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Wall Street Protesters

Proposed Agenda For Occupy Wall Street #4: Prevent Another Financial Collapse By Breaking Up Big Banks

December 10, 2011

Strings were never tied to TARP, and as a result Wall Street and the financial institutions have learned zip from their wanton, careless and risky behavior pre-2008.  It is their sheer size that created the nation coming so close to the edge, and if the present problems of the European Union tells us anything is [...]

Tagged as: Break-up the Banks, James Kwak, Proposed Agenda for OWS, simon johnson, vulnerability of u.s banks and corporations to eu crisis

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First Order of Business For Occupy Wall Street: Passage of H.R. 1148 The Stock Act

November 13, 2011

CBS 60 Minutes tonight exposed the insider trading going on within the sacred halls of Congress.  ReporterSteve Kroft exposed the inside information that many elected officials are privy to and act upon for personal financial benefit.  Although not necessarily illegal by congressional act, acting upon information for personal gain represents at the least a conflict [...]

Tagged as: Congressional Insider Trading, H.R. 1148, Occupy Wall Street Agenda, S.E.C., The Stock Act

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In Defense of the 1%

October 28, 2011

An unapologetic member of “the 1 Percent,” Schiff argued with all comers for the better part of an afternoon. Schiff is no ordinary observer. As the prinicipal of the financial firm Euro Pacific Capital, he’s a full-fledged and unapologetic member of “the 1 Percent.” As an outspoken radio show host and commentator, he not only [...]

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Naomi Wolf Arrested

October 20, 2011

“First they come for the ‘other’ – the ‘terrorist’, the brown person,the Muslim, the outsider; then they come for you. For years author Naomi Wolf has warned the government would soon come after citizens obeying the law. For her, that moment arrived. “Arresting a middle-aged writer in an evening gown for peaceable conduct is a far [...]

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How We Got Here–The Making Of An Economic Disaster Series: #2 Housing

October 17, 2011

From the Duluth News Tribune Thursday, May 14 1998 Buying Homes Easier ‘Buying a moderately priced home in the Duluth (MN) area is within the reach of many people who don’t think they make enough money to qualify for a mortgage,  according to local experts.  The Minnesota State Office of the U.S. Department of Housing [...]

Tagged as: Bank of America, BofA, Chain of Blame, Countrywide Financial Corp, derivatives and bundling, Fannie May, How We Got Here: The Making Of An Economic Disaster Series, James "Jim" Johnson, James "Jim" Johnson Fannie May, Obama, Occupy Wall Street protest, Perseus LLC, Perseus LLC & Soros, Reckless Endangerment, Soros, The Making Of An Economic Disaster Series #2 Housing

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VIDEOS: Arrested For Closing Bank Accounts

October 16, 2011
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Apparently both Citibank and Bank of America have a policy: If you are a protester, and try to close your account or withdraw money — they will call 911 and have you arrested. COPS ARREST PROTESTERS TRYING TO CLOSE CITIBANK ACCOUNTS Security locked Citibank customers inside as they arrested 23 #OccupyWallStreet protesters for attempting to [...]

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Plain Speaking Jesse Ventura Stands With Occupy Wall Street (VIDEO)

October 13, 2011

Joining the Occupy Wall Street in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota this week former Gov. Jesse Ventura (I-MN) quoted John Adams that “The United States would be destroyed not from a force without, but from within when political parties would takeover the government.” Warning that the country has been hijacked by the crooks and conspirators who run [...]

Tagged as: Former Governor lashes out at crooks and conspirators on Wall Street, Hijacking America, Jess Ventura Joins Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street Goes MidWest, Republicans and Democrats bought off

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A Lonely Nation…

October 11, 2011

“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon. Going to the candidate’s debate. Laugh about it, shout about it When you’ve got to choose Every way you look at this you lose. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you. What’s that you say, Mrs. Robinson. Joltin’ Joe has [...]

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People Aware Wall Street the Real Enemy

October 3, 2011
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The rage against the banksters is real — people aware Wall Street is the real enemy. They have looted the public money. There are many reasons for the right and the left to abhor their actions. However the current protests against Wall Street will soon appear to follow the national narrative of left vs. right. [...]

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