Banksters fight back?

Are the vast, scum-ridden septic tanks of sleaze, avarice and mendacity that make up the US banking system a little rattled by Occupy Wall Street? Chris Hayes seems to have the proof on this morning’s “Up With Chris Hayes” show: This is exactly what is wrong with the whole system,

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OWS Guerilla Art Awesomeness

From last night’s Rachel Maddow Show, a guerilla art project that accompanied Occupy Wall Street’s 10,000-strong 2-month anniversary march to the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday night: Unlike most OWS protests, which I support but which thus far haven’t been particularly impressive to someone who lived through the tumultuous 60s, this

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Jay-Z ripping off Occupy Wall Street?

Looks like it.

Jay-Z is releasing a new line of T-shirts in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement Friday via his Rocawear clothing label, but he doesn’t plan to share any of the profits with the protesters. 

The rapper was recently seen wearing one of the shirts, which tweaks the phrase "Occupy Wall Street" by crossing out the "W" and adding an "S" to make it read "Occupy All Streets."


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