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Occupy Wall Street, The 30 Second Commercial

Shoq — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:41:01 +0000

Occupy Wall Street, The 30 Second Commercial

Over ten days ago on Twitter, I was saying that the criticism that the #OccupyWallStreet protest “needed a message” in its early days was nonsense. Americans, nay, most citizens of the world already knew what the message was. And that message was this:

“The 99% have a very big problem, and
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The Obama Achievements Project

Shoq — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:23:25 +0000

We're a Crowd making a list

As the midterm elections approach, there is a need for a list of Obama Achievements that progressives can use for voter and media education efforts. The administration has had far more significant accomplishments than the media have given much notice to, and better information can and will help

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A Broken American Political Model Aiding China?

Shoq — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:24:57 +0000

"We can have democracy, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." Justice Louis Brandeis

Without actually coming out and saying it, In "A flawed American political model aids China," Harold Meyerson suggests that we may soon be admitting that our current dysfunctionalism may

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Wall Street’s Big Short: They Bet Against The World–And We Lost.

Shoq — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:12:32 +0000

'The Big Short' By Michael Lewis

Probably The 'Best Piece Of Financial Journalism Ever Written'— Felix Salmon

Even if you have no intention of reading this important book by this brilliant writer, see the video of Michael Lewis appearing on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart below. See it, and then get angry about this shit. Because

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