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Sheep to the Slaughter
Megan Rosker responds to the #OccupyWallStreet protests from her POV as an advocate for educational change. What does a 23-year-old college graduate have to look forward to when they leave the comfort...
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Monopoly: Game Over
Jackie Summers, on the “haves”, “have-nots” and the conditions for social change. Last month, when The Good Men Project discussed classism, I compared it to a game of Monopoly. Here is a direct quote...
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#OccupyTogether. It’s About Inequality and Social Justice
Jake DiMare responds to some critical misconceptions about the #OccupyWallStreet movement. Remember two weeks ago when you didn’t know what ‘getting on stack’ meant? Still don’t? For those of you...
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Who Is #OccupyBoston?
Kristin Caffray brought her camera to #OccupyBoston. Here’s who she found. ©2011 Kristin Laurel Caffray [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ]
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How Bankers Can #Reoccupy WallStreet
”I am a banker. Why are the people on the street below me creating a ‘perp. walk’ of shame from the subway to my office?” Victoria Robertson has been there. I am a banker. My nose is pressed against...
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The Tea Party and #Occupy WallStreet Have Something in Common
So, I’m a Marxist. I’m also a socialist, a liberal, a progressive, and a Democrat. What of it? I also am an American… One of the great advantages of living in an open society is that no matter what...
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A Day of #Occupy WallStreet and SlutWalk
Rachel Rabbit White believes that both protests are fighting a similar evil; of the same generation. “A generation who want better. And who are out doing something to get it.” It is Saturday night in...
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5 Ways #Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party Can Save America
The two movements have a lot more in common than they’d want to believe, and Tom Matlack thinks they can come together to fix our country. As much as I personally wanted to admire and like President...
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Occupy Versus the Tea Party: Reconsidered
Sure, they’re both movements for change, Matthew Salesses writes, but the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street are fundamental opposites. Wait. Before you read this response or Tom Matlack’s original...
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#OccupyWallStreet Needs More Cojones
Tom Matlack calls for a 100% solution, not a 1% one. According to David Brooks in the New York Times today: “A group that divides the world between the pure 99 percent and the evil 1 percent will have...
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Black on Black Tax Math
Tom Matlack can’t understand why nobody is talking about racism. Warren Buffet released his tax returns yesterday, confirming that he paid 17% federal income tax (he paid $7 million on $40 million of...
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This Is not My Story
Andrew Cotto has his story about middle-class debt, but that’s not what this is about. I was born middle class. My father was a music teacher who drove a Greyhound bus in the summer. As a housewife,...
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Is #OccupyWallStreet the First Online Riot?
Megan Rosker visited Liberty Plaza and found the protests surprisingly subdued. Tonight I returned from spending the afternoon observing #OccupyWallStreet in Liberty Plaza. A close friend and I hopped...
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Occupy Toronto: A Spiritual Renaissance
Through emphases on dialogue and community, the Occupy movement has displayed a new brand of political and spiritual expression, writes Avi Zer-Aviv. Up until this morning, I was not sure what to make...
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Occupying the East Coast: Lose the Fear
At their roots, the Occupy movements are expressions of the rights of the 1st Amendment. The only thing that can stop them? Fear. Originally appeared at HyperVocal. I groggily awaken in my sleeping...
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Parents for Occupy Wall Street
Parents are protesting, Lisa Duggan writes, because they want a better future for their children. It started simply enough. Dana Glazer and I (Dana is the documentary filmmaker of The Evolution of...
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Dear Santa: My Son Won’t Leave Occupy Boston
An Occupier and his mother write letters to Santa Claus. Tuesday, Nov. 15th, 2011 Dear Santa, I know it’s been awhile, but I’m writing from Occupy Boston because things are a little tense here...
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Pepper Spray and Police Violence: How Do We Explain Freedom To Our Children?
Matt Salesses wonders if the freedom to speak out, or the ability to change things, will be available to his daughter. Yesterday, I cried for the first time in not so long, but for the first time...
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Is the Scandinavian Economic Model Better?
I am a 21 year-old student from Finland. It makes me sad to hear how Americans are suffering. Here, our taxes are high but we all benefit from them. I grew up in the countryside and always had...
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Sheep to the Slaughter
Megan Rosker responds to the #OccupyWallStreet protests from her POV as an advocate for educational change. What does a 23-year-old college graduate have to look forward to when they leave the comfort...
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