Category Archives: Occupy Wall Street

No News Better Than Fox News

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

Quick, were Egyptian protesters successful in their bid to overthrow longtime president Hosni Mubarak earlier this year? According to a new poll (PDF) from Fairleigh Dickinson University, if you watch Fox News you are significantly less likely to know the correct … Continue reading →

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Media Coverage of Income Inequality Quintuples

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

Whatever the objectives of protesters involved in Occupy Wall Street, they have succeeded in engaging the country in a conversation about income inequality. A quick search of the news–including print articles, web stories and broadcast transcripts–via Nexis reveals a significant … Continue reading →

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Public Health vs. Corporate Profitability or: Why Science Cannot (And Does Not) Determine Policy

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

In his inaugural address, Mr. Obama promised to “restore science to its rightful place” in making government environmental policy. He also pledged to revisit environmental rules set by the administration of George W. Bush that his administration felt were too weak. The … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg Sows the Wind

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

But will he reap the whirlwind? By evicting the Wall Street Occupiers from Zuccotti Park in a nighttime military-style raid, Mayor Bloomberg has garnered global headlines for the Occupy Movement yet again: There is a high likelihood that the Occupy … Continue reading →

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Economic Inequality: Back to the Future

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

The World Top Incomes Database illustrates just how different post-WWII calls for “austerity” were from those of today (h/t Paul Krugman). Hint: shared sacrifice. Top 1% Income Share (US)

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#Occupy Charts

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

While we shouldn’t expect charts to explain everything (anybody who has constructed one knows how much interpretation lies buried within), they can start a discussion.  With that in mind, I think the two charts below reveal critical aspects of American … Continue reading →

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#Occupy as a Subversive Brand

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

Everybody I speak to, interview or discuss background with [at the G20 summit in Cannes] keeps dropping the words “Occupy Wall Street” into the conversation. In fact if #OWS were a global brand, like the designer apparel shops that line … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Your #Occupation

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Alexander Mosiak

Yesterday, approximately 5,000 #OccupyOakland protesters shut down Oakland’s port, the fifth-busiest in the country, for several hours. The march was planned through what is emerging as the systemic organization of the #Occupy movement: consensus decision making at daily general assemblies … Continue reading →

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Preoccupied?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Britt Holbrook

So, you want to know about this Occupy Wall Street thing, and you don’t trust Fox News accounts? Where can you turn? For starters, try this: Occupy Wall Street Frequently Asked Questions. There are lots of other sources, but this … Continue reading →

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