Tag Archives: Occupy Wall Street

These protesters are ‘angry at the right people’

Posted on October 8, 2011 by oddmanout215

Who would have thought a few weeks ago that hundreds of protestors from something called Occupy Philly would set up camp in Center City? The idea is almost as far-fetched as a tent city next to Wall Street. But there … Continue reading →

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Obama sides with banksters, not protesters

Posted on October 6, 2011 by oddmanout215

OK, we knew this all along, but I still winced when I read it in Firedoglake: For perhaps the first time, President Barack Obama was forced to explain why there have been no prosecutions of Wall Street executives for their … Continue reading →

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Tom Friedman’s ‘hyperconnected’ fantasy world

Posted on October 3, 2011 by oddmanout215

The NYT headline was “How did the robot end up with my job?” It was on an op/ed column by Tom Friedman, the corporate media’s foremost cheerleader for the brave new world of downsizing, outsourcing and off-shoring that is the … Continue reading →

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NPR probes bank’s gift to NYPD (I kid you, NPR)

Posted on October 2, 2011 by oddmanout215

This just in from a National Public Radio investigation sparked by a post on JP Morgan Chase’s website: JPMorgan Chase recently donated an unprecedented $4.6 million to the New York City Police Foundation. The gift was the largest in the … Continue reading →

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NYT’s Ginia B. admits Occupy is for real

Posted on October 2, 2011 by oddmanout215

In her article today, Ginia Bellafante didn’t call Occupy Wall Street “pantomime progressivism” — an improvement — but it seems she still doesn’t quite get what’s going on in Lower Manhattan. Bellafante’s lede refers to Occupy as “ideologically vague and … Continue reading →

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Times columnist snickers at Wall St. protesters

Posted on September 27, 2011 by oddmanout215

To my knowledge, only one story regarding the ongoing Wall Street protests appeared last week in The New York Times, and it was the sort of snarky, condescending dispatch you might expect from a Republican legislative staffer, not from a … Continue reading →

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Liberal decries DN’s report on police violence… Huh?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by oddmanout215

Here’s how Nathan Schneider of Democracy Now! responded when police violence — and the documenting of it by amateur videographers — finally forced some mainstream publications to stop pretending Occupy Wall Street isn’t happening: In an article that recounts as … Continue reading →

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Meet Blankfein’s buddy, Officer Badass

Posted on September 25, 2011 by oddmanout215

A young man is pushed and wrestled to the ground by a cop, then handcuffed. His crime? Not immediately retreating as the cop swaggered toward him on the sidewalk. The victim appears to say something to the cop right before … Continue reading →

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