Occupy Wall Street’s Victory: It has shaken up American politics. Here’s what it should do next (Eliot Spitzer)

Eliot Spitzer How the movement has already shaken up American politics, and where it should go from here Oct. 13, 2011 (Salon) -- Occupy Wall Street has already won, perhaps not the victory most of i ...

The Suicide of Liberty (Paul Craig Roberts)

Paul Craig Roberts Oct. 13, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Pat Buchanan’s latest book, Suicide of a Superpower, raises the question whether America will survive to 2025. The question might stri ...

My Advice to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters: Hit bankers where it hurts (Matt Taibbi)

Protesters with the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement demonstrate in New York. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oct. 12, 2011 (Rolling Stone) -- I've been down to "Occupy Wall Street" twice now, and I love it. ...

Freedom Plaza Is Now Ours (David Swanson)

David Swanson David Swanson -- World News Trust Oct. 11, 2011 -- And we're never giving it back. Our permit for Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., expired, we refused to leave, and the Park Police ha ...

Why the Elites Are in Trouble (Chris Hedges)

Oct. 10, 2011 (TruthDig.com) -- Ketchup, a petite 22-year-old from Chicago with wavy red hair and glasses with bright red frames, arrived in Zuccotti Park in New York on Sept. 17. She had a tent, a r ...

Follow the Money: Behind Europe’s Debt Crisis Lurks Another Giant Bailout of Wall Street (Robert Reich)

Oct. 4, 2011 (Robert Reich.org) -- Today Ben Bernanke added his voice to those who are worried about Europe’s debt crisis. But why exactly should America be so concerned? Yes, we export to Europe -- ...

U.S. Tipping Into Another Recession, Achuthan Says (Liz Capo McCormick)

Sept. 30, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- The world’s largest economy is showing signs of slumping, said the Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan, citing leading indicators. “The U.S. economy is ...

A Natural Alliance: Unions Join Occupy Wall Street (Common Dreams)

Sept. 29, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- Citing common cause, the Transport Workers Union -- one of the country's largest unions with over 200,000 members -- has announced its support for the Occupy Wall ...

U.S. economy on ‘knife edge’ of contraction: Fed economist (Reuters)

Sept. 27, 2011 -- SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) -- The U.S. economy is on a "knife edge" between growth and contraction and monetary policy tweaks do not seem to be helping, the Dallas Federal Reserve's top ...

In the Belly of the Beast (William Bowles)

Sept. 28, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- In case you hadn’t noticed, especially if you get your news from the MSM, there is the mother of all capitalist crises unfolding around us. A crisis tha ...

Global Systemic Crisis -- Fourth Quarter 2011: Implosive Fusion Of Global Financial Assets (LEAP/E2020)

Sept. 16, 2011 (LEAP/E2020) -- Public announcement GEAB N°57 -- As anticipated by LEAP/E2020 since November 2010, and often repeated up to June 2011, the second half of 2011 has started with a sudden ...