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From: [email protected] on behalf ofMarina Sitrin

To: [email protected]

Subject: [september17discuss] ILWU President sends support statement

Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:07:55 PM

http://www.ilwu.org/?p=3140 (Link to entire statement)

ILWU Intl President Bob McEllrath releases solidarty statement insupport of Occupy Wall StreetOCTOBER 5, 2011 11:37 AMOctober 5, 2011

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

On behalf of 40,000 members in the International Longshore andWarehouse Union (ILWU), I want to thank you for organizing yourOccupy Wall Street protest in New York City which is inspiringmillions of Americans.

Most of us are tired of seeing a handful of the richest corporations

and executives behave as though theyre entitled to live like kings ateveryones expense:

They arent paying their fair share of taxes, so schools are cuttingback and colleges areraising fees leaving students with obscene debts. Its time for themillionaires the richest 1% to start paying their fair share so wecan support education and other vital services.

Theyre destroying our democracy and right to a voice in theworkplace. By making it almost impossible for workers to form unionsand negotiate fair agreements, corporate America is dragging down theliving standards for all working families.

Theyre threatening to destroy Social Security and Medicare for futuregenerations. We cant allow corporations to privatize and profit fromthese programs. Instead, we should close the loopholes socorporations and the rich start paying the same contributions aseveryone else.

Your decision to bring these and other issues to corporate Americasdoorstep is courageous and involves some risks. We werentsurprised that some of you have faced beatings and pepper spray fromoverzealous police. Your crusade to shine a light on the corruptionand injustice thats infecting Wall Street is bound to ruffle somefeathers. Weve experienced some similar rough treatment in Longview,Washington, where ILWU families are also taking a stand against

corporate greed. Our fight there is against EGT, a multi-nationalcorporation that took taxpayer subsidies to build a grain exportterminal then betrayed workers and the community.

Like you, ILWU members in Longview have been arrested, beaten andpepper spayed. We knowthat justice wont be won by asking greedy employers for permission orwaiting for politicians to pass laws. Thats why we hope that youllstand your ground on Wall Street while we do the same in Longview because An Injury To One Is An Injury To All!

Emails come from PST files that were linked to a post on biggovernment.com by Thomas Ryan. PDF by www.teapartycheer.com

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From: [email protected] on behalf ofMatthew Presto


Subject: [september17discuss] Kids" space on hold

Date: Monday, October 03, 2011 11:36:31 PM

I'm in a hurry, so I'll have to keep this as brief as possible, but...Yesterday I sent an email announcing that supervised activities would be taking

place at the already designated kids' zone, starting Monday. I came by today to setup only to find everything gone. I talked to a bunch of people and no one really hadanswers. Oh well. That rug was getting moldy so I understand that, but anyway...

As a result, we'll have to put a hold on the kids' zone for now until we set upsomething new. Sorry!

Matt


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofMatthew Presto


Subject: [september17discuss] Kids" Zone

Date: Sunday, October 02, 2011 9:05:47 PM

Hello everyone,A bunch of us are seeking volunteers and supplies to assist with a kid-focused space

onsite. The kids' zone will hold supervised activities from 4:30-7 pm every weekday,starting Monday, which is when many working groups meet. The area will focus onactivities for kids who are 4 years old and up, although younger kids are welcomewith their caregivers.Donations sought include:- outdoor carpet and/or play mats- watercolors and other art supplies- building toys (legos, building blocks, etc.)- kid's books- board games and memory games- project and activity books

I will be available tomorrow from 4:30 til 7; please let me know if anyone else isinterested in helping out!

Matt



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From: [email protected] on behalf ofgail zawacki

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] Koch


Attachments: kochbucks.jpg

http://www.businessinsider.com/gop-mega-donor-koch-brothers-tied-to-global-

criminal-misdeeds-in-bombshell-article-2011-10

New article detailing intense investigation of Koch Industries and their criminal acts.

I think it's really important to put a face on the evil perpetrated by corporations andthese guys have the perfect mug.

I've been printing these as handouts at various protests and usually put info on theback about my main concern, ecosystem collapse...but I'm in CA for another week,so if anybody wants to make these up and hand then out with info about OWS anda link to that article, feel free. You can get 3 to a page.

My experience is people take them because even though they know it's fake, theylove getting free money!

Fun way to get the message out, and with the publication of this article there isgoing to be quite a bit of media focussed on the Kochs.

If anyone wants to dress like a climate zombie and help me carry the banner when Iget back let me know, I've got the masks, tuxedo t-shirts and banner.

picture here: http://wonkette.com/426305/nasa-zombie-alliance-hosts-climate-change-apocalypse-rally


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofDoug Singsen

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] Marines Head to Wall Streetto Protect Protesters - Veteran issues call to pals to shielddemonstrators

Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 10:10:06 AM

"I'm heading up there tonight in my dress blues," announced a Marine veteran in

a message reposted by another anti-war vet on his Facebook page. "So far, 15 ofmy fellow Marine buddies are meeting me there, also in uniform. I didn't fight forWall Street. I fought for America." The vet adds that his "true hope is that we, asveterans, can act as a first line of defense between the police and protesters. Ifthey want to mace them, they will have to get through the effing Marine Corpsfirst. Let's see a cop mace a bunch of decorated war vets."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-eapYpL8c

Occupy Wallstreet Update! The Marines are Coming toPROTECT the Prot esters

Wearechange, RT News and other independent Youtubers aredoing a great job, but if there is support for G4T to join and cover

the protesters, I will be there!

https://occupywallst.org/http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolutionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-goOjQzcPk&feature=player_embedded

#OccupyWallStreet - 'The Marines are Coming toPROTECT the Protestors'

Link: http://www.in5d.com/occupy-wall-street-the-marines-are-coming-to-protect-the-protestors.htmlThe Occupy Wall Street movement may have just received anunexpected surprise -- United States Army and Marine troops are

reportedly on their way to various protest locations to support the movement.

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http://www.newser.com/story/130018/marines-head-to-wall-street-to-aid-protesters.html

Marines Head to W all Streetto Protect ProtestersVETERAN ISSUES CALL TO PALS TO SHIELD DEMONSTRATORS

Marines Head to W all Streetto Protect ProtestersVeteran issues call to pals to shield demonstratorsBy Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 3, 2011 1:50 AM CDT | Updated Oct 3, 2011 4:58 AM CDT

STORY


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(Newser) NY PD cops better watch it w hen they get tough w ith OccupyWall Street protesters from now on, because the Marines are com ingtohelp protect the demonstrators. "I'm heading up there tonight in my dressblues," announced a Marine veteran in a message reposted by another

anti-war vet on his Facebook page. "So far, 15 of my fellow Marinebuddies are meeting me there, also in uniform . I didn't fight for WallStreet. I fought for America." The vet adds that his "true hope is that w e,as veterans, can act as a first l ine of defense betw een the police andprotesters. If they w ant to mace them, they will have to get through theeffing Marine Corps first. Let's see a cop m ace a bunch of decorated w arvets."

Marines and other vets have already been spotted in the grow ingmovement. A photo posted on a protest tweet shows tw o Marines recentlyin an Occupy Wall Street demonstration. One holds a sign reading:"Second t ime I 've fought for my country. First t ime I've known my

enemy." The 1971 Army Infantry vet w ho reposted the Marine's messagesaid he plans to be at the anti-corporate demonstration planned inWashington w ith "hundreds of my fellow veterans." Protests are plannedthroughout the w eek in New York and several other cit ies.

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The Occupy Wall Street movement may have thought it broke new ground

when the NYC Transit Union joined their movement, but that ground justt ipped the R ichter Scale w ith news that United States Army and M arinetroops are reportedly on their w ay to various protest locations to supportthe movement and to protect the protesters.

Heres the message Ward R eil ly relayed from another Marine, on hisfacebook page:

Im heading up there tonight in my dress blues. So far, 15 of my fellowmarine buddies are meeting me there, also in Uniform. I want to sendthe following message to Wall St and Congress:I didnt fight for Wall St. Ifought for America. Now its Congress turn.

My true hope, though, is that we Veterans can act as first line of defensebetween the police and the protester. If they want to get to someprotesters so they can mace them, they will have to get through theFucking Marine Corps first. Lets see a cop mace a bunch of decoratedwar vets.I apologize now for typos and errors.

Typing this on iPhone whilst heading to NYC. We can organize once werethere. Thats what we do best.If you see someone in uniform, gathertogether.


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A formation will be held tonight at 10PM.

We all took an oath to uphold, protect and defend the constitution of thiscountry. Thats what we will be doing.

Hope to see you there!!

Kudos, Mr R eilly!Thank You for having the courage and foresight to seepast the transparently false and empty patriotism perpetually touted bythe defense skanks and petro whores in Congress in order to keep theircampaign coffers fi l led to the brim. Meanw hile, your brothers and sisterssuffer massive cuts and are forced to live w ith PTSD, w ith litt le if any helpfrom the very government and country for wh ich you have sacrificed somuch. Thank you for recognizing this movement not as a bunch ofscreaming w hite liberal kids with Henna tattoos, but as a universal andprofound rejection of the unchecked and undue influence the plutocratson Wall Street have had on the decision-making in Washington. Thank

You for your service, and thank you for seeing through all the mountainsof bullsh#t being shoveled around the clock by the Koch B ros. puppets inWashington via their lapdogs in the media.

Its safe to say to if Mr. Reilly and his fellow marines lend their voices, itcould be a defining moment that gives the Occupation of Wall Streetmovement the just right amoun t of fuel it needs to catch fire. After all, itwould be interesting to see the media ignore NYPD cops pepper sprayingdecorated w ar veterans, assuming the donut m archers dared to evenconsider the notion of trying.

Forwarded by Ken Dalton, President NJ VFP Chapter 021...

Dear VFP 21 & VVAW-N.J. Members and Friends

On Sunday afternoon I went over to Wall Street with my wife and we

talked with both of these guys. The guy on the right wearing the helmet is

a USMC vet from the Bronx. His sign says it all!!!!

Peace, Justice and Solidarity

Ken Dalton

VFP 21, N.J.

VVAW



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From: [email protected] on behalf ofMatthew Bralow


Subject: [september17discuss] message from annabel park to occupy wall st

Date: Monday, October 03, 2011 12:40:38 AM

message to occupy wall st. from annabel park.... founder of the coffee

party... http://www.coffeepartyusa.com/annabel-letter-occupy

coffee party is a (non-partisan) nationwide grassroots democracymovement (started in jan 2010) . annabel initially put out a messageon facebook and within days had thousands of followers... now it's anationwide movement with the aim of creating local coffee party groupsall across the usa. to partake in civic engagement, participatorydemocracy, awareness raising and coordinated campaigns to get rid ofcorporations from our nation's politics.


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofJeremyToG

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] Military outreach?


I can't really do anything about this potentially dangerous idea, but

I'll point it out here in case someone else knows better:

A delightfully pointed sign from a video of the current occupationscaught my attention, openly stating that "The 99% includes the cops."Which made me wonder about what other groups would be included, andthe US military came to mind. Especially from what I've heard aboutrecruitment frequently targeting the poor.

A little support from the barracks would be rather unsettling for thepeople in charge, wouldn't it?



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From: [email protected] on behalf ofcasper

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] name and SS# needed for donation from Cooper Union

Date: Sunday, October 02, 2011 9:02:19 PM

I co-organize the Interdisciplinary Seminar at Cooper Union. This

Thursday we will be bringing our students to the park for class andwould like to donate the stipend alloted for that week's speaker tothe occupation. However, because of the way this payment is set upthrough the school, we will need one name and SS# number for thecheck. Any thoughts on who to talk to about this?



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From: [email protected] on behalf ofNathan Schneider


Subject: [september17discuss] Neutral Milk tonight

Date: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 1:05:19 PM

Just FYI, Jeff Magum of Neutral Milk Hotel is planning to come by

tonight and will play a lullaby around 10 p.m.

Spread the word discreetly;)

Nathan

-Nathan SchneiderEditor, Waging Nonviolencehttp://wagingnonviolence.org


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofJ Wedes

To: september17

Cc: [email protected];Alexandre Carvalho;[email protected]

Subject: [september17discuss] "No Comment" Art Exhibit inspired by #OccupyWallStreet


Hi everyone,

Here's a summary, from the curator, of the art exhibit we'll be building this week atLoft In The Red Zone, at the corner of Wall St + Broad, across the street from theNY Stock Exchange in the JP Morgan House.

This is such an exciting endeavor I can't even begin to tell you!

People can submit their artworks/ideas to [email protected]

If you are able to help with logistics, email Kiril who's CC'd above.

-justin

On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:20:59 -0400, Marika Maiorova wrote:

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS

NO COMMENT, Loft in the Red Zone

SUBMISSIONS DUE: Thursday, October 6th, Midnight.

Loft in the Red Zone present a pop-up art show, entitled No Comment,inspired by the #Occupy Wall Street movement at Liberty Plaza.

We will be showcasing multimedia art by activists and artists of New York.

The show concerns the current paradigm shift of human expression and theemerging social condition.

The show will be held at the historic JP Morgan Building, at 23 Wall Street,across from the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall, Saturday, October8th, 2011 from 6-9 pm. On Sunday, removable walls with graffiti art will bewalked out of the front door of the gallery, at corner of Wall Street andBroad.

Silent Auction will be held on Saturday evening.

SUBMISSIONS:

Please submit your work (sculptures, drawings, paintings, videos,photographs, spoken word, performance art, etc.)

We are also seeking graffiti artists, to paint 12 removable walls that onSunday will be carried down Broadway as part of a public happening.


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We encourage both established and emerging artists to take part.

We will let you know by Friday 11am, via email if your work has beenaccepted.

Please send the following to [email protected]

1. 100 word statement/description of the work, including size, media and

year produced. Please include price, if for sale.2. 100 word bio.3. No more than 3 images of the work, if applicable. If performance art,please send short synopsis.4. Contact Info: Phone Number. Website. Email.

Artists must be available to install their own works beginning Friday

October 7th at noon, and no later than Saturday October 8th at 2pm. Pleasebring all necessary tools. Video artists bring their own projectors, DVDplayers, extension cords, power strips and sound, if applicable.

All work MUST be removed on Sunday, October 9th by 6pm.

We, at Loft in the Red Zone, are very much looking forward to thiscollaboration.

Best Regards,

Marika Maiorova,

Creative Director

Loft in The Red Zone project


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofgrimwomyn

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] occupy seattle contact needed


hey all-- we are working on a piece for the paper abt occupy together

and want to cover occupy seattle-- does anyone have a contact therethat we could talk to?



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From: [email protected] on behalf ofSahar Vahidi


Subject: [september17discuss] Occupy Together + MeetUp.com


Looks like MeetUp.com is now hosting for them.

http://www.occupytogether.org/2011/10/05/important-update-regarding-actions/http://www.meetup.com/occupytogether/

Interesting development...


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofgail zawacki

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] overnight #occupystatedepartment in DC - yay!


https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131379833630784

Advisory for: Contact: Rachel Tardiff

Advisory for: Contact: Rachel Tardiff

October 6, 2011 202-746-1507

Youth Activists Plan #OccupyStateDeptto Protest Big Oil &

Demand Obama Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

Energy Action Coalition to Lead Sleep-In Before Final State Dept. Public

Hearing on Controversial Oil Pipeline

**Interviews Available in Advance Upon Request**

WHO: Maura Cowley, Co-Director, Energy Action Coalition; Kandi Mossett, Indigenous Environmental

Network

WHAT: #OccupyStateDept Sleep-in opposing Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

WHEN: Thursday, October 6, 8 p.m.

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building, U.S. Department of State, 14th Street Entrance

Washington, DC A group of youth and environmental activists, led by the Energy Action Coalition,

will hold #OccupyStateDept, a sleep-in and protest of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project,

and the role that TransCanada and Big Oil have played in the State Departments review process.

Protesters will gather at 8p.m., including Energy Action Coalition Co-Director Maura Cowley and

Indigenous Environmental Networks Kandi Mossett.

Over the past few months, youth, indigenous and environmental activists, including Energy Action

Coalition, have urged President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. And Tuesday at

an Obama Campaign fundraiser in St. Louis over 100 youth activists rallied outside, and two entered

the fundraiser to take the demand to reject Keystone XL to President Obama. They interrupted his

speech, and despite not getting a direct response, he acknowledged their presence and demands.

Fridays Keystone XL public hearing is the final hearing in a process riddled with controversy. The

State Departments process has recently been called into question after internal emails were

discovered connecting a major lobbyist for the project to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, and

management of the hearings have seemingly favored Big Oil and their supporters.

At previous hearings along the pipeline route, big corporations and their front groups have bussed in

people, paid for line sitters, and skirted the rules, said Cowley. Well camp outside of the Reagan

building to make sure that our leaders get the chance to speak out against this potentially

catastrophic project. TransCanada and Big Oil are occupying our political system, it's time for us to

occupy the State Department.


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Energy Action Coalition is a coalition of 50 youth-led environmental and social justice groups working

together to build the youth clean energy and climatemovement. Working with hundreds of campus

and youth groups, dozens of youth networks, and hundreds of thousands of young people, Energy

Action Coalition and its partners have united a burgeoning movement behind winning local victories

and coordinating on state, regional, and national levels in the United States and Canada.--

October 6, 2011 202-746-1507

Youth Activists Plan #OccupyStateDeptto Protest Big Oil &

Demand Obama Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

Energy Action Coalition to Lead Sleep-In Before Final State Dept. Public

Hearing on Controversial Oil Pipeline

**Interviews Available in Advance Upon Request**

WHO: Maura Cowley, Co-Director, Energy Action Coalition; Kandi Mossett, Indigenous Environmental

Network

WHAT: #OccupyStateDept Sleep-in opposing Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

WHEN: Thursday, October 6, 8 p.m.

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building, U.S. Department of State, 14th Street Entrance

Washington, DC A group of youth and environmental activists, led by the Energy Action Coalition,

will hold #OccupyStateDept, a sleep-in and protest of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project,and the role that TransCanada and Big Oil have played in the State Departments review process.

Protesters will gather at 8p.m., including Energy Action Coalition Co-Director Maura Cowley and

Indigenous Environmental Networks Kandi Mossett.

Over the past few months, youth, indigenous and environmental activists, including Energy Action

Coalition, have urged President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. And Tuesday at

an Obama Campaign fundraiser in St. Louis over 100 youth activists rallied outside, and two entered

the fundraiser to take the demand to reject Keystone XL to President Obama. They interrupted his

speech, and despite not getting a direct response, he acknowledged their presence and demands.

Fridays Keystone XL public hearing is the final hearing in a process riddled with controversy. The

State Departments process has recently been called into question after internal emails were

discovered connecting a major lobbyist for the project to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, and

management of the hearings have seemingly favored Big Oil and their supporters.

At previous hearings along the pipeline route, big corporations and their front groups have bussed in

people, paid for line sitters, and skirted the rules, said Cowley. Well camp outside of the Reagan

building to make sure that our leaders get the chance to speak out against this potentially

catastrophic project. TransCanada and Big Oil are occupying our political system, it's time for us to

occupy the State Department.



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Energy Action Coalition is a coalition of 50 youth-led environmental and social justice groups working

together to build the youth clean energy and climatemovement. Working with hundreds of campus

and youth groups, dozens of youth networks, and hundreds of thousands of young people, Energy

Action Coalition and its partners have united a burgeoning movement behind winning local victories

and coordinating on state, regional, and national levels in the United States and Canada.

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From: [email protected] on behalf ofHarrison Schultz

To: september17

Cc: [email protected]

Subject: [september17discuss] PS. Mind the conservative backlash


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I recently gave two interviews on MSNBC, one with Al Sharpton thathave been receiving lots of threats of gun violence from right wingconservative nutz. Hopefully the threats won't spread to anyone else,but something tells me that the NYPD is going to be the least of ourworries as this movement continues to grow.

Best of luck comrades,

Harrison


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofJ Wedes

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] Re: Google Alert - "justin wedes"


Good summary of the community relation committee's work with CB1.

Would love some feedback on how we're doing.-justin

Protestors, CB 1 have dialogueDowntown Express

A member of the Occupy Wall Street group's community relations committee, Just in Wedes ,

was among those invited to attend the informal Oct. 3 afternoon .. .


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofDrew H

To: september17

Subject: [september17discuss] Re: growing occupy wall st - POPS


The private public space situation is amazing for us. There is a need to expand. I'vecc'ed this information to the september17 google group.

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 1:31 AM, Linnea M. Palmer Paton wrote:

Hi Drew,

I would send this to tactical but they don't seem to have an online presence.Please forward as you see fit.

I'm an urban planning student, so naturally I was interested in the legal frameworkthat made it possible for us to be in Zuccotti park. After some research I foundthe NYC Dept. of City Planning's zoning regulation and inventory of all privatelyowned public spaces (POPS).

Since I hope that OWS gets so many people that we have to take over other sites,I thought we should start planning for what those sites are. I took the NYC DCP'sinventory list, looked them up on google earth, and made a map of all the spacesthat I think are large enough to accommodate another occupation site. Yellow iswhat I think is best, red is okay, blue is iffy, and pink is I'm not sure it's a POPS(the inventory is somewhat ambiguous by only listing street numbers and notproviding maps of each site.

I've attached the map I made, the NYC DCP inventory, the zoning reg (legalese),and a summary of POPS in NYC. Again, feel free to share.


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From: [email protected] on behalf ofCesar

To: Matthew Taibbi

Cc: Yves Smith; Dylan Ratigan;Michael Hudson;WilliamBlack; David DeGraw; [email protected];[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Nomi; Michael; MikePapantonio; MichaelKrieger; GeorgeWashington; Tyler Durden; [email protected]; Karl ;Barry; KevinZeese; max; Matt; Simon; Zach;DavidCayJohnston;Bill Laggner; Paul; Noam Chomsky; BillMoyers;[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Subject: [september17discuss] Re: OccupyWallStreet Economic Statement Draft 1


I do not expect nothing but populist concesions. If they start to work for the peopletomorrow, great, it will advance our goals, but our strategy is to grow our power.Cesar

Sent from phone

On Oct 4, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Matthew Taibbi wrote:

Let me ask you a question. If this were the Iraq war you were protestinginstead of Wall Street corruption, would it be "naive" to demand awithdrawal from Iraq?

Are you saying it's "naive" because it's unreasonable to expect results? Idon't understand the use of that word in this context.

--- On Tue, 10/4/ 11, Cesar wrote:

From: Cesar Subject: Re: OccupyWallStreet Economic Statement Draft 1To: "Matthew Taibbi" Cc: "Yves Smith" , "Dylan Ratigan", "Michael Hudson", "WilliamBlack", "David DeGraw","[email protected]", "[email protected]", "[email protected]"

, "[email protected]", "Nomi" ,"Michael" , "Mike Papantonio", "MichaelKrieger", "George Washington", "Tyler Durden", "[email protected]", "Karl" , "Barry", "Kevin Zeese", "max" , "Matt"


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, "Simon" ,"Zach" , "David CayJohnston", "Bill Laggner", "Paul", "Noam Chomsky", "BillMoyers" ,"[email protected]" ,

"[email protected]", "[email protected]"Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 3:05 PM

I am for elaborating collective discourse, but perhaps better in termsof general GOALS rather than demands. Demads are naive at thispoint, to put it shoftly.This is not incompatible with strategic actions that may achieve shortterm victories. Due to our location I think we should provide ourview of the economic facts, and prioritize our actions toward shortterm and long term solutions.

Regarding the elaboration of collective discourse, perhaps we shouldtry some form of open source or similar wiki-process that wouldfacilitate multiple contributions from diverse viewpoints.Cesar

Sent from phone

On Oct 4, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Matthew Taibbi wrote:

I disagree with the notion that there shouldn't bedemands. I think there should be a few simple ones. It'snot a MSM conspiracy when the press wonders what themovement wants or who is leading it. I think there are alot of people in the press and even on Wall Street whoare ready to support the movement wholeheartedly, if itcould articulate some specifics.

If OWS could identify a few basic problems -- over-concentration of capital, regulatory capture, overweening

influence of money on politics, excess financialization ofthe economy, tax unfairness, etc -- and propose somefirst-step solutions to all of those things (break up thebanks, force bailout recipients to give up lobbying, endthe carried interest and capital gains exemptions asMichael points out, etc), you'd have more allies, you'd beeducating the public about a subject that it has a toughtime getting real information about through normalmedia, and it would prevent the other side of the debatefrom being able to define the movement in their own


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(inevitably unflattering) terms.

The only thing preventing millions of people from goingout onto the streets on their own is that they don'tunderstand how Wall Street works or what it does. Thatto me is why the movement needs to be specific. It has aresponsibility to explain these problems to the general

public and to show that solutions do exist and thatthey're attainable. People I think need more than just theknowledge that they can protest -- they need to believethat they can fix things and that someone out there hasthe answers. And a lot of the people on this email list dohave the answers and could provide that leadership thatis so desperately needed.

--- On Tue, 10/ 4/ 11, Dylan Ratigan wrote:

From: Dylan Ratigan Subject: Re: OccupyWallStreet EconomicStatement Draft 1To: "Yves Smith" Cc: "Michael Hudson", "Black, William", "David DeGraw",

"[email protected]","[email protected]", "Winter Siroco","[email protected]","[email protected]", "Nomi", "Michael", "Mike Papantonio", "Michael Krieger"

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, "Zach", "David Cay Johnston", "Bill Laggner", "Paul", "Noam Chomsky", "Moyers, Bill",

"[email protected]","[email protected]","[email protected]"Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 9:17 AM

I agree with Yves entirely. The focus on simpleshared principle and intent to align with all whoagree with that principle is a unique strength.Learning, teaching and growing.

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 4:11 AM, Yves Smith wrote:

I disagree strongly with the idea of anydemands now. The number participating are fartoo small for the effort to have any bargainingleverage or to be perceived to representanyone.

What is hugely disconcerting to the MSM andthe officialdom is the lack of demands and thelack of easy to identify leadership These need to

be understood as strengths, not weaknesses.The labor union movement was over timecompletely discredited because the leadershipwas quickly corrupted and sold out themembership.

The "We are the 99%" is a VERY powerfulmessage. It basically says "We don't need tonegotiate. This is our country and we want itback from the top 1% which has been selling usout." The 1% know damned well what the99% want. If you forced any 10 in the top 1%

of them to make a list of 10 things they thoughtthe other 99% wanted, I guarantee you'd haveno more than 16 real issues (at most) amongthe 100 answers you'd get in total. And Istrongly suspect the 99% would agree or atmost restate them.

They are MUCH better off making a generalstatement along the "We Are 99%" that holdstheir ground, and makes clear that their first


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priority is establishing their presence, building acritical mass and representation around the US.There should be a clever way of throwing thedemand for demands back on the media: "It hastaken years to create this mess, the public hasbeen sold on the idea that it is powerless. Ourfirst aim is to convey that the bottom 99%

doesn't merely have the right to a seat at thetable, it should not have to negotiate with thetop 1% because the elites depend on ouracquiescence and support for their verysurvival."

There has to be a nice way to say that, but Iwould brush off the demand and make it clearthat organization/membership building and (Ihate to use that tired 60s term, but it fits)consciousness raising are the first priorities. Themore the numbers swell, the more power this

effort has. Issuing demands is not on thecritical path right now and has the potential todeter people from joining. The broader publicunderstands damned well what the aims areeven if the elites and their media lapdogs areplaying stupid.

On Oct 3, 2011, at 3:54 PM, Michael Hudsonwrote:

> I suggest putting a specific POLICY DEMAND.

> How about "Bankruptcy legislation to freepeople without jobs from> student loan debt."> Or more accurately: "Tax capital gains ashigh as wages."> "Remove the tax deductibility of debt."> "A Public Option for Credit Cards -- lower therates and penalties."> Michael Hudson>>> On 10/3/11 3:37 PM, "Black, William"

wrote:>>> I would recommend adding/substitutingsomething along these lines. If we're>> going to raise the subject of "fraud" weneed to give some of the supporting>> facts.>>>> The systemically dangerous institutions(SDIs) are inaccurately called "too


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>> big to fail" banks. The administration callsthem "systemically important,">> and acts as if they deserve a gold star. Theugly truth, however, is what>> Wall Street and each administration screamswhen the SDIs get in trouble.>> They warn us that if a single SDI fails it will

cause a global financial>> crisis. There are roughly 20 U.S. SDIs andabout the same number abroad.>> That means that we roll the dice 40 times aday to see which SDI will blow up>> next and drag the world economy into crisis.Economists agree that the SDIs

>> are so large that they are grotesquelyinefficient. In "good times,">> therefore, they harm our economy. It isinsane not to shrink the SDIs to the>> point that they no longer hold the global

economy hostage. The ability -- and>> willingness -- of the CEOs that control SDIsto hold our economy hostage makes>> the SDIs too big to regulate and prosecute.It also allows them to extort,

>> dominate, and degrade our democracies.The SDIs pose a clear and present

>> danger to the U.S. and the world.>>>> It takes a global effort against the SDIsbecause they constantly put nations>> in competition with each other in order to

generate a "race to the bottom.">> We are always being warned that if the U.S.adopts even minimal regulation of>> its SDIs they will flee to the City of Londonor be unable to compete with>> Germany's "universal" banks. The result ofthe race to the bottom, however,>> as Ireland, Iceland, the UK, and U.S. allexperienced is that we create>> intensely criminogenic environment thatcreates epidemics of "control fraud.">> Control fraud -- frauds led by CEOs who use

seemingly legitimate entities as>> "weapons" to defraud -- cause greaterfinancial losses than all other forms of>> property crime -- combined. Because of thepolitical power of the SDIs and>> the destruction of effective regulation thesefraudulent SDIs now commit>> endemic fraud with impunity.>>>> Effective financial regulation is essential if



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markets are to work.>> Regulators have to serve as the "cops onthe beat" to keep the fraudsters from>> gaining a competitive advantage over honestfirms. George Akerlof, the>> economist who identified and labeled thisperverse ("Gresham's") dynamic was

>> awarded the Nobel Prize in 2001 for hisinsight about how control fraud makes>> market forces perverse.>>>> [D]ishonest dealings tend to drive honestdealings out of the market. The>> cost of dishonesty, therefore, lies not only inthe amount by which the>> purchaser is cheated; the cost also mustinclude the loss incurred from>> driving legitimate business out of existence.George Akerlof (1970).

>>>> One of the most perceptive observers ofhumanity recognized this same dynamic>> two centuries before Akerlof.>>>> "The Lilliputians look upon fraud as agreater crime than theft. For, they>> allege, care and vigilance, with a verycommon understanding, can protect a>> mans goods from thieves, but honesty hathno fence against superior cunning.>> . . where fraud is permitted or connived at,

or hath no law to punish it, the>> honest dealer is always undone, and theknave gets the advantage." Swift, J.>> Gullivers Travels>>>> We are the allies of honest banks andbankers. We are their essential allies,>> for only effective regulation permits them toexist and prosper. Think of>> what would happen to banks if we took theregular cops off the beat and>> stopped prosecuting bank robbers. That's

what happens when we take the>> regulatory cops off the beat. The onlydifference is that it is the>> controlling officers who loot the bank in theabsence of the regulatory cops>> on the beat. It is the anti-regulators whoare the enemy of honest banks and>> bankers.>>>> Top criminologists, effective financial



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regulators, and Nobel Laureates in>> economics have confirmed that epidemics ofcontrol fraud, such as the FBI>> warned of in September 2004, can causefinancial bubbles to hyper-inflate and>> drive catastrophic financial crises. Indeed,the FBI predicted in September

>> 2004 that the developing "epidemic" ofmortgage fraud would cause a financial>> "crisis" if it were not stopped. It grewmassively after 2004. The>> fraudulent SDIs (who were far broader thanFannie and Freddie, indeed, they>> only began to dominate the secondarymarket in sales of fraudulent loans after>> 2005) ignored the FBI and industry fraudwarnings for the most obvious of>> reasons -- they were leaders the frauds.The ongoing U.S. crisis was driven

>> overwhelmingly by fraudulent "liar's" loans.Studies have shown that the>> incidence of fraud in liar's loans is 90%(MBA/MARI 2006) and that by 2006>> roughly one-third of all mortgage loans wereliar's loans (Credit Suisse>> 2007). Rajdeep Sengupta, an economist atthe Federal Reserve Bank of St.>> Louis, reported in 2010 in an article entitled

Alt-A: The Forgotten Segment>> of the Mortgage Market that:>>

>> "[B]etween 2003 and 2006 subprime andAlt-A [loans grew] 94 and 340 percent,>> respectively. The higher levels oforiginations after 2003 were largely>> sustained by the growth of the nonprime(both the subprime and Alt-A) segment>> of the mortgage market.">>>> Sengupta's data greatly understate the roleof Alt-A loans (the euphemism>> for liars loans) for they ignore the factthat by 2006 half of the loans

>> called subprime were also liars loans(Credit Suisse: 2007). It was the>> massive growth in fraudulent liars loans thathyper-inflated and greatly>> extended the life of the bubble, producingthe Great Recession. The growth of>> fraudulent loans rapidly increased, ratherthan decreased, after government>> and industry anti-fraud specialists warnedthat liar's loans were endemically



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>> fraudulent. No one in the government evertold a bank that it had to make or>> purchase a "liar's" loan. No honestmortgage lender would make liar's loans>> because doing so must cause severe losses.Criminologists, economists aware

>> of the relevant criminological and economics

literature on control fraud, and>> a host of investigations have confirmed theendemic nature of control fraud in>> the ongoing U.S. crisis.>>>> But the banking elites that led these fraudshave been able to do so with>> impunity from prosecution. Take on federalagency, the Office of Thrift>> Supervision (OTS). During the S&L debacle,the OTS made well over 10,000>> criminal referrals and made the removal of

control frauds from the industry>> and their prosecution its top two priorities.The agency's support and the

>> provision of 1000 FBI agents to investigatethe cases led to the felony>> conviction of over 1,000 S&L frauds. Thebulk of those convictions came from>> the "Top 100" list that OTS and the FBIcreated to prioritize the>> investigation of the worst failed S&Ls. Inthe ongoing crisis -- which caused>> losses 40 times larger than the S&L debacle,

the OTS made zero criminal>> referrals, the FBI (as recently as FY 2007)assigned only 120 agents>> nationally to respond to the well over onemillion cases of mortgage fraud>> that occurred annually, and the OTS' non-effort produced no convictions of any>> S&L control frauds. OTS' sister agencies,the Fed and the OCC, have the same>> record of not even attempting to identifyand prosecute the frauds. The FDIC>> was better, but still only a shadow of what it

was in fighting fraud in the>> early 1990s. If control frauds can operatewith impunity from criminal>> prosecutions, then the perverse Gresham'sdynamic is maximized and market>> forces will increasingly drive honest banksand firms from the marketplace.>>>> The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commissionreported on the results of the Great



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>> Recession that was driven by this fraudepidemic:>>>> "As this report goes to print, there are morethan 26 million Americans who>> are out of work, cannot find full-time work,or have given up looking for

>> work. About>> four million families have lost their homes toforeclosure and another four>> and a half million have slipped into theforeclosure process or are seriously>> behind on their>> mortgage payments. Nearly $11 trillion inhousehold wealth has vanished, with>> retirement accounts and life savings sweptaway. Businesses, large and small,>> have felt the sting of a deep recession.">>

>> It is the fraudulent SDIs that are themassive job killers and wealth>> destroyers. It is the Great Recession thatthe fraudulent SDIs produced that>> caused most of the growth in the federaldeficits and made the fiscal crises>> in our states and localities acute. The seniorofficers that led the control>> frauds are the opposite of the "productiveclass." No one, without the aid of>> an army, has ever destroyed more wealthand dreams than the control frauds.

>> It is past to hold them accountable, to helptheir victims recover, and to end>> their ongoing frauds and corruption thathave crippled our economy, our>> democracy, and our nation. jj>>>> Best,>> Bill Black>>

________________________________________>> From: David DeGraw[[email protected]]

>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 12:33 PM>> To: [email protected];[email protected]; Winter Siroco;>> [email protected];[email protected];>> [email protected]; Nomi; Black,William; [email protected];>> Michael; Mike Papantonio; Michael Krieger;George Washington; Tyler Durden;>> [email protected]; Karl; Barry; Kevin


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Zeese; max; Matt; Simon; Zach; David>> Cay Johnston; Bill Laggner; Paul; NoamChomsky; Moyers, Bill;>> [email protected];[email protected];[email protected]>> Subject: Re: OccupyWallStreet Economic

Statement Draft 1>>>> here it is w/ Dylan's suggested revisions, theending needs smoothing out,>> let's see if we can finalize something tonightin GA - flooded w/ calls rght>> now, will be on NBC w/ Brian William tonight>>>> STATEMENT:>>>> we are publishing this statement in responseto misinformation being spread

>> throughout some media outlets, we wouldlike to issue the statement below to>> give some clarification as to why we arecurrently occupying Wall Street:>>>> Now let us make something clear to ourfellow American citizens. We - old,>> young, rich, poor, middle class, black, white,blue, red, hippies,>> conservatives, liberals, soldiers, teachers,lawyers, doctors, firefighters,>> and yes, police officers - the people

occupying Wall Street, are not against>> rich people for being rich, as variouscorporate media outlets are attempting>> to make you think we are. We believewealth should be a byproduct of working>> together to solve our problems with alignedinterests. To clarify, what we are>> fighting against are the people, politiciansand corporations who are>> responsible for trillions of dollars in fraud.We are fighting a political

>> system that has been hijacked and rigged

against hardworking Americans by the>> global financial elite. We are rebellingagainst economic tyranny. We are>> defending the United States against anoccupying global financial oligarchy.>>>> Our families have endured financialoppression for long enough.>>>> We are here to defend the people of the



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United Sates. America has been>> invaded and is currently occupied by globalbanks that have systematically>> looted our economy and destroyed oureconomic future. Through a system of>> political bribery - campaign finance, lobbyingand the revolving door between

>> Washington and Wall Street the globalfinancial elite have bought off our>> politicians and now dominate our politicalprocess.>>>> So-called too big to fail financialcompanies, such as Goldman Sachs, JP>> Morgan Chase, Bank of America andCitigroup are responsible for trillions of>> dollars in fraudulent activity. As their globalderivative Ponzi scheme began>> to crash, these global corporations got paid

off politicians and the Federal>> Reserve to give them over $20 trilliondollars in taxpayer money and>> subsidies. After these global banks crashedour economy and took trillions of>> dollars of our national wealth, which savedtheir insolvent companies from>> going out of business, they turned aroundand had the audacity to give>> themselves all-time record-breakingbonuses.>>

>> They used our tax dollars to give themselvesall-time recording-breaking>> bonuses.>>>> At a time of national crisis, with calls forshared sacrifice, they used our>> tax dollars to give themselves all-timerecord-breaking bonuses.>>>> As a result of their actions, our country hasbeen economically attacked. The>> statistics speak for themselves.

>>>> According to the National Academy ofSciences, we have over 50 million>> Americans living in poverty. This shockingnumber of American families>> currently living in poverty is at an all-timehigh. Over 50 million Americans>> are also without health care. 46 million

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Americans have zero or negative net>> worth. Over 200 million Americans are livingpaycheck to paycheck desperately>> struggling to make ends meet as they areburied in debt. As this dire>> situation grows even more severe, theglobal financial elite are richer than

>> ever. Over the course of the pastgeneration, they have consolidated wealth>> in unprecedented fashion. We currently havethe highest inequality of wealth>> in American history. Not even the RobberBarons were as bad as the modern day>> economic elite.>>>> In the US, millionaire households currentlyhave over $46 trillion in wealth.>> On an annual basis, only one-tenth of onepercent of the US population makes

>> over $1 million per year. Breaking it downeven further, 400 American>> billionaires currently have as much wealth as154 million Americans. These>> 400 people have as much wealth as half ofthe entire US population.>>>> As we said before, we are not against richpeople for being rich. We believe>> wealth should be a byproduct of workingtogether to solve our problems with>> aligned interests.

>>>> Our families and our country have enduredfinancial oppression for long>> enough.>>>> Please join us or organize an action of yourown. Anything you are willing to>> do to rebel against economic tyranny in anon-violent manner is welcome.>>>>>>

>>

--Coming Soon


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To: Barry Ritholtz

Cc : George Washington;Yves Smith; Michael Hudson; Matthew Taibbi; Dylan Ratigan; WilliamBlack; David DeGraw;[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected]; Nomi; Michael; Mike Papantonio; MichaelKrieger; Tyler Durden;[email protected]; Karl; Kevin Zeese; max; Simon; Zach;David CayJohnston; Bill Laggner; Paul; NoamChomsky; BillMoyers; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Subject: [september17discuss] Re: OccupyWallStreet Economic Statement Draft 1


I hope that people are for major and enduring transformations, not for minorreforms.Cesar

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 7:24 AM, Barry Ritholtz wrote:Folks:

In terms of goals and desires, the simpler and more fundamental a list, themore like that actual change can be effected.

I would keep it focused on finance (ie. Wall Street) and on issues that actuallymatter and can be a rallying cry for the nation.We don't want a top 10 list -- at least not as the main goals -- it becomes toounfocused.

I suggest 3 goals, with specific political action to follow

1. Get dirty Wall St Money out of politics/legislative process2. No more bailouts3. End TBTF banks

The legislative goals of each could be as follows:

1. CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Constitutional amendment changing the rules ofcampaign finance, providing public finance, removing the massive inflow ofcash -- I believe Dylan called auctioning our Congress to the highest bidder.

A national campaign to get that amendment on every ballot in every state is avery doable goal.(Marketing: "Take Congress back from Wall St!")

2. BAILOUTS: No more bailouts is obvious -- time to end private gains and

socialized losses of crony capitalism(Marketing: "Bring Back Real Capitalism!" )

3. TBTF: As George Shultz famously said, "If they're too big to fail, makethem smaller."The bailouts have made the TBTF banks an even bigger, less competitiveoligarchy. Bring back competition by limiting the size of these, either in termsof % of deposits or dollar amounts. Many ways to accomplish this, including


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an FDIC caps on insurance would be effective.(Bring now private citizen Sheila Bair into the discussion)

These are all doable measurable goals, that can have a real impact onlegislation, the economy and taxes.

But do understand this: Whatever is accomplished will be temporarywithout campaign finance reform . . .

Barry L. Ritholtz

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On Oct 4, 2011, at 6:52 PM, George Washington wrote:

Since so many people think there is alreadyan official list of demands, Iwrote this to clear the air:

No, There Is NOT a List of OfficialDemands from the Protesters

As a side note, this guy has an interesting list:

1) End the Collusion Between Government and LargeCorporations/Banks, So That Our Elected Leaders Are ActuallyRepresenting the Interests of the People (the 99%) and Not Just TheirRich Donors (the 1%).

2) Investigate Wall Street and Hold Senior Executives Accountable forthe Destruction in Wealth that has Devastated Millions of People.

3) Return the Power of Coining Money to the U.S. Treasury and Returnto Sound Money


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4) Limit the Size, Scope and Power of Banks so that None are EverAgain Too Big to Fail and in Need to Taxpayer Bailouts

5) Eliminate Personhood Legal Status for Corporations

6) Repeal the Patriot Act, End the War on Drugs and Protect CivilLiberties

7) End All Imperial Wars of Aggression, Bring the Troops Home from AllCountries, Cut the Military Budget and Limit The Military Role toProtection of the Homeland

Curious if both liberals and conservatives on this list informally (andconfidentially) agree.

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Yves Smith wrote:

Right now, more people show up for work every day at Goldman than

have shown up for these protests.

We know that the grievances of the protestors are widely shared. Butthe risk is that demands lead to some sort of Potemkin negotationsor dismissals in the press as to how unrealistic the demands are("Throw Wall Street execs in jail! We tried that, they succeeded ingetting the laws gutted so there is no way to do that. So you want usto become a nation of vigilantes?")

The more people show up, continue to look like a good cross sectionof America, and make statements individually (via sites like We arethe 99%, via their placards or when interviewed with the press) that

resonate with people, the more the space of what is possible getsbigger.

This is starting to change what it is acceptable to say in the media.That's very good initial progress.

On Oct 4, 2011, at 4:19 PM, Michael Hudson wrote:

I should have added that it is easiest to agree

on what the SYMPTOMS are. The economy is dying.

Its being kill

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