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99 Percent Spring

Calling Out the Corporate Charade

Sarita Gupta | Posted 04.17.2013 | Business
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Sarita Gupta

Shareholder season is upon us, marking the beginning of another round of corporate America's dog-and-pony shows held to placate their cronies and pat each other on the back for another profitable year.

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Protesters Not Pleased With DTE

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 05.03.2012 | Detroit
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A coalition of dozens of nonprofit groups and people participating in the 99 Percent Spring campaign rallied in front of DTE Energy's shareholders mee...

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99% Spring Has Sprung: Shareholder Actions Underway Across the County

Mary Bottari | Posted 06.30.2012 | Business
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Mary Bottari

The goal: to wrest control of our democracy back from the robber barons and CEOs that systematically block any effort to create an economy and a body politic that serves the needs of the vast majority of Americans and not the elite few.

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Occupy's Next Crossroads

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.09.2012 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

What happens next is anyone's guess. Is the Occupy movement poised for a comeback? Or is it about to be co-opted altogether? Can both, in fact, happen simultaneously, and would that be a good thing or not?

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Jason Cherkis

MoveOn, Labor Unions Aim To Teach 100,000 Occupy's Nonviolent Protest Tactics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 04.10.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Boot camp is about to begin. On Monday and extending throughout this week, a coalition of progressive organizations from across the c...

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