Wall Street Is Dazed and Confused As The 99% Won’t Quit
Jim Hightower | Wall Street Is Dazed and Confused Jim Hightower, Truthout: "Astonishingly, some Wall Streeters continue to be clueless about what the Occupy Wall Street movement is protesting. Yoo-hoo, Streeters: Note that the movement's name has the term 'Wall Street' in it. While there is a plethora of particular issues being raised by the protesters - from the corrupting power of corporate money in our elections to the demise of middle-class wages - the unifying theme is that each one adds to the rising tide of economic inequality that's enriching the most privileged few by knocking down America's workaday majority." 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New York (CNN) -- In Manhattan's protest hub, the big decisions are made by consensus. ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street is no tea party Politico Continue Reading Text Size - + reset POLITICO 44 So despite the risk of sounding cliché here, I say to the small band of misfits and anarchists now occupying Wall Street: I was one of tens of thousands of patriotic Americans who were there at the ... See all stories on this topic »-Politico Some Tips For The Simpletons of 'Occupy Wall Street' Forbes My philosophies may be diametrically opposed to those of the simpletons in the Occupy Wall Street movement, but when it comes to the banks and the government, my anger makes me kindred with them. I realized this on a recent cool, crisp October morning ... See all stories on this topic » Jesse Jackson visits Occupy Wall Street AFP Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson joined the protesters of Occupy Wall Street on Tuesday as the anti-corporate movement moved into its second month. Duration: 00:48. See all stories on this topic » Vegas debate: Ron Paul rips Herman Cain over Occupy Wall Street Los Angeles Times By James Oliphant Even Ron Paul is jumping on Herman Cain at the CNN debate in Las Vegas — this time over Cain's comments about the Occupy Wall Streetmovement. After Cain, who has been under siege for most of the night, doubled down on his previous ... See all stories on this topic »-Los Angeles Times CPM sings praises of 'Occupy Wall Street' Times of India NEW DELHI: CPM, a known US-baiter, is full of praise for the ongoing 'Occupy Wall Street' movement in the America and has said there is a need to "step up and broaden the struggles against the neo-liberal policies in India". The two-day meeting of the ... See all stories on this topic » Who's occupying Wall Street and what do they want? A primer Montreal Gazette By Jason Fekete, Postmedia News October 18, 2011 8:05 PM OTTAWA — One month after theOccupy Wall Street movement was spawned, the protests have spread to more than 80 countries around the world and across Canada. Yet the movement remains somewhat ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street pay enters bear market as profits drop Reuters Alan Johnson, a Wall Street compensation consultant, said bonus declines could fall by 30 to 50 percent from last year. "Ordinarily that would engender some level of sympathy," he said. "But with Occupy Wall Street going on, some people will think it... See all stories on this topic »-Reuters Occupy Wall Street: Pope Benedict XVI Voices Support Of Movement? The New Civil Rights Movement by David Badash on October 18, 2011 Did Pope Benedict XVI just voice his support to liberals and to the Occupy Wall Street protestors and their movement? On Sunday, the Pope released a statement calling for support of those who are hungry, ... See all stories on this topic »-The New Civil Rights Movement Naomi Wolf arrested at Occupy Wall Street protest in New York The Guardian Author Naomi Klein is arrested in New York at an Occupy Wall Street protest. Photograph: @MikeShanePhoto Feminist author Naomi Wolf has been taken into custody by police at an anti-corporate greed protest outside an awards ceremony held to honour New ... See all stories on this topic »-The Guardian Kaldor's Facts Fall, Occupy Wall Street Rises: Peter Orszag Bloomberg And this partly explains the kind of anger and frustration that is fueling the Occupy Wall Streetmovement worldwide. The numbers involved are substantial: In 1990, about 63 percent of business income in the US took the form of wages and other types of ... See all stories on this topic » Lynne Varner / Times editorial columnist The true connection between Occupy ... The Seattle Times Dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, DC, provided opportunity to stretch metaphors like taffy to link King with Occupy Wall Streetprotesters. There are a couple of problems with that. By Lynne K. Varner The "protests" are ... See all stories on this topic »-The Seattle Times Is this video “Occupy Wall Street Gone Wild”? Salon To the strains of “Fast, Cheap and Out of Control,” Greenstreet interviews women atOccupy Wall Street about the issues and their activism. The women are uniformly articulate and bright — but the camera loves to linger on their hair, on their lips, ... See all stories on this topic »-Salon occupy wall street - USMC Sgt Shamar Thomas on Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann YouTube "Taking It To The Streets" Oct 17th - Sgt. Shamar Thomas interviewed on Countdown with Keith Olbermann re his rant Saturday night against the NYPD brutality at this past weekend's Occupy Wall Street protest, in Times Square. Credit: Keith Olbermann ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Can Put Creative Accounting on List of Grievances TheStreet.com is the battle cry of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, usually heard when New York's Finest decide that the maintenance of law and order requires arrests (or socking some guy in the jaw). But there's something even more outrageous, ... See all stories on this topic » Anti-Wall Street discontent and the Democrats CBS News Many pundits are asking whether the Democratic Party and the White House should "embrace" theOccupy Wall Street movement. The question is poorly posed. The real issue is the nature of the problems that now confront us and the most effective response ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street: Why the rage? OUPblog (blog) As thousands continue their march on Wall Street for a fifth straight week, an ancient story has much to tell us about the demands of justice. The occupation of Wall Street is about a colossal failure of justice. When justice fails, anger grows into ... See all stories on this topic » Meet The Lawyers Keeping an Eye on Occupy Wall Street The American Lawyer Akbar is one of about 200 National Lawyers Guild members volunteering as legal observers on the scene at Occupy Wall Street. A national nonprofit composed of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, the guild is encouraging its members to monitor ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Assault: Attorney Rony Kuby Wants Justice Gather.com A New York attorney is demanding justice against the police officer who is responsible for more than one Occupy Wall Street assault against protestors. Ron Kuby, a criminal defense attorney, specializes in police brutality and is appalled at the ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street? For what? Brooklyn Daily Instead, we have some vague ideas that the Occupy Wall Street protesters are annoyed that the uber rich are rich; they don't like the fact that the banks received bail outs'; they're not happy that there aren't enough jobs; and apparently they want to ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street and the Return of the McGovernites Fred Siegel New Republic Intensely self-conscious, there are information and media committees as well as anOccupy Wall Street Journal, an OWS TV, group and even an OWS archive. Like their putative enemies on Wall Street, the OWS lawyers gamed the rules to achieve their ... See all stories on this topic »-New Republic Amidst Occupy Wall Street Protests, Costume Store Releases “Wall Street Zombie... PR Web (press release) One may be prepared for an 'occupy wall street' protest coming to a nearby town, but what about the ensuing zombie apocalypse? http://www.CostumeCircus.com brings a new topical and humorous take on a Halloween-horror film classic monster. ... See all stories on this topic »-PR Web (press release) Occupy Wall Street protests are a payday for security firms Economic Times For the high-end security firms that provide the moneyed elite with specialty services like around-the-clock bodyguards and elaborate home security systems, Occupy Wall Street has been a stimulus package all its own. "We expect to more than double our ... See all stories on this topic » Town speaks with Occupy Wall Street camper Brattleboro Reformer By CHRIS GAROFOLO / Reformer Staff BRATTLEBORO -- Town officials are investigating the actions of the lone activist continuing to take part in the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in downtown Brattleboro. Thirty-seven-year-old Anthony Gilbert, ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Heads To Lincoln Center Tonight Gothamist Last week, Occupy Wall Street protesters marched to the Upper East Side and visited the homes of millionaires and billionaires, like media titan Rupert Murdoch and industrialist (and Tea Party backer) David Koch. Tonight, a "sizable contingent" will ... See all stories on this topic »-Gothamist Will Occupy Wall Street protesters take over the World Series? Police worried ... Daily Mail Fears are growing that Occupy Wall Street demonstrations could affect the World Series, which starts in St Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday, as protesters make the most of the media spotlight. Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are both expected to attend... See all stories on this topic »-Daily Mail Why Liberals Need Occupy Wall Street, and Vice-Versa New Republic I don't think that Occupy Wall Street represents the coming revolution any more than did Columbia '68—which, of course, ended disastrously, with university president Grayson Kirk calling in the cops to bust heads. But having visited Zuccotti Park, ... See all stories on this topic »-New Republic Before Occupy Wall Street, I Too Was a Revolutionary Forbes I say this only to affirm that, by all rights, I have my Occupy Wall Street countercultural anti-corporate bona fides. But this will get me nowhere with your average OWS protester. This is because there is invariably a pissing contest among the radical ... See all stories on this topic » Letters: Occupy protests extreme, but wealth gap real USA Today By Mario Tama, Getty Images By Mario Tama, Getty Images As I watch the news and hear the points that "Occupy Wall Street" protesters are trying to make, I am reminded of the saying that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it... See all stories on this topic » Batman May Occupy Wall Street In New York City Forbes Pictures With the last film in director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy set to film in New York for two weeks beginning Saturday, October 29th, there are reports that The Dark Knight Rises will be filming around the Occupy Wall Street protest ... See all stories on this topic » Charges Of Occupy Wall Street Anti-Semitism Find Audience On The Right TPMMuckraker Is Occupy Wall Street anti-Semitic? Some groups on the political right really want you to think so. If you've been watching cable news over the past couple of days, you've probably seen the ad that shows Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama ... See all stories on this topic »-TPMMuckraker Occupy Wall Street Hackathons Produce Digital Tools and New Activists Mashable Groups of programmers gathered in three cities this weekend to build digital tools for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Several of those tools have already launched, and in many cases they're being maintained by activists who've never held a sign in a ... See all stories on this topic » Cain: Occupy Wall Street protests should be held at White House DigitalJournal.com At the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, former restaurant executive and GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain further explained his position on the Occupy Wall Street protesters. As the Occupy Wall Streetprotest entered ... See all stories on this topic »-DigitalJournal.com End Homelessness: Occupy Wall Street by Vacating Main Street Huffington Post They were part of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that is sweeping this country and throughout cities around the world. This grassroots effort that started in New York City and has now spread to 82 countries, is protesting the inequities of wealth ... See all stories on this topic » Dark Knight Rises: Batman to Occupy Wall Street The Guardian to OWS … the denouement to Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy will reportedly be set partly against the backdrop of the Occupy Wall Street protests Production on the film is set to shift to New York for 14 days from 29 October. ... See all stories on this topic »-The Guardian Coming Attractions: Occupy Wall St., the Documentary New York Times (blog) By PATRICK WALL Rumur / Camera: Michael Galinksy“A Conversation About Democracy,” one of hundreds of clips the makers of a collaborative documentary about Occupy Wall Street have received. Occupy Wall Street, the protest movement that began in Lower ... See all stories on this topic » Culinary coup for 'Occupy Wall Street' - New York Post New York Post High-end chef cooks for Wall Street protesters. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/occu_pie_the_kitchen_PIZ7EsDJEZqzPgzzEWKX7I. See all stories on this topic » John Stossel Visits Occupy Wall Street, Things Get Ugly Mediaite by Nando Di Fino | 9:04 am, October 19th, 2011 FOX News' John Stossel paid a visit to the Occupy Wall Street crowd on Tuesday and received whatever the opposite of a warm embrace was from the protesters. The short clip of him being confronted by some ... See all stories on this topic » 'I'm Getting Arrested' App Inspired By Occupy Wall Street Protests (PICTURE) Huffington Post Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests, the 'I'm Getting Arrested' app for Android allows you to tell family, friends and even your legal team where you are, reports CNET. This isn't the first company to be inspired from the Occupy Wall Street ... See all stories on this topic » Poll: Most Americans Support 'Occupy Wall Street,' Taxing Millionaires The Atlantic A new survey shows that Americans overwhelmingly support the self-styled Occupy Wall Streetprotests that not only have disrupted life in Lower Manhattan but also in Washington and cities and towns across the US and in other nations. ... See all stories on this topic » Alaska woman takes stand with 'Occupy the Tundra' Atlanta Journal Constitution McEachern wanted to participate in the Occupy Wall Street protests so she gathered her dogs, bundled up and went out to the tundra with a homemade sign that read "Occupy the Tundra." The photo was posted on the Occupy Wall Street Facebook page and has ... See all stories on this topic »-Atlanta Journal Constitution Rain could dampen first Occupy Wall Street rally in Saginaw County The Saginaw News - MLive.com The first of two Occupy Wall Street-inspired rallies could be spoiled by Mother Nature today. A protest planned for 10 am to 6 pm at the Bank of America branch office at 5225 Bay in Kochville Township is spared with one hour of dry weather according to ... See all stories on this topic »-The Saginaw News - MLive.com Calls for Wiping Out Student Loan Debt Leave Americans Split on New 'Bailout' Fox News Oct. 17, 2011: An Occupy Wall Street campaign demonstrator stands in Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York. As Occupy Wall Street protesters and their anti-bank message pick up momentum, among the unofficial list of grievances is a demand to have ... See all stories on this topic »-Fox News Irish in New York rally support for 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters Irish Central Irish Americans in New York joined forces this past Saturday to take part in the day of global protests in Manhattan which were inspired by the ongoing movement, Occupy Wall Street. Organizers gathered on the outskirts of the now infamous Zucotti Park ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Day 32: US marine takes on NYPD, Mark Ruffalo shares his ... Straight.com It's actually fairly quiet on the Occupy Wall Street front today. No arrests, no brutality to speak of. The encampment is still looking for donations. Hunger hasn't been an issue—the protesters are quite well fed—but trench foot has become a bit of a ... See all stories on this topic »-Straight.com David Banner Questions Motives of Artists Moving In On Occupy Wall Street MTV.com By Steven Roberts NEW YORK — David Banner wasn't the first artist to visit Occupy Wall Street, and he certainly won't be the last. But Banner questioned the true intentions of many of the artists taking part in the demonstrations. ... See all stories on this topic » Allen West: Occupy Wall Street Has Ties To Communists, Nazis, MLK Would Not ... Huffington Post said the Occupy Wall Street movement was "laughable" for its "hypocrisy" and alleged that the movement had ties to the Communists and Nazis in an interview Tuesday night with conservative media outlet Newsmax. "I think the hypocrisy of this movement is ... See all stories on this topic » "Occupy Wall Street" Protesters Say Rain Not A Factor NY1 Today's rain is doing little to dampen the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, which are still going strong downtown. Participants this morning could be seen spreading tarps on the ground, and using them as tents to try and stay dry. ... See all stories on this topic »-NY1 Occupy Wall Street Descends on DA's Office Courthouse News Service By ADAM KLASFELD MANHATTAN (CN) - On the one-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, hundreds gathered outside the Manhattan District Attorney's office to demand an investigation into alleged incidents of police brutality, in a march monitored by a ... See all stories on this topic »-Courthouse News Service The Occupy Wall Street Index: 9 Companies the 99% Loves to Hate Minyanville.com By Michael Comeau Oct 19, 2011 3:35 pm I used to worry that I was living in the age of apathy, but the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon has changed all that. People are taking to the streets all over the world, protesting a wide scope of issues that's ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Inspires 'Real World' Casting Ad Hollywood Reporter Bunim/Murray Productions might be looking to invest in Occupy Wall Street. Following the month of protests in New York, an advertisement appeared on Craigslist soliciting Occupy participants with an interest in being on Bunim/Murray's veteran MTV ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Interrupts Boehner's Golf Round The Atlantic By Chris Good House Speaker John Boehner was playing golf in Newport Beach, Calif. on Monday when about 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters followed him, waving signs on a nearby road. Ryan Ballengee of NBC Sports reports: "He knows he can't go anywhere ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Demonstrators Enjoy Rich Diet MyFox Tampa Bay Tuesday night, thanks to Smith's culinary magic, hordes of Occupy Wall Streetprotesters feasted on organic chicken, spaghetti Bolognese, roasted beet and sheep's milk cheese salad and wild heirloom potatoes. Most of the produce, grass-fed meat and ... See all stories on this topic »-MyFox Tampa Bay Occupy Wall Street protest catches the eye of NYC tourists msnbc.com Mary Altaffer / AP Kenneth Nieves, right, and a man who identifies himself as One Love demonstrate during a torrential downpour Wednesday at the Occupy Wall Streetencampment in Zuccotti Park in New York. The protest has been attracting tourists. ... See all stories on this topic »-msnbc.com Is Occupy Wall Street Being Overhyped? New York Times (blog) Occupy Wall Street: Do protests like these shape policy? David Brooks: Gail, can we talk about the overhyping of the Occupy Wall Street movement? Gail Collins: Absolutely. It's one of our duties as opinionators to call attention to the fact that too ... See all stories on this topic »-New York Times (blog) The Occupy Wall Street Brigade Has a Point Wall Street Journal But while that may please the Occupy Wall Street protesters, there is a downside to this rapid shrinking of the financial sector: Bankers won't feel this pain in isolation. As banks reduce their balance sheets in response to the new incentive ... See all stories on this topic » “Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street” creator defends film Salon Steven Greenstreet's video/Tumblr experiment, “Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street,” has certainly caused a commotion over the past few days, including right here on Salon. Yesterday, Greenstreet himself responded to our staff roundtable, “Is this video... See all stories on this topic »-Salon Occupy Wall Street and the Promise of Dignity Huffington Post The growing movement to occupy Wall Street embodies this universal quest for dignity. The face ofOccupy Wall Street is the "We Are the 99 Percent" movement. We are the ninety-nine percent of Americans who cannot buy political representation. ... See all stories on this topic » 10 Questions for #Occupy Wall Street Forbes If yesterday's revolutionary backgrounder didn't get Occupy Wall Street's nipple rings in a ringer, surely today's questions will. Here I go again, walking straight into the buzzsaw of hysteria. 1. In all your fury at OWS bogeyman, Bank of America ... See all stories on this topic » Out Of Wall Street Protest, An Unlikely Celebrity: Hipster Cop NPR (blog) by Eyder Peralta We've covered the serious side of the Occupy Wall Street today. But The Gray Lady has a story we just couldn't stay away from. The New York Times has put an end to the mystery of Hipster Cop. If you're not a hipster, then you probably ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Wobbles as Occupy Wall Street Marches On brandchannel.com With the Occupy Wall Street movement now one month old and continuing to rattle workers in the financial industry around the world, a few big financial brands are being rattled independent of placard-carrying protesters in their midst. ... See all stories on this topic » Billionaire Visits Occupy Wall Street Forbes (blog) Photo credit: Evan Kafka for Forbes Occupy Wall Street has camped out in lower Manhattan for several weeks, railing against the top 1% of the country. So how does the apex of the pyramid regard this movement? We asked several Forbes 400 members to go ... See all stories on this topic »-Forbes (blog) Occupy Wall Street (Hearts) Wall Street Human Events by Ann Coulter The worst thing about Occupy Wall Street is that it's ruining a good cause: hating Wall Street. Just when opposing Wall Street was gaining momentum, these brain-dead zombies are forcing us to choose between thieving bankers and them. ... See all stories on this topic » Will Occupy Wall Street Help or Hurt 'Margin Call'? Indie Wire (blog) Will America's growing anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street fervor help or hurt the new Wall Street-themed indie drama “Margin Call,” which opens in theaters this Friday? After its Sundance debut, the film received mixed to good reviews, with Variety's ... See all stories on this topic »-Indie Wire (blog) DNC chair dismisses GOP effort to paint Occupy Wall Street movement as anti ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) As Wasserman Schultz arrived in Atlanta, the Republican National Committee challenged her and other Democrats to condemn signs of anti-Semiticism among the Occupy Wall Street protestors in New York and elsewhere. The GOP helpfully provided a link to a ... See all stories on this topic » Market Pathways: Occupying Wall Street, Preoccupied With Revenue MarketWatch (press release) IRVINE, CA, Oct 19, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Over the past few weeks, the Occupy Wall Street movement has refocused the glare of media attention on the abysmal job market and the events that led us to this point. ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Divided Over Cleanup Efforts DNAinfo LOWER MANHATTAN — Occupy Wall Street protesters are ramping up their efforts to keep Zuccotti Park clean — but not everyone is on board. But a handful of protesters are continuing to litter and refuse to help clean up, leaving the sanitation team ... See all stories on this topic » Is Occupy Wall Street Planning A National Convention In 2012? Care2.com (blog) by Beth Buczynski Now that Occupy Wall Street has shown that it's not going away, many have begun to ask where it's headed. Aside from a short declaration of grievances released in late September, the movement has issued no official demands or goals. ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street's pizza connection CNN By Catherine Clifford October 19, 2011: 8:20 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Big Mario's Pizza has been keeping the tummies of the protesters at the Occupy Wall Street Seattle full for almost two weeks. Co-owner David Meinert donated about 12 pizzas to ... See all stories on this topic » Ferrari FF stars in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book USA Today By Fred Meier, USA TODAY Just in time to outrage the Occupy Wall Street crowd, Neiman Marcus has rolled out its annual Christmas catalog of extravagant gifts, and there on page 170 is what Drive On wants: custom 2012 Ferrari FF sedans -- and they are ... See all stories on this topic »-USA Today New Android App for Occupy Wall Street Protesters Facing Arrest DNAinfo (Quadrant 2, Inc. ) MANHATTAN — Occupy Wall Street protesters can use their smart phones to find the closest coffee shop, check the subway map and now let their parents know when they're about to get arrested. I'm Getting Arrested, which is only ... See all stories on this topic »-DNAinfo Occupy Wall Street Launches Doc Filmmaker Indie Wire (blog) The Occupy Wall Street movement has sparked riots in Rome, Obama speeches and protests around the country, galvanizing everyone from Michael Moore to the grandmother I spoke to randomly in a children's playground, decrying corporate profits. ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall St: Naomi Wolf condemns 'Stalinist' erosion of protest rights The Guardian Author Naomi Wolf and her partner Avram Ludwig are arrested in New York at anOccupy Wall Street protest. Photograph: Mike Shane The feminist author Naomi Wolf has criticised the erosion of the right to public protest in the United States after she was ... See all stories on this topic »-The Guardian Alec Baldwin Visits Occupy Wall Street, Talks Federal Reserve Huffington Post A longtime political commentator and potential candidate himself, Alec Baldwin paid a visit toOccupy Wall Street on Tuesday night. The "30 Rock" star and newly minted podcaster, Baldwin has, during the protesters' occupation of Wall Street, ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street: A Backdrop for 'The Dark Knight Rises?' TIME One of the most eagerly anticipated movies of next year could be on a collision course with theOccupy Wall Street movement. Good thing Batman's involved. Christopher Nolan's reviving of the Batman franchise has won him many fans, and not just among ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street reaches 1-month birthday Houston Chronicle VERENA DOBNIK, AP Volunteers organize supplies that fill an unused storage space donated by the United Federation of Teachers to support the camp of Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Photo: David Karp / AP Chicago Police ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street: The Legal Observer Edition Wall Street Journal (blog) AmLaw Daily has taken the initiative on a story about Occupy Wall Street's First Amendment guardians. About 200 National Lawyers Guild members are volunteering as legal observers on the scene at Occupy Wall Street, according to AmLaw. ... See all stories on this topic » The Demographics Of Occupy Wall Street Fast Company Coverage of the technology at Occupy Wall Street focuses on the neat-o, young-people elements such as Twitter, Facebook, live streaming video, and a sleepover atmosphere. But Occupy Wall Street also employs the kind of heavy-duty data crunching and ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street: A global Tahrir Daily News Egypt Occupy Wall Street's initial demand was occupation itself – the direct democracy of taking over a public square. By Maha ElNabawi / Special to Daily News Egypt NEW YORK: Sparked in Tunisia, popularized in Egypt, spreading in Europe and increasingly in ... See all stories on this topic » The Real World Invites Occupy Wall Street Protesters To Try Out For Season 27 Cinema Blend It would appear so as the show is apparently trying to entice protesters among theOccupy Wall Street movement to try out for the long-running reality series. The Observer posted the story, citing a Craigslist ad presumably posted by The Real World's ... See all stories on this topic »-Cinema Blend Keith Olbermann Rips Rush Limbaugh Over Occupy Wall Street (VIDEO) Huffington Post Keith Olbermann harshly criticized and at times mocked what he called the conservative media's "smearing" of Occupy Wall Street on his Tuesday show. Olbermann responded to statements made by those he described as "right-wing pontificators" like Karl ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News on Occupy Wall Street protesters: No iPhones, please Washington Post (blog) By Erik Wemple Based on the Fox News segment below, legitimate Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters must eat dirt and communicate with others via tablet. Stone tablet. They must live in poverty and deprivation and possess nothing of value, especially an ... See all stories on this topic » Ron Paul Defends Occupy Wall Street and Middle Class at Republican Debate Death and Taxes Ron Paul defended Occupy Wall Street protesters against Herman Cain's invectives, stating, “Mr. Cain has blamed the victims.” Thank you, Dr. Paul. Rep. Ron Paul is definitely the only Republican candidate who has displayed a degree of sympathy for the ... See all stories on this topic » MEDIA ALERT: Beyond Occupy Wall Street: Creating Industry Change for the ... MarketWatch (press release) WHEN: Friday, October 21, 2011 11:00am-12:00pm WHERE: Betterment.com offices 247 Centre St., 5th Floor (between Broome and Canal) NYC WHAT: The Occupy Wall Street movement has highlighted many Americans' deep frustrations with Wall Street and the ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Fights NYC Weather, Gets Rained Out PolicyMic As a nor'easter pours down on New York City today, with an inch of rain and up to 35-mph winds, a new nemesis for OWS might be taking the place of the NYPD. Ahead of New York's freezing winter, weather more than anything might be the Occupiers' undoing ... See all stories on this topic » World Series to be Disrupted by Occupy Wall Street Protesters? Christian Post By Justin L. Ayoub | Christian Post Contributor Police are worried Occupy Wall Streetprotesters could disrupt the World Series, which starts in St. Louis on Wednesday. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols walks past the World Series logo ... See all stories on this topic »-Christian Post Zachary Quinto on Margin Call, Occupy Wall Street and the Business of Coming Out Movieline I spoke to Quinto about pouring his ambition into Margin Call, the coincidental timing of its release opposite the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests, and both the political and professional implications of coming out. I had no idea what to expect ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street comes to Vermillion USD Volante Online The protest joined similar gatherings held across the United States and in 72 other countries on Saturday, all of which were formed after protestors took to Wall Street in New York City, calling the event Occupy Wall Street. ... See all stories on this topic » Canoodling at Wall Street msnbc.com By Casey Schwartz In some ways Occupy Wall Street looks like a Sixties lovefest—men, women, and a bunch of sleeping bags all thrown together in one big mosh pit. But is anyone actually getting lucky? As the protest movement moved into its fifth week ... See all stories on this topic » John Stossel Heckled And Booed At Occupy Wall Street (VIDEO) Huffington Post Fox Business anchor John Stossel took a trip down to Occupy Wall Street, and was met with a less-than-friendly crowd. Stossel brought some footage of his journey to Tuesday's "O'Reilly Factor." In the video, one man excoriated Stossel to his face. ... See all stories on this topic » Saginaw-area protest is Occupy Wall Street spinoff MLive.com (AP) — A group of protesters in the Saginaw area are the latest Michigan spinoff to the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Saginaw News reports (http://bit.ly/nYPCm2) dozens of people gathered Wednesday outside a Bank of America branch in Saginaw ... See all stories on this topic » South Florida Doctor Launches "Too Big To Care 2012" in support of "Occupy ... MarketWatch (press release) MIAMI, Oct 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Moved by the suffering of millions of Americans, angry at the greed and impunity of the Wall Street banks, frustrated by the lack of support from the politicians and inspired by the passion of the Occupy Wall ... See all stories on this topic » Quinn Unveils Jobs Plan While Weighing In On "Occupy Wall Street" NY1 City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a prospective 2013 mayoral candidate, walked the tightrope between “Occupy Wall Street” and the business community during a speech in Midtown Tuesday. NY1's Courtney Gross filed the following report. ... See all stories on this topic »-NY1 Occupy Wall Street sign mostly right on money, elections Tampabay.com By Louis Jacobson, Times Staff Writer A reader recently sent us a link to a photograph taken at the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York showing a protester holding a sign that said, "94% of winning candidates in 2010 had more money than their ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street protests continue, capture Hollywood's attention Washington Post Who supports the cause of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters? Greg Sargent has a roundup of recent polls that help answer that question: It's become an article of faith among some conservative and even neutral commentators: If Obama and Dems ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street Invades Late Night Daily Beast There's no place Occupy Wall Street protesters won't go. From 'Saturday Night Live' to 'The Daily Show' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' WATCH VIDEO of the best of OWS coverage on late-night TV. They're here, they're unclear, and they're not going away. ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street and American Corporate Fascism Huffington Post (blog) One of our current amusements is how so many media pundits on TV and in print are befuddled by the Occupy Wall Street movement. They say they don't understand it. "What do these people want?" At first the pundits were ordered to kill the movement by ... See all stories on this topic » Alec Baldwin Visits Occupy Wall Street Hollywood.com ... to promote Elizabeth Olsen's performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene on Twitter but missing the mark a bit after misspelling her name, Alec Baldwin got the urge to go down to Zuccotti Park and interact with some of the people at Occupy Wall Street. ... See all stories on this topic » Iraq War Vet Shames Police at Occupy Wall Street BET After observing police activity at this weekend's Occupy Wall Street protests, Sgt. Shemar Thomas says he saw better treatment of rioters in Iraq. By Naeesa Aziz As the crowds continue to swell at the Occupy Wall Street protests, so are the incidents... See all stories on this topic »-BET Occupy Wall Street Protesters to Disrupt Rangers vs. Cardinals World Series? Christian Post By Justin L. Ayoub | Christian Post Contributor Police have expressed their concerns that Occupy Wall Street protesters could disrupt the World Series, which starts tonight in St. Louis. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols walks past the ... See all stories on this topic »-Christian Post Occupy Wall Street Protesters Demand Justice For Man Punched By Cop Gothamist Vocal NY director Sean Barry emphasized, "This is the first time the DA is targeted by Occupy Wall Street… We need to hold the police accountable" for the assault on Rivera-Pitre, a HIV-positive man who was punched by NYPD officer Johnny Cardona while ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stop CBS News In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, A spectator takes a photograph of the festivities at theOccupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park, in New York. The protests against corporate greed and various issues have continued for more than a month ... See all stories on this topic » NYC cop a familiar sight at Wall St. protest Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — A plainclothes New York City police officer who's been working as a community affairs officer at the Occupy Wall Street protest is gaining some Internet fame for his un-stereotypical cop appearance. Det. Rick Lee has been nicknamed the ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street protesters eat like kings... while rats and drugs threaten ... Daily Mail By Mark Duell Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York are living the high life at their campsite as they enjoy gourmet food prepared by a former hotel chef. But across the US in California, police are threatening to close down the Occupy Oakland camp ... See all stories on this topic »-Daily Mail Occupy Wall Street: qualified approval in poll Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Only 17 percent had heard nothing about Occupy Wall Street. “From what you know about these demonstrations against Wall Street would you say you completely agree with goals of the protestors, mostly agree, mostly disagree or completely disagree? ... See all stories on this topic » Occupy Wall Street becomes tourist stop Post-Tribune By VERENA DOBNIK AP October 19, 2011 6:10PM In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, spectators swarm the Occupy Wall Street protests with their cameras in Zuccotti Park in New York. The protests against corporate greed and various issues have ... See all stories on this topic » Greenville Men Share Occupy Wall Street Experience WNCT GREENVILLE, NC - Occupy Wall Street caught the eye of a couple of guys in Greenville. (more) GREENVILLE, NC - Occupy Wall Street caught the eye of a couple of guys in Greenville. So much so, that they decided to take a closer look at the activity. ... See all stories on this topic » Today's Citigroup Settlement Another Reason to Occupy Wall Street Fayetteville Observer (blog) These are the kind of stories that the national media does not put focus on, but is surely noticed by the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spread to to as many as 82 countries and 900+ cities. Think about these settlement amounts. ... See all stories on this topic » Campaign 2012: Jon Huntsman bids for the Occupy Wall Street vote Los Angeles Times Unlike Herman Cain, who's been oddly tone-deaf on this issue, Huntsman recognizes that the average American shares Occupy Wall Street's resentment of the bank bailouts, even if most of us still have jobs and prefer indoor plumbing to port-a-potties. ... See all stories on this topic » Obama Compares Occupy Wall St. To Tea Party: 'I Understand The Frustrations' Mediaite But the sentiment that might stick out for most people was his assertion that Tea Partiers andOccupy Wall Streeters are more similar than they may even realize: “I understand the frustrations that are being expressed in those protests. ... See all stories on this topic » George Lakoff | Framing Occupy Wall Street George Lakoff, Truthout: "Unless you frame yourself, others will frame you - the media, your enemies, your competitors, your well-meaning friends. I have so far hesitated to offer suggestions. But the movement appears to be maturing and entering a critical time when small framing errors could have large negative consequences ... In politics, frames are part of competing moral systems that are used in political discourse and in charting political action. In short, framing is a moral enterprise: it says what the character of a movement is." Read the Article Occupy Movement Heats Up US South Matthew Cardinale, Inter Press Service: "As the Occupy Movement spreads like wildfire across the United States and around the world, protests in the US South are facing unique challenges. Occupy protests have sprouted up in countless cities across the US South, including Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina; Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Miami, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana, to name just a few." Read the Article Madder at Washington Than Wall Street? Wall Street's the Reason Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future: "A USA Today/Gallup poll published this morning suggests that 'most Americans blame Wall Street for the nation's economic predicament - but they blame Washington more.' Furthermore, when specifically asked who they blame most for the poor state of the economy, '64% of Americans name the federal government and 30% say big financial institutions' ... But the wisdom of the hive that is the Occupy movement is wise, indeed. It is not either Wall Street or Washington. It is Wall Street AND Washington." Read the Article Ten Years After the Afghan Invasion: Welcome to the Failed State of Americastan Johnny Barber, Truthout: "As we step off the Turkish Air flight and walk across the dusty tarmac to the terminal, we are greeted by a large billboard. In big, bold English it proclaims, 'Welcome to the Home of the Brave.' It stops me in my tracks. I shake my head, thinking, 'damn weird' and continue in to passport control. After waiting in a short line, I present my American passport to the guard in the booth. He doesn't acknowledge me. He flips through the shiny, new pages until he gets to the visa. He stamps it. He turns to the picture. He gives me a precursory glance and hands the passport back to me. I turn and enter Afghanistan." Read the Article Activists in New York Target "Governor 1 Percent": Cuomo Under Fire for Refusing to Extend Millionaire's Tax Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet: "It's no surprise that billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn't support the millionaire's tax. It should be a little bit more surprising that Cuomo, son of liberal icon Mario Cuomo, opposes the tax as well. But Cuomo has long had an ambivalent relationship with his own party - and even as momentum created by Occupy Wall Street has politicians from Barack Obama on down realizing that the time is ripe for some economic populism, Cuomo appears committed to protecting the interests of the rich." Read the Article Mayor Bloomberg and the FBI know that nothing will change the mood of support for Occupy Wall Street faster than having them portrayed as a "violent mob." So, there have been ongoing incidents of what appear to be provocations by the police or infiltrators to create an image of an unruly group of lawbreakers. (Just remember the Brooklyn Bridge incident for one.) BuzzFlash at Truthout warned of this likely ongoing effort in a commentary on October 4, "The NYPD and FBI Are Trying to Infiltrate Wall Street Protest to Discredit It: Of This You Can Be Sure." Among the recurring reports of police infiltration and provocateurs is an account today of the incident that led to the NYPD arrest of more than 20 protesters trying to close their Citibank accounts over the weekend. One of the persons arrested at the Citibank branch, Marshall Garrett, told the Village Voice: But what was unknown to us and to a lot of people that day, including those in Times Square, was that there were undercover cops already there, paid to be disruptive and to be loud. One undercover cop present [at Citi] was louder than the entire group. He arrested one of the protestors outside, and slammed her into the wall, and pushed her back into the bank. We all saw him at the precinct with us. He was laughing with the fellow white shirt cops, telling them about what we'd been saying, basically. It was a bit startling how inside their information was - how they were being paid to go to these protests and put us in situations where we'd be arrested and not be able to leave. In fact, you can see one of the undercover police officer provocateurs in this alarming video. Watch through to the point where this plainclothes NYPD cop arrests a young woman, who is a Citibank customer, for merely being outside the bank branch because she was involved in the protest, but not inside the branch building. It is quite chilling indeed. Four or five NYPD officers just make the woman disappear. The biggest challenge for Occupy Wall Street will be to uproot covert efforts to discredit the movement by law enforcement agencies that are supposed to protect the Constitution instead of subverting it. Mark Karlin Editor, BuzzFlash at Truthout Labor is poised for a big victory in Ohio next month- PPP's newest poll of the state finds that voters intend to reject Senate Bill 5 by a 56-36 margin. Although that margin is consistent with what we found in the state earlier this year, when we polled Ohio in August the support for repealing SB 5 had tightened to 50-39. These numbers suggest that momentum is back on the side of the groups trying to kill the bill. The preferences of Republicans and independents on Senate Bill 5 are mostly unchanged from two months ago. Independents are evenly divided on the issue, 46/46. And Republicans want to uphold it 61/30. But Democrats have unified in their support for repealing SB 5. In August they were only planning to overturn it by a 69/21 margin. Now that figure is 80/13. That increase in Democratic support for repeal may be indicative of voters becoming increasingly aware what the implications of a 'yes' and 'no' vote are on this somewhat complicated referendum. The rejection of Senate Bill 5 would be a huge defeat for John Kasich, and Kasich continues to be the most unpopular Governor PPP has polled on anywhere in the country in 2011. Just 37% of voters approve of the job he's doing to 54% who disapprove. He has an unusually high number of Republicans disenchanted with him- 23%- and he attracts little crossover support from Democrats to make up for that, with only 10% of them approving of him. Independents split against him by a 49/43 margin as well. Given Kasich's unpopularity it's no surprise that Ohio voters continue to feel significant buyer's remorse about their choice for Governor last year. If they could do it over again 54% of voters say they would pick Ted Strickland to only 40% who would stick with Kasich. The news for Republicans on this poll isn't all bad though. By a 55-24 margin voters say if the election was today that they would support Issue 3, which is basically meant to counteract Barack Obama's health care plan. Republicans unsurprisingly support it by a 70-12 margin and so do independents, 58-21. More striking is that Democrats say right now that they'd vote for it 41-35. That may be a reflection of the extremely innocuous sounding ballot language- I doubt Democrats would support Issue 3 if they really understood what it was but there's some serious voter education to be done in the final 3 weeks of the campaign if the folks trying to defeat the amendment are going to be successful. Finally the proposed Congressional redistricting lines for Ohio are getting bad reviews from the voters in the state who have an opinion about them, and people would like a chance to go to the polls and have their say on the matter. 40% are opposed to the new maps while only 26% support them and 34% have no opinion on this decidedly insider baseball issue. Independents split against the maps by a 47/27 margin and while 56% of Democrats are against them, only 39% of Republicans stand up in favor of them. 36% of voters think there should be a referendum on the Congressional lines to 28% opposed, with 36% again expressing no opinion. Democrats and independents want the issue put to a vote of the people, Republicans are opposed.
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