of Wall Street
Today Ben Bernanke added his voice to those who are worried about Europe’s debt crisis. But why exactly should America be so concerned? Yes, we export …