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Occupy Wall Street

Feel That Hand? Yeah, That's Because We're All Muppets

Kathleen Finlay | Posted 05.16.2012

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Kathleen Finlay

Perhaps if more insiders had come forward to expose wrongdoing, and irregularities at the major U.S. banks and investment houses a few years ago, the impact of the financial meltdown leading to the Great Recession might have been softened. Until each one of us does this, we're all muppets.

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The Most Widely Read Resume in the World

Daniel Alexandre Portoraro | Posted 05.15.2012

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Daniel Alexandre Portoraro

Clearly, Greg Smith is the very product of the environment he is so quick to criticize. Under the guise of a now viral op-ed piece in the New York Times, Smith -- once a Goldman Sachs executive -- has successfully guaranteed that every employer, every corporation, every Jack, and Jill around the world, including the Hill, will be aware of his accomplishments.

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Time to Occupy the Budget

Mark Stabile | Posted 05.13.2012

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Mark Stabile

Though "Occupy the Legislature" may not have had the same ring, our policy decisions offer mechanisms that will either perpetuate or diminish the income divide in the years to come. With any luck, pending budget announcements will occupy our mutual scrutiny with the same fury that the protests have.

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Occupy Davos?

Jim Harris | Posted 03.28.2012

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Jim Harris

"Severe income disparity" is the most likely risk facing business and political leaders according to the World Economic Forum's Global Risk 2012 Report. This finding really caught me by surprise. So while the Occupy movement isn't anywhere on the agenda, here at Davos, its impact has been very much felt.

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Here's What The Rich Don't Seem to Get

Jordan Whelan | Posted 03.16.2012

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Jordan Whelan

Have you procured your first pay stub for 2012? You probably should be used to the chill by now because it's been nearly frozen for years. That is, according to a study that says the average Canadian hasn't seen a meaningful pay increase in 30 years. The top 100 CEOs, however, saw a 27 per cent pay increase.

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Occupy Fredericton Dismantled

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.04.2012

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FREDERICTON - A small Occupy protest camp in Fredericton was dismantled without incident Tuesday in what was one of the last such demonstrations in th...

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Occupy Fredericton Remains Despite Eviction Notice

CBC | Posted 03.02.2012

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An Occupy protest camp remains in front of Fredericton City Hall despite a Saturday eviction order. A number of the protester...

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WATCH: Wall Street Can WHAT Itself?

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.30.2011

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The flagging economy is starting to bug comedian Ron James. “Pundits always use the same metaphor when they’re describing an unstable economy. ...

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Occupy Fredericton Joined By Nova Scotia Camp Evictees

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.29.2012

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FREDERICTON - Some members of the Occupy Nova Scotia group have travelled to Fredericton to support an Occupy New Brunswick encampment that is still i...

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In Defence of TIME's Person of the Year

Josh D. Scheinert | Posted 02.18.2012

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Josh D. Scheinert

In the year 2011 around the world people from all walks of life started to stand up and speak out. Just because one doesn't stare down the barrel of a gun to have one's voice heard doesn't mean that there's no value in that exercise, or worth to that voice.

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A Year of Failed Protests

Yoni Goldstein | Posted 02.17.2012

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Yoni Goldstein

We have a tendency to romanticize protesters, those who nobly publicize injustice, and bravely fight against government and all-powerful institutions. We wish we had their guts. But results matter too, and in 2011 protesters weren't very good at getting anywhere.

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Occupy Vancouver Protesters Reunite

CBC | Posted 02.10.2012

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The Scrooge Side of Occupy Christmas

Gerry Nicholls | Posted 02.08.2012

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Gerry Nicholls

It's Christmas season, a time of joyous fun and festivities. And if you believe that then you have clearly been duped by multinational corporations, working in conjunction with the Tea Party, the CIA and Fox News.

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Making Occupy Wall Street Sacred

opencityprojects.com | Posted 02.06.2012

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Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Native Americans, and Christians alike have been inspired to collectively observe and demonstrate their religious conviction...

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The 99% Are the Truly Rich

Glen Pearson | Posted 02.02.2012

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Glen Pearson

The 99 per cent built a nation, raised successful families against increasing economic odds, built remarkably successful businesses, sacrificed for their communities and cared for their world. Only a blind ideologue could overlook such important contributions.

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The Next Phase of Occupied Economies

Jordon Froese | Posted 01.30.2012

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Jordon Froese

I'll admit from the outset that the real reason I initially went to the Occupied Economies forum on Nov. 18 was that it was held at the Design Exchang...

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When the Occupiers Got Occupied

Michel Kelly-Gagnon | Posted 01.29.2012

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Michel Kelly-Gagnon

Only a clear definition and enforcement of private property can prevent this war of all against all. But of course, a group of activists who believe in private property would never have defined their whole movement as based on the "occupation" of land belonging to others.

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What's Next for Occupy?

Nick Van der Graaf | Posted 01.28.2012

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Nick Van der Graaf

After its initial success, it's time for Occupy to think big. It won't be easy. Everyone thinks their cause is the most important. But the attempt to build this unity would have to be couched in language that encourages open dialogue and willingness to focus on root causes and not just symptoms.

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Man Behind Occupy Movement Criticizes Canadian Counterpart

CP | Posted 01.25.2012

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TORONTO - Protesters hail it as a life-changing experience while pundits acknowledge it as a driving force in the national conversation, but the man w...

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Occupy, in the End, Was a Reactionary Movement

Daniel Alexandre Portoraro | Posted 01.25.2012

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Daniel Alexandre Portoraro

The Occupy Movement seems to rise in popularity and attendance not when they decide to do something but rather when an external force lashes out at them. Once the threat passes, numbers dwindle down again. The support for Occupy is entirely reactionary. Is this any true way to incite global change?

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Police Start Occupy Montreal Eviction

CP | Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.25.2012

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MONTREAL - What took nearly six weeks to build came down in a single morning as authorities moved in and dismantled two of Canada's last remaining Occ...

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Time Running Out For Occupy Montreal

CP | Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.24.2012

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MONTREAL - The dismantling of protest camps in Canada's largest cities is now nearly complete, with members of the Occupy Montreal movement warned tha...

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Outrage And Calls For Resignation After Students Blasted With Pepper Spray

CP | Sudhin Thanawala, The Associated Press | Posted 01.20.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO - As video spread of a police officer in riot gear blasting pepper spray into the faces of seated protesters at a northern California un...

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Occupy Edmonton Protesters Face Deep Freeze, Eviction Notice

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.20.2012

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EDMONTON - Police indicated Sunday they would not remove Occupy protesters camping in bone-chilling temperatures in a private park in the Alberta capi...

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Canada's 1% Aren't So Well Off

Jonathan Naymark | Posted 01.19.2012

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Jonathan Naymark

A friend texted me the other night complaining about how someone on the subway car was plucking her eyebrows during her commute home. "I wish I was part of the one per cent," she texted me, with what I could only assume was a sigh.

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