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Capitalists and Americans Speak Out for Community
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Although we have much that we might change about our government and business, it’s clear that we also have a great and …
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Four Simple Steps for Taking Your Money Out of the Vampire Banks
Can't pitch a tent at Zuccotti Park? Not to worry. There's something meaningful you can do to stand up to vampire banks that bleed the economy — and your …
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Glenn Greenwald on Occupy Wall Street, Banks Too Big to Jail and the Attack on WikiLeaks (2)
The prominent political and legal blogger Glenn Greenwald comments on the growing Occupy Wall Street movement. "What this movement is about is more important than specific legislative demands. It…is …
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Glenn Greenwald on Two-Tiered U.S. Justice System, Obama’s Assassination Program & the Arab Spring
Glenn Greenwald’s new book, “With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful,” offers a scathing critique of what he …
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Occupy Wall Street’s Battle Against American-Style Authoritarianism
Within a very short time, Occupy Wall Street has changed the national conversation to corporate corruption.
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Chris Hedges in Times Square, October 15, 2011
On October 15, Occupy TVNY met with Pulitzer prize-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges in Times Square, New York City, where tens of thousands of people assembled on a …
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Unequal Influence: There Are Politicians Who Work on Behalf of Corporations and Those Who Work on Behalf of Humans
(Image: JR / Truthout) The people have got to know if their president is a crook,” U.S. President Richard Nixon told a national television audience on November …
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The Purpose of a Free Press
(Image: JR / Truthout) In researching this book, I ran across an astonishing piece of writing from our nation’s early years. It’s a fitting prologue for this …
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Wall Street Greed, Personified
Trader on the BBC says Eurozone market will crash, and he's looking forward to it.
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