Category Archives: 2012 OWS

BBC: Wealth Gap documentary series

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kate

Intro:     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16545898 first broadcast in series:   The View from London:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mvfvb (downloadable mp3: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20120117-0905a.mp3 ) interestingly, for England, they’re saying the gap hasn’t been this great since the Victorian era . . . in the US, they’re citing the … Continue reading →

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Blog Round Up for 12/12/2011

Posted on December 12, 2011 by John Tehan

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Blog Roundup! Each week, we’ll try to bring you the most important stories making the rounds on the blogosphere – leave your own nominations in the comments! From Daily Kos: Bernie Sanders: Saving … Continue reading →

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BNet.com Occupy This: Wall Street Pay Rises as Profits Fall

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Kate

http://www.bnet.com/blog/financial-business/occupy-this-wall-street-pay-rises-as-profits-fall/16580?tag=fd-analysis4 What financial crisis? In 2010, a year when profits on Wall Street fell by more than half, the average salary for securities industry workers in New York City rose 16 percent, to more than $361,000. So much for New … Continue reading →

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BNet.com – 13 best signs at OWS

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Kate

http://www.bnet.com/blog/advertising-business/the-13-best-protest-signs-seen-at-occupy-wall-street/10368?pg=2&tag=content;drawer-container Some: http://i.bnet.com/blogs/occupy-wall-street-obama-is-not.jpg?tag=content;drawer-container http://i.bnet.com/blogs/occupy-wall-street-trickle.jpg?tag=content;drawer-container http://i.bnet.com/blogs/occupy-wall-street-nero.jpg?tag=content;drawer-container http://i.bnet.com/blogs/occupy-wall-street-goethe.jpg?tag=content;drawer-container and my favorite: http://i.bnet.com/blogs/occupy-wall-street-private-profits.jpg?tag=content;drawer-container

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American Prospect: (Pre-)Occupied – Why isn’t the Fed doing more to shore up the economy? By Matthew Yglesias | October 14, 2011

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Kate

If 9 percent of Ben Bernanke’s friends were unemployed, I bet his hair would be on fire.   If 9 percent of Richard Fischer’s friends were unemployed, he wouldn’t be criticizing Bernanke from the right. But they’re not. Key decision-makers throughout … Continue reading →

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15-Oct: OWS goes Global

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Kate

http://15october.net/ as of 3:16 PM post:  951 cities; 82 countries

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Keep Asking Yourself One Question: Whose Side Am I On?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Kate

Just keep reminding yourself: a mere three years after the financial industry nearly destroyed the planet, Wall Street is bigger and more profitable than ever while a tenth of the rest of us remain mired in unemployment. Even after nearly … Continue reading →

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