It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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Opinion: Joining the Forces of Rebellion
Occupy’s biggest challenge, aside from bringing down the corporatocracy, is to convince the Tea Party that they’re also the 99 percent -- that the system is screwing them just as bad as it's screwing us.
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Sad But True: Corporate Crime Does Pay
The SEC could bring contempt of court charges against a raft of corporate offenders, but it doesn’t -- and financial firms on Wall Street keep reaping the profits of their criminality.
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The Numbers Are In: Tax the Rich to Pay the Deficit
Contrary to conservative arguments our ballooning deficit crisis is a result of withheld revenue, not excessive spending. These three basic tax enforcement fixes -- and a few new taxes on the wealthy -- would solve it all.
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Corporate America and the Homeless Students it Creates
With official unemployment holding steady at 9.5 percent and with the state budget cuts producing yet more tuition increases, a growing phenomenon is sweeping the nation: homeless and hungry college students.
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At the Heart of an Occupation: Freedom
At the Heart of An Occupation is photographer Stacy Lanyon’s photo journal of the people who comprise Occupy Wall Street. On July 24, she presented Freedom, in her own words.
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A Candidate Whose Platform is Justice
In a wide-ranging interview, Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson discusses, among other things, why in America "anyone who violates the law should be held accountable, no matter how wealthy, no matter their position of power or former position of power."
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Seven Blockaders Arrested in Livingston Lockdown
Tar Sands Blockade activists halted Keystone XL construction for a full day after locking themselves to a pipeline truck in Livingston, Texas.
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How Wall Street is Burning Democracy
The finance, insurance and real estate industries spend approximately $1,331 a minute on influencing our leaders. See how the worst of the worst stack up.
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Why We Are Unstoppable
As the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street approaches, nonviolence and truth are exposing the destructive nature of the corporate state while nurturing the growth of a mass movement for justice and peace.
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Exclusive: Syrian Exiles in Berlin Unveil Democratic Blueprint
Syrian exiles in Berlin on Tuesday presented a written plan for a post-Assad interim government that emphasizes equality of all citizens, the protection of human rights and a revitalized economy focusing on social justice and development.
