On a crisp October morning, a group of high school students taped one dollar bills over their mouths as they approached the Lower Manhattan offices of JP Morgan Chase. Danielle …
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The Rise of 99Rise | The Nation
by centeradminby centeradminBy Isabelle Nastasia The impact of the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission allowing unlimited and anonymous campaign spending has been profound and could yet …
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Five people protesting ‘Big Money’ arrested outside downtown bank | Los Angeles Times
by centeradminby centeradminBy Andrew Blankstein and Mark Boster Five people affiliated with a group that is demanding banks to be transparent about their campaign contributions to the 2012 presidential candidates were arrested …
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NYPD block off whole JPMorgan building to arrest three teens | Salon
by centeradminby centeradminHigh school students staged a small sit-in to demand the bank reveal political expenditures BY NATASHA LENNARD The entire 60 floors of JPMorgan Chase’s downtown New York office building were …
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The Future of the #Occupy Movement: Solidarity and Escalation
by centeradminby centeradminThe Future of the #Occupy Movement: Solidarity and Escalation The movement can propel significant changes. But #OccupyWallStreet and its allied occupations still have a ways to go before realizing their …
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How #OccupyWallStreet Is Evolving and Gaining Power
by centeradminby centeradminHow the anti-corporate protests have evolved into the populist force now sweeping the nation. By Mark Engler Published on October 5, 2011. #OccupyWallStreet is evolving. Now in its third week, …
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Five Things That #OccupyWallStreet Has Done Right
by centeradminby centeradmin#OccupyWallStreet protests are now well into their second week, and they are increasingly capturing the public spotlight. This is because, whatever limitations their occupation has, the protesters have done many …