The good folks from Occupy Wall Street/St Paul’s/the City have rightly drawn the world’s attention to many of the worst ills of contemporary capitalism, but they have not yet mentioned one which we consider to be equally pernicious: the financial system’s almost pathological abhorrence of innovation. All over the world, …
A Bailout For the 99%
Last November 15th our peaceful occupation exposing Wall Street greed was violently evicted from Zuccotti Park. One year later, we are launching the Rolling Jubilee – the next step in our movement to shine a light on the system that allows Wall Street to exploit the 99%. Read more…
On The Road Reading – Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply; “If we fast-forward to this conference five years from now, half of the agenda is going to be storage.”
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, September 11: * September 11 * On The Road Reading – Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply; “If we fast-forward to this conference five years from now, half of the agenda is going to be …
Occupied. S17 Updates for the Week of September 12
The timing couldn’t possibly be better in the final days before our S17 anniversary for the 99% and Occupy Wall Street to be able to declare a big victory. After an escalating week-long #OccupyHotNCrusty campaign in response to a serious labor dispute, workers announced both sides had reached an agreement …
Book Review: Bailout, By Neil Barofsky
Like millions of Americans worried over their shrinking retirement funds, I relied on www.sigtarp.gov to find the truth about where our tax dollars were going and to whom. Author Neil Barofsky headed SIGTARP as Special Inspector General over TARP which Congress authorized and funded to keep track and oversee the original TARP …
All Our Grievances are Connected
Occupy these Actions and Assemblies Wednesday, August 8th, 5:00pm Occupy Gracie Mansion Gracie Mansion, 1670 York Ave, New York The Occupy Wall Street Disability Caucus invites you to a non-violent protest action open to all who wish to publicly show their dissent regarding Mayor Bloomberg?s policies against all marginalized groups. …
Book Review: ‘Dark Pools’ By Scott Patterson
Dark Pools is a page-turning, fascinating account of how computerized algorithmic high-frequency trading (HFT) and electronic platforms evolved, took over financial markets and turned the NYSE floor into a mere “puppet-show for TV.” Author Scott Patterson, a reporter for theWall Street Journal, is a consummate observer. Dark Pools is a …
The Future of Occupy – Our NEW Website & Magazine
The Future of Occupy, which began as a simple website in October 2011 and launched the FoO newsletter in January of this year as a newsletter, has undergone a considerable transformation over the spring to re-emerge as a fully-fledged community platform and interactive electronic magazine. This process has been a …
9th Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street
9th Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street June 19 & 20, 2012 The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City
Managing Wall Street’s ‘Winner Effect’
Wall Street is not known for self-examination. Colossally bad bets and spectacular losses are more often treated as individual failures than systemic ones; risky behavior is seen as a sign of intestinal fortitude, not foolishness. In the wake of the multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase (JPM)—considered the best in the …