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January 13, 2012 | Russ Baker

Tags: #OWS, 99 percent, activism, banks, corporate media, corporate money, corruption, democracy, freedom, Occupy movement, Occupy Santa Fe, Occupy Wall Street, OccupyWallStreet, one percent, political corruption

Occupy’s 99 Pledge

So those wacky “Occupy” folks don’t have a clear picture of what they want? So they’re just a bunch of people who enjoy protesting? Watch this—from little Ole Occupy Santa Fe.

Big Money, US Politics

January 2, 2012 | Russ Baker

Tags: 99 percent, bailouts, bankers, banks, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, one percent, Robert Wolf, UBS, Wall Street, who what where, who what why, whowhatwhere, WhoWhatWhy

Obama’s Only Friend Left?

Obama’s circle of friends shrinks. But “interesting” banker Robert Wolf remains. 99 percent, meet the One Percent, and their man with the president.

Big Money, US Politics

December 15, 2011 | Russ Baker

Tags: 99 percent, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, one percent, Romney

The New York Times is all over Romney. There’s precious little digging or deep analysis, but a lot of superficial stuff that adds up to this: The establishment is a-ok with this guy, and you should be too.