Ruth Rosen: Any successful movement must change the national conversation and create and dominate the terms of debate. This the Occupy movement has successfully done, for now.
The Remarkable Political Stupidity of the Street
December 10, 2011 By
Robert Reich: Wall Street is its own worst enemy. It should have welcomed new financial regulation as a means of restoring public trust. Instead, it’s busily shredding new regulations and making the public more distrustful than ever.
First They Ignore Us…
November 28, 2011 By
Sylvia Batey Alcalá: Lazy journalism aside, the fact is, Ms. Burnett and her ilk live in an insular world. It is easy to sneer at the “whines” of the disenfranchised when one is being feted at a gala attended by the CEO of JP MorganChase.
A Passionless Presidential Race?
November 12, 2011 By
Robert Reich: Occupiers and others have had enough.
Yet paradoxically the presidential race that officially begins a few months from now is likely to be as passionless as they come.
The Occupy Movement Needs a Good Fight
November 6, 2011 By
Shamus Cooke: If the national Occupy Movement fought for a massive public jobs program and against cuts to social programs by massively taxing the wealthy and corporations, the vast majority of working people would join the movement until it was capable of actually winning these demands.
Greece’s Choice — and Ours: Democracy or Finance?
November 1, 2011 By
Robert Reich: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou decided in favor of democracy yesterday when he announced a national referendum on the draconian budget cuts Europe and the IMF are demanding from Greece in return for bailing it out.
Support Alan Grayson’s Return to Congress: Saturday, 12 November
October 26, 2011 By
Alan Grayson, the former congressional representative whose speech on the House Floor went viral on YouTube, because he spoke truth, needs your help. After telling the raw truth about healthcare reform, Grayson lost his seat. But Saturday, 12 November, 2 p.m. we can help change that.Grayson famously said that Wall Street controls our economic policy, Big Oil controls our energy policy, and the military-industrial complex controls our foreign policy.
Why Obama Should Break Up Big Banks
October 26, 2011 By
Robert Reich: What better way for Obama to distinguish himself from Romney than to condemn Wall Street’s antics since the bailout, and call for real reform?
50 Million Will March
October 19, 2011 By
Brent Budowsky: I believe that the first big winner of the 2012 campaign is the Occupy Wall Street movement, whether or not it participates in electoral politics.
Occupy Wall Street: Separating Fact from Media
October 14, 2011 By
Walter Brasch: Even the most oblivious recognize the protestors as a large cross-section of America. They are students and teachers; housewives, plumbers, and physicians; combat veterans from every war from World War II to the present.
I Will Stand with Occupy Wall Street
October 6, 2011 By
What to Do with the Anti-Government Outrage
October 4, 2011 By
Adam Eran: The real outrage is that private banks receive far more money than any social safety net program would need, but the proposed cuts impact only safety net programs.
The Bailed-Out Bankers’ Boys
September 30, 2011 By
Brent Budowsky: Rick Perry’s impersonation of Ron Paul is caused by Perry’s panic while his campaign collapses, while terrified Republicans try to entice the freshman governor and unqualified Chris Christie to enter the race.
A President Standing In Quicksand
September 16, 2011 By
Joseph Palermo: Obama and the Democrats are in trouble politically not because they did too much to help hurting Americans, but because they did too little.
Fed Policy Needs a U-Turn
August 26, 2011 By
Brent Budowsky: America needs new thinking for monetary and fiscal policy. Fed policy has failed. Government policy is inadequate. Ron Paul has advanced an important debate.
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