The 1 Percent

The Class Warrior of the 1%

June Carbone | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Divorce, Family Values, Charles Murray, The 1 Percent, Inequality, Family, Gender, Non-Marital Births, Politics News
June Carbone

Charles Murray is at it again, out with a new book and a long article in the Wall Street Journal attempting to explain income inequality among whites.

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Retirees Occupy Century Aluminum

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Logan W. Kruger, The 99 Percent, Costa Concordia, Sen. Joe Manchin, Ravenswood, Usw, United Steelworkers, Ellen E. Schultz, The 1 Percent, Wall Street Journal, Retirement Heist, Century Aluminum, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Captain Francesco Schettino, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

On Dec. 18, a dozen retirees, men and women in their 60s, 70s, even 80s, began occupying a median strip along Route 33 in front of the closed Century Aluminum smelter in Ravenswood, W.Va.

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Finally, Newt Gingrich Gets Two Things Right

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Economy, We Are the 99 Percent, Gop Primary 2012, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Jobs, Venture Capital, Citizens United, Rick Perry, GOP Candidates, Bain Capital, Venture Capitalists, Occupy Wall Street, Economic Recovery, The 1 Percent, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

Bain Capital made Mitt Romney a much wealthier man than he already was as the heir to Daddy's fortune. But was it good for America? Hardly. Is this the American Dream? Perhaps only for the already wealthy Romney.

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2012: Will the Left Support Obama?

Bob Burnett | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: The 99 Percent, The Mayan Calendar, The 1 Percent, 2012 Presidential Election, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republicans, Occupy Wall Street, Obama 2012 Campaign, Obama Occupy, Occupy 2012, Obama 2012, Politics News
Bob Burnett

Whether or not you believe that on December 21st a cataclysmic event will occur, you can agree that on November 6th there will be a monumental presidential election to determine whether U.S. democracy survives.

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'We Are The 99 Percent' Chosen As Year's Top Quote

AP | By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 12.21.2011

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By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSON, Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Yale University librarian says the slogan "We are the 99 percent" by Occupy Wall S...

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You Need To Make At Least $493K A Year To Be NYC's Official 1%

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Independent Budget Office, 99 Percent, Wall Street Protest, New York City Taxes, James Oddo, Ny News, Occupy Wall Street, Top 1 Percent, The 1 Percent, New York News, Video, New York News

Councilman James Oddo, one of the few Republicans on City Council, thought Occupy Wall Street was unfair in their assessment of the top one percent. ...

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Hey, GOP: Give the 99 Percent Some Lovin'

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Susan Collins, George Bush, Capital Gains Tax, Payroll Tax, The 99 Percent, Gop, Income Tax, Twilight, Republicans, Grover Norquist, Mtv, Jon Kyl, The 1 Percent, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

To serve the 1 percent, Republicans discarded all of their supposedly sacrosanct philosophy about taxes during last week's struggle over extending the temporary payroll tax cut.

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The 1 Percent Indifferent to Their Indebtedness

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Social Security, Debt, Elizabeth Warren, Patriotic Millionaires, Medicaid, Super Committee, Bush Tax Cuts, Deficit, Deficit Super Committee, Medicare, Head Start, Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength, Brent T. White, The 99 Percent, Underwater Mortgages, The 1 Percent, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Americans don't like debt, including bills owed by their government. It weighs on them, even when it's to create jobs and speed recovery. That's why there was a deficit Super Committee. But for the majority of millionaires, incurring debt does not evoke anxiety.

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Occupy Denver Participates In Mass Day Of Action Thursday

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bank Protests, Protest Movements, Denver News, We Are the 99 Percent, Colorado, #Occupytogether, Economic Protests, #Occupydenver, Occupy Denver, Occupy Wall Street, The 1 Percent, Denver Colorado, #Occupywallstreet, #Ows, Denver News

Occupy Wall Street turns two months old Thursday and the protesters have called for an "International Day Of Action" for the many occupy protests that...

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Cheat Chat on MSNBC Celebrates the 1%

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Dylan Ratigan, Top 1 Percent, Dylan Ratigan Show, Political Satire, The 1 Percent, Income Inequality, Satire, Video, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

You see, we 1% understand The Big Picture. Give us the money and we'll take care of everything. Relaaaax. Go hang out in Zuccotti Park, get some fresh air in Oakland. We got this.

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Message to the 99%: Help Stop the 1% From Using the Super Committee to Rob the American People

Nancy Altman | Posted 01.09.2012

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Nancy Altman

The secretive and unaccountable Super Committee is meeting behind closed doors and proposing devastating cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid that would be shouldered by the 99%.

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Occupy Denver: Stop The Arrests

Posted 12.26.2011

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Occupy Denver is preparing for the onslaught of winter in Mile High City and has gathered more than 10,000 signatures with hopes to stop the arrests a...

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The 99% Seek a Just Economy, Not Just an Economy

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: The 99 Percent, Jobs Through Growth Act, John McCain, President Obama, Rob Portman, Moody?S Analytics, Dodd-Frank, Jensen Farms, Banksters, Barack Obama, Wall Street Reform, Wall Street, Health Care Reform, The 1 Percent, American Jobs Act, Listeria, Food and Drug Administration, Gus Faucher, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

It is another GOP ruse to firmly establish in America an economy designed for, dedicated to and directed by corporations rather than a just economy controlled by and beneficial to the 99 percent.

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WATCH: 'Occupy Main Street' Defends The Rich

Posted 12.24.2011

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As we enter another week of Occupy Wall Street and other outposts of "the 99%" protesting economic inequality, we finally see one group that's also ha...

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