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Occupy Wall Street to Obama: Don’t Be Big Banks’ Puppet; No Immunity Deal for CrooksBy OccupyWallSt.org To help expose the looming cash-for-immunity deal between the Obama Administration and big banks, Occupy Wall Street on Saturday, November 5 will march from Liberty Square to the U.S. Court House Building at Foley Square. The march will gather at 2:00pm on the east side steps at Liberty Square (Zuccotti Park), and will arrive at Foley Square at 3:00pm. ... Read More >> |
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Remember, Remember the 5th of November: BANK TRANSFER DAY – Big Bank Revolt in Full Swing, Million$ WithdrawnBy Bank Transfer Day Together we can ensure that corrupt crony-capitalist banking institutions will ALWAYS remember the 5th of November! If the 99% removes our funds from major banking institutions to non-profit credit unions, we will send a clear message to the 1% that conscious consumers won’t support companies with unethical business practices. ... Read More >> |
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650,000 Americans Joined Credit Unions Last Month – More Than In All Of 2010 CombinedBy Zaid Jilani One of the tactics the 99 Percenters are using to take back the country from the 1 percent is to move their money from big banks to credit unions. A whopping 650,000 Americans have joined credit unions since Sept. 29. ... Read More >> |
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The People of Zuccotti Park Are Preparing for Their EvictionBy J.A. Myerson For the last week or so, the 1%-owned media have been doing everything possible to give their fellow 1%-er and good friend Mayor Bloomberg the political cover necessary to seize Zuccotti Park. And now, they appear to be gearing up to demolish it. ... Read More >> |
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Handful of Violent Rioters Don’t Represent “Occupy” ProtestsBy Washington's Blog As the following two videos show, the overwhelming majority of protesters were peaceful and tried to stop the provocateurs. There are numerous, documented cases from around the world of government provocateurs acting violently at peaceful protests in order to discredit the peaceful movements.... Read More >> |
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Chris Hedges: No Arrests Inside Goldman Sachs, Though We Were Arrested OutsideChris Hedges made this statement at Liberty Park during the People’s Hearing on Goldman Sachs, which he chaired with Dr. Cornel West. He then joined a march to the nearby corporate headquarters of Goldman Sachs, where he was arrested with 16 others. ... Read More >> |
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17 #OWS Protesters Arrested at Goldman Sachs Headquarters in NY: “Crooks & Thieves, Protected By Police! The Criminals Are Inside!”By Goldishack Guerrillas Here are some videos of the arrests during "The People vs. Goldman Sachs – Trial and March." ... Read More >> |
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#OccupyOakland: Second Iraq War Veteran Seriously Injured After Police ClashesBy Adam Gabbatt A second Iraq war veteran has suffered serious injuries after clashes between police and Occupy movement protesters in Oakland. Kayvan Sabehgi, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, is in intensive care with a lacerated spleen.... Read More >> |
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#OccupyOakland Closes the Port – Real News Network Recap |
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Naomi Klein on #OWS Movement: “This is a moment to be fearless”Naomi Klein, straight from the Occupy Wall Street protests, receives RAN’s Award for Challenging-Business-As-Usual. In her acceptance speech, Klein inspires with what she sees as the promise and potential of the Occupy movement. ... Read More >> |
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Bill Moyers: “They are occupying Wall Street because Wall Street has occupied America.”From Bill Moyers’ speech at Public Citizen’s 40th Anniversary: (Video of full.) Why New York’s Zuccotti Park is occupied is no mystery. Reporters keep scratching their heads and asking: ‘Why are you here?’ But it’s as clear as the crash of 2008. They are occupying Wall Street because Wall Street has occupied America.” ... Read More >> |
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Bill Black: Jobs Now, Stop the Foreclosures, Jail the BankstersBy Yves Smith It is interesting to see how the popular desire for Occupy Wall Street to issue demands is leading various pundits and experts to boil down and update their views on what really needs to be done to fix the financial and political systems. Bill Black give his usual forthright views on this segment on Real News Network ... Read More >> |
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Ralph Nader at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC: The Importance of the Public CommonsBy Kevin Zeese Ralph Nader spoke at OccupyWashingtonDC.org on November 3rd. He began by discussing the public commons and its importance. He went on to speak about the strengths of the Occupy Movement and how it can have an impact on the direction of public policy. ... Read More >> |
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The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy MovementBy Les Leopold Now is not the time for wonky policy solutions, as the media meatheads are calling for. Rather, it’s time to air our grievances as loudly as possible, which is precisely what Wall Street and its minions fear the most. Here’s a brief list of why we should be angry and the charts to back it up. ... Read More >> |
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Spain’s May 15 movement enters mainstream politics: a bellwether for the occupiers?By Ter Garcia With just a couple of weeks left before the November 20 general elections in Spain, the May 15 movement has become a major player. Large political parties are either trying to woo the movement to win votes or to define themselves against it in some fashion. Either way, they can’t ignore it. ... Read More >> |
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#OccupyMemphis: Creating the Society We Want to HaveBy Kevin Gosztola About one week ago, I visited Occupy Memphis. It was the fifth stop on Firedoglake’s #OccupySupply tour. Here is my report on the visit [and much thanks to FDL member Gordon Ginsberg and his wife for hosting me while I was in Memphis] ... Read More >> |
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#OccupyLA Getting the Word Out: Bank to Credit Union Transfer DayBy Jinger Dixon Public Service Announcement for Bank Transfer to Credit Union Advocacy Day. Footage of Hollywood Metro March and Demonstration. ... Read More >> |
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Popular Musicians Making New Music to Support Occupy Wall StreetBy Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Here are the best, most political songs by some of our favorite musicians who’ve lent their support to Occupy Wall Street et al. Proving that bashing working musicians as apolitical is not just dunderheaded, it’s straight up wrong. ... Read More >> |
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Stephen Colbert’s Plot to Co-opt Occupy Wall StreetBy Stephen Colbert If Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks can co-opt the Tea Party, then the Colbert Super PAC can co-opt Occupy Wall Street. Stephen heads to Wall Street to gain the trust of Occupy Wall Street protesters and take over the movement.... Read More >> |
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