How Does the 1% Exploit America? Find Out in 1 Minute (VIDEO)

Even in an Occupy world, most Americans don't know exactly how the 1% does what it does. The mainstream media hasn't explained it, and the 1% likes things that way.

That's why we've created a new video series unmasking those in the 1% who are exploiting the 99% -- name by name, fact by fact. Each short video -- one minute apiece -- lays out the truth about a different tycoon. These aren't opinions; these are facts, condensed into bite-sized chunks. Occupy has already revealed the country's widespread outrage at the 1%; now it's time for the plutocracy's dirty deeds to be common knowledge.

The best part? Brave New Foundation's audience chose the people we're highlighting. We solicited suggestions on nominees, narrowed them down to 30, and let our audience vote on which ones they thought deserved to be exposed. The new videos represent five of the top vote-getters, with more videos on the way for the rest. Here's one:

Of course, the 1% would like to keep its activities shrouded in secrecy. Hiding behind complicated phraseology like "collateralized debt obligation" makes it hard for the public to bust you. But you don't have to be a financier to understand how these guys operate. Our first set of videos gives it straight on Rob Walton of Walmart, Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, Pete Peterson of the Blackstone Group, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, and Rupert Murdoch of News Corp.

Little by little, the 99% is chipping away at the 1%'s power. Watch the video series to get the basics on how that power is being wielded.

 

 

 

 

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Comments

[thegaltreport]

11:58 AM on 03/29/2012

This looks interesting. I love that you are naming names. Calling people out directly. That is great.

[Canefighter]

10:13 AM on 02/21/2012

I agreed with the original purpose and meaning of the OWS movement. When they went off topic with ridiculous reasons, burned flag, started fights and down right interfered with other peoples freedoms, enough is enough. Stick to the Wall Street original idea and I will join you, otherwise, no way.

[land2341]

07:22 PM on 02/22/2012

A movement like Occupy cannot control the behavior of a small group of people within the movement. Blacbloc is an offshoot that has a violent agenda. OWS does not espouse violence in any form no matter what.

[Mona Rose Daniels]

04:13 PM on 02/18/2012

Thank you for this work. I would like you to divulge how the propaganda machine works. How reverse psychology is used to place blame against the only people that are fighting the corruption. If the American public were to wake up; many problems would be resolved quickly. The 99% and what they consume are 2/3rds of the U.S. economy. That is a lot of power that needs to be unleashed before there has to be a revolution. All roads are leading to Detroit. Just look at how Detroit looks like war torn Iraq where a 90 year old woman can be raped to death.