“The Ballerina and The Bull”–the image that launched Occupy Wall Street in September 2011. This photo was featured on a pull-out poster in Adbusters magazine, and apparently was noticed by quite a few people!
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Daily news dose: Democracy Now! The best Mon-Fri daily national/international news program in the United States, hosted by Amy Goodman, available online 24-7 with searchable archives going back to 1996: http://www.democracynow.org
What is “Occupy” / “Occupy Wall Street”? –some helpful links
Money Out of Politics! This pro-capitalist investment-news guy speaks the language of non-partisan disgust with financial governance:
Dylan Ratigan began his Get Money Out / United Republic campaign for a Constitutional amendment to get money out of politics with this ‘rant’–which gets really good about one-third of the way through:
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Video: Mic-Check!!! When Wisonsin’s union-busting governor gave a speech at Chicago’s Union League Club the morning of Nov 3rd, he had some unexpected guests: an organization called Stand Up! Chicago
“Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?” Matt Taibbi on Democracy Now!
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/22/matt_taibbi_why_isnt_wall_street
MATT TAIBBI:We have two-and-a-half million people in jail this country, you know, more than a million who are in jail for nonviolent crimes. And yet, we couldn’t find a single person on Wall Street to do even a day in jail for losing 40 percent of the world’s wealth in a criminal fraud scheme? …this goes beyond the cliché that rich people have better lawyers and they have an advantage. This is a step beyond that. This is a situation where the system is completely corrupted, and it’s true regulatory capture. The SEC and the Justice Department are essentially subsidiaries of Wall Street.
Taibbi’s article at Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-isnt-wall-street-in-jail-20110216
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Cenk Uygur Host of The Young Turks says,
The Revolution Begins in 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/the-revolution-begins-in-_b_1178201.html
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Brief interview including EIGHT DEMANDS
Harvard Business School talks “RUNAWAY CAPITALISM”
http://hbr.org/2012/01/runaway-capitalism/ar/1