Tag: Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street is Suing All of the Wall Street Fed Regulators

Filed in National by on March 2, 2013 1 Comment

I’m impressed by this — suing all of the Federal Wall Street regulators, pointing out that Dodd-Frank still isn’t fully implemented by its responsible regulators.  Specifically, they are interested in the Volker Rule not yet being implemented within the timeframe dictated and that this is against the law.

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Late Night Video — GE, Pay Your Taxes

Filed in National by on April 21, 2012 0 Comments

One of the Occupy spinoffs — The 99 Uniting — created a light show to present on the outside wall of 30 Rockefeller Center on Tax Day this year. Take a look at the result:

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Speechless

Filed in National by on November 20, 2011 12 Comments

We’ve all seen (I hope) the video of the UC Davis Police pepper-spraying the OWS protesters who were sitting, arms-locked and — most importantly — peacefully, when the police decided that mistreating students was the most important thing they could do that day. (This video is 8+ minutes long and is an amazing document of the public reaction to this incident as well of the police retreating in full embarassment.)

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Israel Leads – Who Will Follow?

Filed in International by on November 8, 2011 15 Comments

On October 30th, the Israeli cabinet voted to shift the tax burden from the poor and middle class to the wealthy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved the taxation portion of the Trajtenberg report on Sunday, levying heavier taxes on both corporations and the extremely wealthy. Earlier this month, the cabinet approved in principle the […]

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Occupy Riverdale

Filed in National by on October 25, 2011 0 Comments
Occupy Riverdale

When Occupy Wall Street invades Riverdale.

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A Crib Death for OccupyDelaware?

Filed in Delaware by on October 24, 2011 97 Comments

Not yet a month old, and already the Occupy movement in Delaware is in mortal danger. I don’t know if it is indicative of how the movement is progressing in other cities and states, but I hope not. Allow me to explain…

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Reflections On Occupy Delaware

Filed in Delaware by on October 18, 2011 44 Comments
Reflections On Occupy Delaware

On Saturday I attended the first ever Occupy Delaware rally at Rodney Square in Wilmington.

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Why the Middle Class is Angry

Filed in National by on October 17, 2011 15 Comments

The fat cats on Wall St. can’t seem to figure out why the middle class is angry at them. Let’s look at the nest eggs that the middle class has been hoping will comfort them in their waning years.

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Occupy Delaware

Filed in Delaware by on October 14, 2011 3 Comments

Occupy Delaware will hold a rally on Saturday from 10-2 in Rodney Square.

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