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10 Ways to Support the Occupy Movement

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. October 23, 2011.

There are many things you can do to be part of this growing movement—and only some of them involve sleeping outside.

Occupy Wall Street is a Movement Too Big to Fail

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. October 17, 2011.

The movement spreading around the United States and the world is simply too big and too radical to be co-opted by political parties or establishment groups.

Obama Administration Has Many Ties to Big Banks--And Protesters Occupying Wall Street Know It

J.A. Myerson, AlterNet. October 9, 2011.

The president has been left behind by a fast-growing movement that considers the Democratic Party closer to the banks than to the 99 percent.

Anthony Weiner's Uncensored Penis Picture Plus 10 Other Images That Are Even More Obscene (Warning: Graphic)

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 9, 2011.

Weiner's junk isn't the only perverse image rocketing around the Internet -- here are 10 other shocking pics.

7 Ways Hedge Funds Lie, Cheat and Steal

Les Leopold, AlterNet. May 11, 2011.

The billionaire head of the Galleon hedge fund was found guilty of 14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy, but he's not just an isolated "bad apple."

Former Goldman Sachs Banker Revving Up Smear Campaign Against Elizabeth Warren

Zach Carter, Huffington Post. March 18, 2011.

Is a former Goldman banker using the Wall Street Journal to defame the consumer watchdog?

How Meg Whitman Failed Her Way to the Top at eBay, Collecting Billions While Nearly Destroying the Company

Mark Ames, Yasha Levine, AlterNet. October 26, 2010.

Former CEO Whitman's record of gross incompetence, massive waste and personal enrichment is breathtaking. That the media isn't talking about it is incredible.

Meet Dylan Ratigan, That Guy on MSNBC Who Can Talk a Mean Streak About the Scam Artists on Wall St.

Zach Carter, AlterNet. August 14, 2010.

Dylan Ratigan is an unlikely champion of the common man, yet is emerging as one of the strongest voices for economic reform in the United States.

Unless You're a Shill for Banks and Big Business, The Washington Elites Will Call You Controversial

David Sirota, AlterNet. July 21, 2010.

Tim Geithner and Chris Dodd's opposition to Elizabeth Warren stems from the fact that she wasn't a puppet for big banks.

How Goldman Sachs Caused a 'Silent Mass Murder,' Gambling on Starvation in the Developing World

Johann Hari, Independent UK. July 2, 2010.

How Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, the traders at Merrill Lynch, and others caused the starvation of some of the poorest people in the world.

"Lure People Into That Calm and Then Just Totally F--k 'Em": How All of Us Pay for the Derivatives Market

Zach Carter, AlterNet. June 11, 2010.

Derivatives are a hotbed of abuses and bailouts. So why are taxpayers footing the bill?

Leaving Granny Behind: Do Obama's Debt Commissioners Want to Impoverish Older Women?

Martha Burk, Other Words. June 2, 2010.

Like Freddy Krueger, the fight to privatize Social Security never really dies: It's a nightmare that keeps returning in different forms.

America's Ten Most Corrupt Capitalists

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

Wall Street's captains of industry and top policymakers in Washington are often the same people. A lot of them get rich by playing for both teams.

Was Last Week's Market Crash a Direct Attack By Financial Terrorists?

David DeGraw, Amped Status. May 10, 2010.

In a market where 70 percent of all trades are executed by computer algorithms via High Frequency Trading, Goldman Sachs has the power to make the market crash or rise at will.

6 Things You Might Not Know About Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 10, 2010.

Here's a fuller portrait of Kagan's background and what makes her tick.

What BP's Oil Mess and Goldman Sachs' Rip-off Schemes Have in Common

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. May 5, 2010.

After 30 years of deregulation, it's no wonder everything from oil production to banking is screwed up.

Dems Break GOP's Attempted Filibuster in the Senate, But Proposed Wall Street Reforms Are Pretty Flimsy

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 29, 2010.

The good news: Democrats didn't sacrifice much to break the GOP filibuster. The bad news: the Wall Street reform bill is still too weak.

What the Former Obama Lawyer's Defection for Goldman Sachs Says About 'Transparency' in Washington

Sarah Laskow, AlterNet. April 27, 2010.

Why is the top White House lawyer taking a job at Goldman Sachs?

Taibbi: The Lunatics Who Made a Religion Out of Greed and Wrecked the Economy

Matt Taibbi, The Guardian. April 26, 2010.

The SEC's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs is a chance to prevent greed without limits.

Moyers: Six Banks Control 60% of Gross National Product -- Is the U.S. at the Mercy of an Unstoppable Oligarchy?

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. April 23, 2010.

Moyers and economists James Kwak and Simon Johnson wonder whether the financial powers are more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever.

The Financial Elite Have Been on a 30-Year Onslaught Against the Middle Class

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. April 20, 2010.

We are in the midst of a precipitous drop in economic and social mobility, which has undermined the foundation of our democracy.

How Deregulation Fueled Goldman's Scam

Zach Carter, The Media Consortium. April 20, 2010.

It's good to see Goldman Sachs being held accountable, but better regulations could have prevented the company's subprime scam.

How the Sleazy Used-Car Salesmen at Goldman Sachs Tricked Investors into Buying Their Busted Clunkers

Brad Reed, AlterNet. April 20, 2010.

Goldman Sachs is being sued by the government for allegedly defrauding its investors. Confused? Here's some plain talk about a mega rip-off.

The Financial Terrorists Who Destroyed Our Economy Will Pay Zero in Taxes -- and Get $33 Billion in Refunds

David DeGraw, Amped Status. April 18, 2010.

You and I are working our asses off, paying 30% of our limited income in taxes. Not the banks that triggered the financial crisis.

The Great American Bank Robbery, Part II

Joseph Stiglitz, W. W. Norton & Company. April 2, 2010.

How did the bankers make off with all of our money? Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains.