U.C. Berkeley Study: Richest 1% Account for 93% of U.S. Economic Recovery’s Gains
A new study by a renowned economist has found that almost all of the gains resulting from the painfully slow U.S. economic recovery have..
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73 Arrested at NY ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protest; Cecily McMillan Hospitalized after Suffering Seizure in Handcuffs
Scores of people were arrested amid widespread reports of police brutality in and around Lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park on Saturday..
U.S. Plunges 27 Places to 47th in Reporters Without Borders’ 2011 Worldwide Press Freedom Rankings; Police Abuse of Journalists Covering ‘Occupy’ Movement Cited
Freedom of the press. It’s one of the very pillars that support the edifice of any healthy democracy. It is so important that it is..
American Political Prisoners: ‘Occupy Orlando’ Protester Timothy Michael Osmar Jailed for 3 Weeks for Chalk Writing on Sidewalk
An ‘Occupy Orlando protester spent three weeks in jail for writing on a sidewalk with chalk. The Raw Story reports that 25-year-old..
Americans Enjoy Less Economic Mobility than Canadians, Europeans
“It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” ~George Carlin (1937- 2008) You hear it so..
Pew Survey: Young Americans Favor Socialism over Capitalism
Among young Americans, socialism is no longer a dirty word. They are embracing socialism in growing numbers, with more young adults..
Columbia University to Offer New Class on ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Requiring Student Participation in Movement
One of the nation’s most prestigious universities will offer a course on the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement that will..
North Carolina Police Raid Butterball Turkey Farm after ‘Mercy for Animals’ Undercover Video Exposes Horrific Cruelty
Police in North Caroline have raided a Butterball turkey farm after an undercover video shot by anti-animal cruelty activists emerged..
‘Occupy Minnesota’ Helps Monique White Stay in Her Home for the Holidays
Last week, we brought you the story of Brigitte Walker, a wounded Atlanta-area Iraq war veteran whose home was saved from foreclosure by..
FBI: Activists Who Investigate and Expose Animal Cruelty on Factory Farms Face Terrorism Prosecution
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian” ~Sir Paul McCartney “Sunlight is the best..
