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Ready for the American Spring, Wall Street!?

Ready for the American Spring, Wall Street!?

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Source: leftish

whisperedinsecret:

He calls himself the “Washington outsider”, but in reality he’s the Wall Street insider. The kind of snake who brought the economic disaster on the rest of us. At election time remember, “It Can Get Worse.”

whisperedinsecret:

He calls himself the “Washington outsider”, but in reality he’s the Wall Street insider. The kind of snake who brought the economic disaster on the rest of us. At election time remember, “It Can Get Worse.”

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thepeoplesrecord:

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. - Bertrand Russell

thepeoplesrecord:

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. 

- Bertrand Russell

Source: thepeoplesrecord

noneofthismatters:

Greek protester George Anastasopoulos, left, and Occupy  Oakland protester Melanisia Carmilia Jacobs. “I got involved in the protests  here after watching the Indignados movement in Spain,” Anastasopoulos  says. “All these movements for democracy and justice and respect — these moved  me so much.”
View protesters from all over the world in a wonderful photo essay here: The Protester: A Portfolio by Peter Hapak

noneofthismatters:

Greek protester George Anastasopoulos, left, and Occupy Oakland protester Melanisia Carmilia Jacobs. “I got involved in the protests here after watching the Indignados movement in Spain,” Anastasopoulos says. “All these movements for democracy and justice and respect — these moved me so much.”


View protesters from all over the world in a wonderful photo essay here: The Protester: A Portfolio by Peter Hapak

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Source: TIME

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nicjustice:

#occupy is named The Word of The Year (Taken with instagram)

It has taken on such a charged meaning.

nicjustice:

#occupy is named The Word of The Year (Taken with instagram)

It has taken on such a charged meaning.

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Source: nicjustice

It’s sad how true this is…

It’s sad how true this is…

Source: laughgiant

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Over Thanksgiving weekend I flew to New York to add my voice to the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement in Zucotti Park Manhattan.

Inspired by the news reports and especially the Stephen Colbert interview of Ketchup, a self-proclaimed “autonomous person” or non-leader of the Occupy Wall Street movement, I set aside the whole day to protest whatever OWS was protesting….

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/dec/02/crackdown-occupy-controversy-rebuttal-naomi-wolf