Foreign Affairs Report: Occupy Wall Street
Foreign Affairs Report: Occupy Wall Street
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Big Business Is Good for America: Why Vilifying Corporations Misses the Point |
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What Occupy Wall Street Gets Wrong About Inequality: A Better Way to Think About the Bailout, Jobs, and Taxes Douglas Holtz-Eakin October 24, 2011 The protestors of the Occupy Wall Street complain about the unfairness of the bailout, unemployment, and taxes. But to make the U.S. economy more fair, Washington needs to use the capitalist system, not to destroy it. |
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Occupy Wall Street and Washington's History of Financial Bailouts: Why We Need More Capitalism, Not Less October 24, 2011 Russ Roberts Protesters in Lower Manhattan are missing the point. The so-called "one percent" actually does a lot of good. It's Washington's willingness to bailout banks that is the real problem. |
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Why Inequality Doesn't Matter: Irving Kristol's Reflections on Economic Well-Being and Income Distribution October 24, 2011 An iconic perspective from 1980: economic disparities have little impact on growth, stability, or happiness. |
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The Broken Contract:Inequality and American Decline George Packer November/December 2011 Like an odorless gas, economic inequality pervades every corner of the United States and saps the strength of its democracy. Over the past three decades, Washington has consistently favored the rich -- and the more wealth accumulates in a few hands at the top, the more influence and favor the rich acquire, making it easier for them and their political allies to cast off restraint without paying a social price. |
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The Fight for 'Real Democracy' at the Heart of Occupy Wall Street: The Encampment in Lower Manhattan Speaks to a Failure of Representation Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri October 11, 2011 Occupy Wall Street's anger is mostly directed at the ruling economic class. But the movement is gaining traction because it is exposing a larger failure of democratic representation. |
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Why Occupy Wall Street is Not the Tea Party of the Left: The United States’ Long History of Protest Sidney Tarrow October 10, 2011 Unlike other movements, the rallies across the United States have no distinct constituency, put forward few policy proposals, and have a shifting configuration of supporters. They are something new. These are "we are here" protests. |
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How Occupy Wall Street Works: Why It Will Remain Nonviolent Rory McVeigh October 10, 2011 The power of protest comes from its capacity to disrupt business as usual. As long as protesters believe they are making progress through other means, they will not resort to violence. |
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