The Numbers Behind Occupy Wall Street

Your Moment of Clarity, by the numbers.  Lee Camp runs the economic numbers driving #OccupyWallStreet.

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Lee Camp: “Wall Street Is Dirtier Than Occupy Wall Street” (VIDEO)

Once again our good friend Lee Camp is back with a Moment of Clarity, and this time he’s talking about conservatives using the same tired talking points whether they’re talking about pro-public employee protesters here in Wisconsin or the “Occupy” protesters in New York City and all across the nation.

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The Great Dictator Speaks to #OccupyWallStreet

Charlie Chaplin was a comedian but he was also a deeply political man.  His politics eventually got him exiled from the United States in 1952 during the height of the Red Scare.   This is, perhaps, his finest cinematic moment. h/t Appleton Wonk!

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New Yorkers ♥ #OccupyWallStreet

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows a huge majority of New Yorkers support Occupy Wall Street across a range of voters and demographics.  Even Republicans in New York overwhelming support he protester’s right to protest for as long as they like.

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Hacking the Charts for the 99%

A clever way to visualize the 99% movement

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Occupy Madison Finds its Voice

An eloquent articulation of what it is that makes people who have homes and families sleep on cardboard and under tents and tarps in the name of social justice and economic fairness.  We are the 99%!

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Topic of the Week: #occupywallstreet

The “Occupy Wall Street” movement is still going strong, not only in New York City but nationwide, so let’s talk about it. Is the “Occupy” movement sustainable? Is it the left’s answer to the Tea Party? What do you think?

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Two Protests Ten Years Apart

I’m always surprised at the kind of interesting articles pop up in The London Review of Books. In this case, it’s a short piece by Keith Gessen (subscription required), a writer, originally from Russia, who makes an interesting observation about Occupy Wall Street and a little kerfluffle down in Florida back…

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Occupy – part 3 (they are staying)

Here is the moment that they found out they would be able to stay: Here is Matt Taibbi’s take on what they should shoot for:

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Conservative Narrative on Occupy Wall Street is Class Warfare, with ZERO Relation to the Truth

What is the conservative narrative about the Occupy Movement?  Herman Cain at least is honest enough to admit he hasn’t the facts to back it up when he tells those at Occupy Wall Street to “Get a Job.”  He goes on to say the people there, who he assumes are…

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