Rich-Poor Gap

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Occupy Wall Street Makes a Film

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2012 In keeping with the democratic spirit of Occupy Wall Street, film-savvy Occupiers are pulling from massive amounts of footage shot by journalists and activists to produce a sleek-looking film that chronicles the movement’s early days. Here’s a preliminary trailer and a request for the donations needed to make it happen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Making of the American 99% and the Collapse of the Middle Class

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2011 Until a few months ago, the 99% was hardly a group capable of articulating “the identity of their interests.” It contained, and still contains, most “ordinary” rich people, along with middle-class professionals, factory workers, truck drivers, and miners, as well as the much poorer people who clean the houses, manicure the fingernails, and maintain the lawns of the affluent.Until recently, the 99% was hardly a group capable of articulating “the identity of their interests.” Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Census Shows Nearly Half of Americans Are Struggling Financially

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 The general gist of findings from the 2010 census may not be shocking, but the actual numbers detailing the growing problem of the shrinking middle class in America are: Nearly half of all Americans qualify for the poor or low-income categories, making income inequality an issue that now splits the nation down the middle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Latest New York Tax Reforms Disproportionately Benefit the Rich

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 Many in the media are touting a recent overhaul of the state of New York's tax scheme as a sign of a new age of increased burden for top earners and a victory for the 99 percent. But close inspection reveals that such comparisons exclude the contributions of a soon to expire, 3-year-old “millionaires' tax,” and the new codes favor the rich. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Occupy Economics: Experts Speak in Support of the 99 Percent

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2011 One of the key concepts that the Occupy Wall Street movement has brought to the fore by drawing attention to economic inequality in the U.S. is the notion that the "free market" doesn't serve the needs of all citizens equally. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Occupy L.A.: Decamped but Not Deterred

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2011 Despite being swarmed and ejected by LAPD officers early Wednesday morning, members of the Occupy movement's Los Angeles contingent are regrouping and figuring out how to put their collective power to best use in other similar demonstrations in the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Police Clear Occupy Camps in Los Angeles, Philadelphia

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 In the end, after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made a show of less force when it came to the city's approach to its own Occupy movement, a giant squad of more than 1,000 police officers descended on the downtown encampment around City Hall early Wednesday morning, arrested around 200 people (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Occupy 2012

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 In its two months of existence, Occupy L.A. showed a resiliency and purpose that could make some of its participants leaders in a great confrontation over economic injustice in the 2012 election. The election could be the next step for the Occupy movement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Miley Cyrus and OWS Share a Headline for Fun and Profit

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2011 It's bound to happen, when a movement like Occupy Wall Street takes hold on a national scale, that some famous people in the entertainment business will attach themselves to the cause, and that their bids for legitimacy as self-styled political activists will be met with skepticism, if not worse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When We Fight Back

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Nov 25, 2011 Morality in the land of the free is a curious mix of Tinkertoys and torture racks We have just witnessed a full week of brutal coordinated police assaults upon peaceful protesters The Occupy movement must therefore rise to a new level of coordinated and class-conscious actions against the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Russell Simmons, OWS Crusader

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2011 Hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons has thrown in as one of the high-profile 1 percenters to support Occupy Wall Street, speaking and tweeting his allegiance since the movement's early days There are even rumors that he may be one of the power players involved with a shadow affinity group (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )