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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OWS Buys Up Debt — To Abolish it
A group of campaigners linked to the Occupy Movement is buying up distressed loans for pennies on the pound and cancelling them to liberate debtors.
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Europe Braces for a Mega-Strike Against Austerity
On Wednesday, Europe’s largest unions will lead the first-ever internationally coordinated general strike against austerity.
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The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalpyse
From 9/11 to Hurricane Sandy, disaster has now become our national policy. But the climate has changed and we need to change to meet these challenges.
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The Occupied Times of London: 18 Issues and Counting
With the rise of citizen journalism and a revival of independent media, the Occupy Movement's most prolific newspaper soldiers on.
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Poem: America, Where Are You Now?
I make $7.25 an hour, and this work breaks my back; my government says I'm lazy, seeking an easy track.
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A More Equal Economy Would Mean a Happier Society
Four major and a host of minor factors have driven rising inequality over the past third of a century -- principal among them, a more regressive tax system and less willingness to invest in education.
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Now the Work of Movements Begins
Missed by the mainstream media, but churning at the heart of our democracy, are social movements, movements without which President Obama would not have been re-elected.
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Move to Amend Wins Big at the Ballot Box
Citizens throughout the country voted overwhelmingly for their legislators to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
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Raw Video: In Colorado, Militarized SWAT Team Evicts 63-Year-Old
A militarized police force armed with live-ammo AR-15s and grenade launchers arrived at the Denver home of 63-year-old Sahara Donahue to evict her, forcing occupiers to the ground at gunpoint.
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If You're Poor, Come Out of the Closet
Just as brave gays and lesbians around this nation have stood up to say "Yes, we are gay," so too should poor Americans stand up and demand dignity.
