Occupy Wall Street

This year's Wall Street bonuses will drop by twenty to thirty percent
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This year's Wall Street bonuses will drop by twenty to thirty percent

Wall Street bonuses are expected to drop by as much as twenty to thirty percent this year according to a new survey, with employees in high-risk… Virginia Smith   |   11.8.2011   |   Comments (7)
OWS pays $8,000 for swanky new domain name
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OWS pays $8,000 for swanky new domain name

With the Occupy Wall Street movement rapidly growing and protestors reaching out to each other via Facebook and Twitter, the leaders of Occupy… EJ Dickson   |   11.5.2011   |   Comments (31)
Corporations are paying even fewer taxes than you thought
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Corporations are paying even fewer taxes than you thought

Looks like big businesses have it even cushier than you probably already suspected: a new study found that the biggest publicly traded companies… Virginia Smith   |   11.3.2011   |   Comments (69)
The Ultimate Warrior has some surprisingly thoughtful points about OWS
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The Ultimate Warrior has some surprisingly thoughtful points about OWS

Who would have thought the most lucid, level-headed argument against Occupy Wall Street would come from WWE legend The Ultimate Warrior? Wait… Delia Pless   |   11.2.2011   |   Comments (78)
Joan Rivers says Occupy Wall Street needs more gay men
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Joan Rivers says Occupy Wall Street needs more gay men

Sagacity, thy name is Rivers. Comedian Joan Rivers told The Cut last night that while she thinks Occupy Wall Street was "terrific the first… EJ Dickson   |   10.31.2011   |   Comments (12)
Ever-classy NYPD threatens to sue Occupy Wall Street protesters
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Ever-classy NYPD threatens to sue Occupy Wall Street protesters

Will Smith, decorated movie veteran of various interstellar conflicts, once said that NYPD stands for "[K]nock yo' punkass down."… Alex Heigl   |   10.28.2011   |   Comments (9)
Occupy Wall Street is writing its own history book
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Occupy Wall Street is writing its own history book

"On September 17th, 2011 a small group of anti-capitalist demonstrators assembled amid the chrysanthemum planters of Zuccotti Park in… Delia Pless   |   10.26.2011   |   Comments (14)
Watch Sean Lennon & Rufus Wainwright cover "Material Girl" at OWS
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Watch Sean Lennon & Rufus Wainwright cover "Material Girl" at OWS

Really, it's about damn time, Sean Lennon. Your mom tweeted her support of Occupy Wall Street, like, a month ago and we all know your dad… Kristin Hunt   |   10.25.2011   |   Comments (17)
Hugely clueless couple attempts to trademark "Occupy Wall Street" for merchandising
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Hugely clueless couple attempts to trademark "Occupy Wall Street" for merchandising

Seemingly unaware of the entire point of Occupy Wall Street, one Long Island couple has put in a bid to trademark the term "Occupy Wall… Virginia Smith   |   10.25.2011   |   Comments (21)
For the love of money: feel depressed about your income with this new web tool
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For the love of money: feel depressed about your income with this new web tool

In case you weren't sure whether you're über-rich, pedestrian rich, or just poor, the Wall Street Journal has a new gadget to… Delia Pless   |   10.21.2011   |   Comments (42)
The majority of New Yorkers agree with Occupy Wall Street
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The majority of New Yorkers agree with Occupy Wall Street

In spite of Mayor Bloomberg's questionable contention that protesters are out to "destroy jobs," and possibly related to the… Virginia Smith   |   10.18.2011   |   Comments (6)
"The Dark Knight Rises" might film at Occupy Wall Street
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"The Dark Knight Rises" might film at Occupy Wall Street

Forget Kanye West and Penn Badgley — it looks like Occupy Wall Street might get a visit from an even more high-profile entity. According to… James Brady Ryan   |   10.18.2011   |   Comments (9)
Everyone's stalking poor old "Hipster Cop" at Occupy Wall Street
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Everyone's stalking poor old "Hipster Cop" at Occupy Wall Street

It's blowing the minds of New Yorkers and the rest of the country that a human can be both cop and hipster. Badge and grandpa sweater… Maura Hehir   |   10.17.2011   |   Comments (14)
Bill Maher says Occupy Wall Street should stay "militantly vague"
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Bill Maher says Occupy Wall Street should stay "militantly vague"

Wasn't it last Friday night when television personality Bill Maher and his guests ridiculed Occupy Wall Street for their bongos, lack of a… Delia Pless   |   10.12.2011   |   Comments (22)
Fox News poll accidentally shows support for Occupy Wall Street
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Fox News poll accidentally shows support for Occupy Wall Street

Given that their coverage of Occupy Wall Street has veered from non-existent to condescending and back, it seems likely that Fox News wasn't… Virginia Smith   |   10.11.2011   |   Comments (24)
Inevitable Occupy Wall Street condoms are here
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Inevitable Occupy Wall Street condoms are here

If there are two things in this world that bring dirty hippies together, it's protesting and casual sex. So naturally, Condomania thought to… Virginia Smith   |   10.11.2011   |   Comments (5)
Kanye West occupied Wall Street
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Kanye West occupied Wall Street

For a brief moment earlier this afternoon, Kanye West and Russell Simmons (clearly the coolest portion of the one-percent) occupied Wall Street… Jessica Gentile   |   10.10.2011   |   Comments (3)
Occupy Wall Street occupies former J.P. Morgan building for pop-up art show
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Occupy Wall Street occupies former J.P. Morgan building for pop-up art show

Not content with merely preventing NYU freshmen from buying pot by moving to Washington Square Park this weekend, the Occupy Wall Street… EJ Dickson   |   10.9.2011   |   Comments (37)
Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum performs at Occupy Wall Street; greed and corruption no longer exist
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Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum performs at Occupy Wall Street; greed and corruption no longer exist

You can't always get Thom Yorke, Occupy Wall Street protesters, but if you try sometimes, you might find — you get Jeff Mangum. Coming… Colette McIntyre   |   10.5.2011   |   Comments (6)