Judge rules protesters can go back into Zuccotti
At least until 11:30 AM when there will be a hearing. Court order A few notes on the eviction @buddhagem for more as it happens.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Dave Buccola
Occupy Wall Street Footloose
On Wednesday, November 9th down at Liberty Square, Occupy Wall Street had a real life Footloose moment. A young man was arrested for dancing on the sidewalk and charged with disorderly conduct. It may be one of the less significant…
Occupy Sothebys report back
It’s an all too familiar tale. Company makes record profits and then attempts to slash pay and benefits. That’s what happened to the forty plus Teamsters from local 814 at Sothebys. For the last three months they have been locked…
On taxes and collective betterment
Rob Fitzpatrick blasts British pop star Adele in a recent blog post for complaining about her high tax rate on the millions she’s recently earned. Fitzpatrick reiterates the cliched argument that: Tax needn’t be taxing, the advert simpers, and while…
One-Third of a Nation
One-Third of a Nation is a play by Arthur Arent; or more correctly a living newspaper created in 1938 by the Federal Theater Project. I’ve had the good fortune of seeing this play twice in recent weeks at the Metropolitan…
Ruling class whines, we are just like you!
In a recent article for the Economist Will Wilkinson makes an unintentionally solid case for the idea that “Getting a College Education is just a Scam.” His article, “The Road to Plutocracy,” explores the idea that the mighty top 10%,…