Today marks the first year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. The open-ended, populist occurrence has managed to live despite a blackout from the mainstream media. As the nation focuses in on the last phases of the 2012 presidential election, OWS has lost some of its potency. Even though some have argued that OWS has faltered, there [...]
Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z said in a recent interview that he does not support Occupy Wall Street. He says its because he never quite understood what it stood for. Proving Harry Belafonte right, Hov shows himself to be politically tone deaf in his assessment of Occupy Wall Street. The partial Brooklyn Nets owner even went [...]
The flip flops keep coming. As the general election continues on, more and more is revealed about the character of Mitt Romney. No we aren’t talking about the bullying he did in high school. This relates to recent history. Namely, his stance on the Auto bailout. According to a statement earlier this week, Romney tried [...]
Poverty and what it means in our time is a huge social and political issue. With the Great Recession and the drab economy of the last few years, there is an increased focus on what some see as a widening chasm of inequality. On Friday, Cornel West and Tavis Smiley spoke at Hunter College on [...]
Good afternoon folks! Another week passes us by, and there’s no shortage of things to speak on. Lets jump right in! Occupy Your Commute On the National Day of Action Called by the Occupy Wall Street movement on November 17th, the stated goal was to disrupt the New York Stock Exchange and traffic. While the [...]