We Are the 99%

Congress Occupied: Hundreds Swarm Capitol Hill To Represent 99 Percent

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.17.2012

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A diverse crowd of hundreds from around the country descended on Capitol Hill Tuesday as the Occupy movement tried to get its point across to a Congre...

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PHOTOS: 1000 Portraits Of the 99%

Posted 01.10.2012

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It all started with a single question: Why are you at Occupy Wall Street? Since the birth of the OWS movement we have watched the 99% fight to have...

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Niall Ferguson, Defender of the One Percent

Mark Engler | Posted 01.09.2012

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Notwithstanding the facts he cites about decreasing social mobility in America, Ferguson clearly believes that the top one percent has earned its station in life -- that Wall Street traders have succeeded through grit, intelligence, and determination.

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[PHOTOS] 5,000 Occupy Protesters Fill Oakland's Streets

Turnstyle | Posted 01.02.2012

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Protesters descended upon 14th Street and Broadway Ave. in downtown Oakland on Wednesday morning to show support for Occupy Oakland's planned general ...

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'Tax The Poor' Becomes Conservative Rallying Cry

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The nation's ongoing economic downturn has sparked an odd response from a growing number of conservative and Republican leaders: a desir...

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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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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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Listening to Occupy Wall Street

John Fullerton | Posted 12.25.2011

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I'm a former banker, a one percenter, and I'm mad as hell too. Beyond my anger is a real concern for democracy, for America, for the people of the world, for the planet upon which we all depend, and for my children's future.

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Forgive Student Loan Debts to Stimulate the Economy

Brett Greene | Posted 12.19.2011

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Most of the people I know with student loans do not expect to be able to pay them off in less than 30 years. Some of them do not know if they will be able to pay off their student loan debt in their lifetime.

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Occupy Wall Street's Middle Class Vision for the Left

Joan Williams | Posted 12.18.2011

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When the second Google hit (after Wikipedia) for "corporate cronyism" links to a speech by Sarah Palin, you know why progressives need Occupy Wall Street.

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We are the 99 Percent: A Progressive Narrative in One Powerful Phrase

Richard Kirsch | Posted 12.14.2011

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A common criticism of progressives is that we don't have simple messages that tell our story. Our young leaders at Occupy Wall Street have come up with a powerful answer: We are the 99 percent.

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Financial Fascism: Who Wins and Who Loses in the Economic War?

Vivian Norris | Posted 12.11.2011

So many people around the world support you. As your movement grows, it becomes the movement of ALL of us and the support is only growing. It is the humanity in the stories and the outrage which is beyond justified which is our strength.

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Opportunities for Youth Will Rejuvenate Society and Boost the Economy

Dag Detter | Posted 12.04.2011

How do we make pathway for young to be part of and help create this brave new world? A world where merit and not age, color of your skin or connections give you the opportunity to work?

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The Hidden Power of Occupy Wall Street

Edward Murray | Posted 12.03.2011

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Some people say Occupy Wall Street is a bunch of unemployed kids shouting, "Grr, money bad!" Young New Yorkers don't need to sleep in a park to complain about being broke; they have bars in Astoria for that.

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'We Are The 99 Percent': The Stories Of Victims Of The Great Recession

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.03.2011

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As protesters share their stories in Zuccotti Park, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago and other cities across the country, some are taking to the...

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