December 08, 2011
Many societal observers and political pundits have compared the Occupy Wall Street movement with the Tea Party, suggesting that it is a left-wing equivalent to the right-wing Tea Party. On one hand, this comparison seems...
December 07, 2011
There is no doubt that the Occupy Wall Street movement has entered the consciousness of nearly every American. What is less clear is how deeply their ideas are rooted.
December 02, 2011
The first amendment of the United States constitution guarantees the right to all U.S. citizens to peaceably assemble and to petition the government. This right is usually called the "freedom of assembly." It is an important freedom that has enabled U.S. citizens to speak out and effect change in government. The Occupy Wall Street movement values this right as well. In fact, the single defining characteristic of the OWS movement is its continued occupation of public places around the U.S. Without the freedom to assemble, the movement would not exist. However, many of the demonstrators...
November 22, 2011
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has been extremely vocal in its protests against corporate greed and the wide gap between rich and poor. The movement is outraged by what it sees as an unfair wealth disparity between the top 1% of Americans and the other 99%. This income gap is real, but there has always been a significant gap between the richest and the poorest. In 2011, income inequality is actually lower than it was in recent years. This fact helps highlight what the OWS movement is truly upset about. They are not outraged specifically because of the income gap, but because of...
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